- South Carolina AHEC provides for a continuum of education
extending from primary and secondary school, to undergraduate
and professional school, then to graduate medical education,
and finally to continuing education for practicing health
professionals. http://www.scahec.net
- South Carolina Department
of Health and Environmental Control
- DHEC: SC Training Resources for Public
Health, Terrorism & Disaster Preparedness
Training and resources for public health preparedness, terrorism
preparedness and disaster preparedness through a searchable
database and links to relevant organizations and agencies.
Training and resource topics covered include bioterrorism,
chemical terrorism, agroterrorism, water contamination,
food contamination, natural disasters, man-made disasters,
radiation/nuclear energy exposure, human disease control
(e.g. Sars), animal disease control (e.g. West Nile Virus),
and other emergency management or preparedness concerns. http://www.desc.info/SCPrepares/index.asp
- Reportable Disease Table & Phone Numbers
- South Carolina Influenza Surveillance
- SC Educational
Television
- The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS), formerly (HEICS)
Developed by the State of California, this system, now required by JACHO, is a crisis management plan for hospitals to use to coordinate their own response to emergencies or disasters. http://www.emsa.ca.gov/Dms2/heics_main.asp
- Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ)
- A fact sheet regarding research
relevant to bioterrorism preparedness and the Agency's
role in improving links between the clinical care delivery
system and the public health infrastructure.
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/focus/bioterror.htm
- White paper : Altered Standard of Care during mass
casualty
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/altstand/
- Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory: a
new Web-based tool to help local, regional, and state
planners compile customized inventories of health care
and emergency resources. The tool allows communities
to assess their regional supply of critical resources,
prepare for incident response, estimate gaps, and support
future resource investment decisions.
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/epri/
- Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)
Facts about specific biological and chemical agents and
threats including anthrax, smallpox, radiological emergencies
and information for postal workers. Additionally this site
includes instructions on whom to contact in an emergency
situation.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
- Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
Information about chemical accident prevention and risk
management programs, emergency planning, community right-to-know,
emergency response, international programs and counter-terrorism.
http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI)
A statement by the FBI on its overall counter-terrorism
mission and bioterrorism.
http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress02/iden032802.htm
- Federal Emergency Management
Administration (FEMA)
- Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
A comprehensive site with topics including general information
about preparing for a bioterrorism threat, frequently asked
questions about bioterrorism, public health initiatives/actions
and biological agent information.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterrorism.html
- Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
HRSA Emergency System for the Advance Registration
of Volunteer Health Professionals -- Legal and Regulatory
Issues http://www.hrsa.gov/
- HRSA
ESAR-VHP Legal and Regulatory Issues Report -- February
2005 provides a comprehensive examination of the
major legal and regulatory issues concerning the development
and implementation of ESAR-VHP and how they are dealt
with under state and federal laws
- Advanced
Legal Toolkit
provides state and territorial entities with technical
assistance materials to aid them in performing their
own assessment of legal issues that arise in their
jurisdiction.
The Toolkit's recourses include
- a general explanation of HRSA's ESAR-VHP Project
- contact information for the Center personnel and
Legal Project Advisory Group
- PowerPoint presentations detailing the steps of
technical assistance and an overview of the Legal
and Regulatory Issues Project
- Universal Checklist of ESAR-VHP legal and regulatory
issues, and
- Model documents, case studies, a listing of legal
best practices, and references to other useful resources.
- HRSA Grantees:
- Homeland Security: Making a Family
Plan in the Case of Emergency or Bioterrorism Attack
This site has information on how to make a plan in advance
about what you will do in an emergency, espcially if you
are going to be part of the healthcare response system and
are expected to leave loved ones at home. It provides information
on how to prepare, to assess the situation, use common sense
and whatever you have on hand to take care of yourself and
your loved ones. This site helps you think about the places
where your family spends time: school, work and other places
you frequent.
http://www.ready.gov/make_a_plan.html
- National Center for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was created within the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989, in response to a Congressional mandate to address the needs of veterans with military-related PTSD. Its mission was, and remains: To advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's veterans through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. This website is provided as an educational resource concerning PTSD and other enduring consequences of traumatic stress, for a variety of audiences, including those who have suffered from disasters and terrorism.
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov
- National Disaster Medical System
(NDMS)
The role and resources of the National Disaster Medical
System, a cooperative asset-sharing program among Federal
government agencies, state and local governments, private
businesses and civilian volunteers, the NDMS ensures resources
are available to provide medical services following a disaster
that overwhelms the local health care resources.
http://ndms.dhhs.gov/index.htm
- OakRidge Institute: Radiation Emergency Assistance Center & Training Site (REAC/TS)
Since its formation in 1976, the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site has provided support to the U.S. Department of Energy, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the medical management of radiation accidents. A 24-hour emergency response program at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), REAC/TS trains, consults, or assists in the response to all types of radiation accidents or incidents. The Center's specially trained team of physicians, nurses, health physicists, radiobiologists, and emergency coordinators is prepared around-the-clock to provide assistance on either the local, national, or international level.
http://www.orau.gov/reacts/default.htm
- Radiation (Guidance for Radiation Accident Management)
The information provided addresses not only basic explanations and definitions related to radiation but also offers guidance to those responding both at the scene of an accident (prehospital) and at the hospital.
http://www.orau.gov/reacts/guidance.htm
- Pandemic Flu
The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza.
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) has focused resources on Disaster Readiness and Response, to help communities provide mental health and substance abuse services in the wake of recent events.
(Dept of Health and Human Services) http://www.samhsa.gov/Matrix/matrix_disaster.aspx
- Wireless Information System
for Emergency Responsers (WISER)
WISER is a system designed to assist first responders
in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range
of information on hazardous substances, including substance
identification support, physical characteristics, human
health information, and containment and suppression advice.
The operational version of WISER for Palm OS is now available
for download. (The National Library of Medicine (NLM), Division
of Specialized Information Services)
http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/
Healthcare Community
- Altered Standard of Care A
mass casualty event could compromise the ability of health
systems to deliver services meeting established standards
of care. It is critical to plan for adjusting current heath
and medical care standards to ensure that the care provided
in a mass casualty event result in saving as many lives
as possible. To address the issue, an expert panel was convened
by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Health
Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
AHRQ
White Paper for Altered Standards of Care in Mass Casualty
Events
- American College of Physicians/American
Society of Internal Medicine
Information on anthrax, smallpox, nerve agents, toxic gases,
plague, tularemia and additional resources
http://www.acponline.org/bioterro/
- American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org
- American Medical Association
Disaster preparedness and medical response to situations
including bioterrorism, frequently asked questions about
bioterrorism, anthrax and smallpox.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6206.html
JAMA Concensus Statements: (anthrax, botulism, small
pox, tuleremia, & plague)
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6232.html
- Bioterrorism Practical Readiness Network
(Bio-PRN)
A quick reference and intervention guide for physicians
and healthcare administrators and simulated cases in the
hospital and clinical settings. Free CME is available.
http://bioprn.advancepcsmdnet.com/
- Center for Civilian Biodefense
Studies
Fact sheets on the most common biological warfare agents
including anthrax, botulinum toxin, plague, smallpox, tularemia
and VHF.
http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org
- Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy
Comprehensive listing of pandemic flu links and resources.
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/websites/
- Family
Practice: Biological Emergency Information
- Hospital Incident Command System :Updated 10.06
An incident management system based on the Incident Command System (ICS), that assists hospitals in improving their emergency management planning, response, and recovery capabilities for unplanned and planned events.
- Infectious Diseases Society
of America
Medical information on disease manifestation, diagnosis
and management and contact information in the case of a
bioterrorism emergency.
http://www.idsociety.org/bt/toc.htm
- Physicians Preparedness for
Acts of Water Terrorism
Guide to provide healthcare practitioners with streamlined
access to resources that will help guide them through the
recognition, management and prevention of water-related
disease resulting from intentional acts of water terrorism.
http://www.waterhealthconnection.org/bt/index.asp
- The Salvation Army
- Yale New Haven Center for Emergency
Preparedness and Disaster Response
Online Course: "Incident Command Systems (ICS) for
Health Care (EM 140).
This course offers an introduction to Incident Command Systems
for health care workers and is designed to:
- Describe the ways an ICS can provide a consistent approach
to command and control during an emergency or disaster
- Consider the composition of an effective ICS before an
actual incident occurs
- Provide an overview of roles and responsibilities for
ICS members
- Review Unified Command, needed when incidents involve
not only health care facilities, but other response organizations
both private and governmental. Free CME
http://ynhhs.emergencyeducation.org
South Carolina Educational Institutions
- Clemson University Cooperative Extention Service: Emergency Preparedness
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service (CUCES) primary responsibility is educating the public about specific emergencies both before, during and after an event. CUCES is one of the lead agencies in defending South Carolina against agroterrorism. This is being accomplished by providing training to emergency preparedness agencies, farm producers, processors, inspectors, veterinary services, extension service agents and other first responders.
- Medical University of South Carolina - Information for health professionals and the general public
http://terrorism.library.musc.edu
Educational Institutions of Public Health
- Albany School of Public
Health: Terrorism, Preparedness, and Public Health: An Introduction
At the end of this course, participants will be competent
to describe the public health role in emergency response
in a range of potential or possible emergencies and to recognize
unusual events that might indicate an emergency and describe
appropriate action. A minor focus is the chain of command
in emergency response. Several activities are designed to
help the learner identify personal limits of knowledge and
direct the learner to useful resources when these limits
have been exceeded.
http://www.ualbanycphp.org/learning/registration/detail_Terrorism.cfm
- Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, National Center for Disaster Preparedness
http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/
- Northwestern Center for Public Health:
Bioterrorism-specific Resources
Resources developed to meet both national and Northwest
regional training needs, in support of the national program
to promote public health preparedness against bioterrorism
and other public health threats. This site allows download
of text, slides, PDF files.
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/nwcphp/bttools/
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