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	Training and Education Classroom Radiation Training Courses Online Radiation Courses Educational Competencies for Health Care Professionals Classroom Radiation Training Courses Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation course (MEIR) (AFRRI) Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/ Training Site (REAC/TS) top of page Online Radiation Courses These courses are hosted on Web sites from the originating agency. Check what media player requirements are needed for each course.        CDC Public Health Planning for Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism (HHS/CDC, CE Expiration Date: 10/1/2010) Public Health Response to Radiological and Nuclear Threats (HHS/CDC, September 2007) Radiological or Nuclear Terrorism: Medical Response to Mass Casualties (HHS/CDC, 2006) Radiological Terrorism: Just in Time Training for Hospital Clinicians (HHS/CDC, 2006) Preparing for Radiological Population Monitoring and Decontamination (HHS/CDC, 2006) Medical Response to Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism (HHS/CDC, 2004) The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Incident (Web on Demand) (HHS/CDC, 2005) Thyroid Disease Management and Radiation Exposure (HHS/CDC/ATSDR) Hanford: The Psychological Dimensions of Radiation Exposure (HHS/CDC/ATSDR)       DHS/FEMA IS-836 Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex (DHS/FEMA/Emergency Management Institute) Independent study program: IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management (DHS/FEMA/Emergency Management Institute) Independent study program: IS-301 Radiological Emergency Response (DHS/FEMA/Emergency Management Institute) Independent study program: IS-302 Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training (DHS/FEMA/Emergency Management Institute) Independent study program: IS-330 Refresher Course for Radiological Response (FEMA) (DHS/FEMA/Emergency Management Institute) Independent study program: IS-331 Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation (FEMA) (DHS/FEMA/Emergency Management Institute) Independent study program: IS-800.B National Response Framework, An Introduction (DHS/FEMA/Emergency Management Institute)        REAC/TS Radiation Emergency Action Center/ Training Site (REAC/TS)        Basic Radiation Biology and Effects of Exposure to Radiation: lectures by leading experts        — Sponsored by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), 2008 Radiation Presentations 2008 Biologic effects of ionizing radiation: the acute radiation syndrome (requires Flash Player and sound) (Michael Robbins, Wake Forest University School of Medicine) Cell death and survival (requires Flash Player and sound) (William McBride, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA) Oxidative stress and radiation biology (requires Flash Player and sound) (Jim Peterson and others, University of Pittsburgh) Bone marrow toxicity and treatment following a radiation incident (requires Flash Player and sound) (Jeffrey L. Schwartz, University of Washington, Seattle) The DNA damage response: implications for radiation protection (requires Flash Player and sound) (Brendan Price, Dana Farber Cancer Institute) Early and late normal tissue damage following low doses of radiation (requires Flash Player and sound) (Jacqueline P. Williams, University of Rochester) Organ response to radiation (lung kidney and brain) and mitigators of injury including the potential role of ACE inhibitors (requires Flash Player and sound) (Stephen Brown, Wayne State Medical School) Radiation carcinogenesis (requires Flash Player and sound) (Eric Hall, Columbia University)        Miscellaneous Training of Hospital Staff to Respond to a Mass Casualty Incident (AHRQ, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 95, April 2004) Online self-learning articles about radiation and radiation safety (CE Essentials) Part 1: Physical Principles of Ionizing Radiation Part 2: Biologic effects of radiation Part 3: Cardinal principles of radiation protection Part 4: Principles of Patient Radiation Protection & ALARA Part 5: NCRP/FDA Regulations & Occupational Exposure Management Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute (DOD) Office of Domestic Preparedness, Weapons of Mass Destruction, TRAINING PROGRAM, Enhancing State and Local Capabilities to Respond to Incidents of Terrorism (PDF - 887 KB) (DHS) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: TRAMS online courses Dirty Bombs: Radiation Risk and Response Radiation Terror 101 National Marrow Donor Program Basic Radiation Training (PDF - 428 KB) (Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN)) Medical and Organizational Challenges Resulting from a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency (PDF - 23 MB) (Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN), September 2007) Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN) Grand Rounds "Medical Response to Radiation Exposure: the Role of Hematologists" presentation (PowerPoint® - 6.3 MB) (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, May 2008) Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological and Nuclear Threats — Miscellaneous Meetings and Training (HHS/NIH) Trainings, Drills & Exercises: Radiation Equipment and Response Training (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) Preparedness Focus Areas: Radiological Preparedness (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)   top of page Educational Competencies for Health Care Professionals        Registered Nurses International Nursing Coalition for Mass Casualty Education Online Modules Radiological Nuclear Competencies Curriculum Waeckerle JF, Seamans S, Whiteside M, Pons PT, White S, Burstein JL, Murray R; Task Force of Health Care and Emergency Services Professionals on Preparedness for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Incidents. Executive summary: development objectives, content, and competencies for the training of emergency medical technicians, emergency physicians, and emergency nurses to care for casualties resulting from nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) incidents, Ann Emerg Med. 2001 Jun;37(6):587-601 [PubMed Citation]        Emergency Physicians Waeckerle JF, Seamans S, Whiteside M, Pons PT, White S, Burstein JL, Murray R; Task Force of Health Care and Emergency Services Professionals on Preparedness for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Incidents. Executive summary: development objectives, content, and competencies for the training of emergency medical technicians, emergency physicians, and emergency nurses to care for casualties resulting from nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) incidents, Ann Emerg Med. 2001 Jun;37(6):587-601 [PubMed Citation]        Emergency Medical Technicians Waeckerle JF, Seamans S, Whiteside M, Pons PT, White S, Burstein JL, Murray R; Task Force of Health Care and Emergency Services Professionals on Preparedness for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Incidents. Executive summary: development objectives, content, and competencies for the training of emergency medical technicians, emergency physicians, and emergency nurses to care for casualties resulting from nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) incidents, Ann Emerg Med. 2001 Jun;37(6):587-601 [PubMed Citation]        Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Specialists Wingard JR, Leahigh AK, Confer D, Edwards J, Billups RL, van den Brink M, Keating A. Preparing for the unthinkable: emergency preparedness for the hematopoietic cell transplant program. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2006 Nov;12(11):1229-38. [PubMed Citation] National Marrow Donor Program Basic Radiation Training (PDF - 428 KB) (Radiation Injury Treatment Network) RITN Grandrounds "Medical Response to Radiation Exposure: the Role of Hematologists" presentation (PowerPoint® - 6.3 MB) (Radiation Injury Treatment Network, May 2008)        Physician's Assistants DiMaggio C, Markenson D, Redlener I. Preparing for disasters: what should you know, and when should you know it? JAAPA. 2005 Mar;18(3):40-3, 45, 48 passim. [PubMed Citation]        Health Professionals Students/Workers Linney ACS, Kernohan WG, Higginson R. The identification of competencies for an NHS response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNe) emergencies, International Emergency Nursing, 2010. Subbarao I, Lyznicki JM, Hsu EB, Gebbie KM, Markenson D, Barzansky B, Armstrong JH, Cassimatis EG, Coule PL, Dallas CE, King RV, Rubinson L, Sattin R, Swienton RE, Lillibridge S, Burkle FM, Schwartz RB, James JJ. A consensus-based educational framework and competency set for the discipline of disaster medicine and public health preparedness. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2008 Mar;2(1):57-68. [PubMed Citation] Markenson D, DiMaggio C, Redlener I. Preparing health professions students for terrorism, disaster, and public health emergencies: core competencies. Acad Med. 2005 Jun;80(6):517-26. [PubMed Citation] Hsu EB, Thomas TL, Bass EB, Whyne D, Kelen GD, Green GB. Healthcare worker competencies for disaster training. BMC Med Educ. 2006 Mar 20;6:19. [PubMed Citation] PowerPoint® files can be viewed with Microsoft® PowerPoint® or with a free PowerPoint® Viewer. Downlaod Flash Player

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