BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS

A State Perspective on Bioterrorism
Eddy Bresnitz, MD, MS, State Epidemiologist and Assistant Commissioner of Health for the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, discusses the anthrax epidemic that occurred in his state during the fall of 2001.

After the Bioterrorism: Remediation and Recovery
Murray Cohen, PhD, MPH, CIH, President and CEO of Consultants in Disease and Injury Control, Inc., and Dorothy Canter, PhD, Chief Scientist for Bioterrorism, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response at the EPA, discuss the topics of remediation and recovery after a bioterrorism event.

Anthrax at Emory? A Multi-Agency Response to a Suspicious Envelope
This web-based case study describes an incident involving a suspicious envelope that occurred on the Emory University campus in September 2002.

Biological Weapons: From the Invention of State-Sponsored Programs to Contemporary Bioterrorism
Jeanne Guillemin, PhD, a professor of sociology at Boston College, discusses the long history of biological warfare.

Bioterrorism & Anthrax
Philip S. Brachman, MD is a professor at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University and the chair of the Institute of Medicine’s committee for review of the anthrax vaccine's safety and efficacy.

Communicable Diseases and Public Health: Viruses, Bacteria and Parasites
This web-based case study describes four public health scenarios featuring communicable diseases: norovirus, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). meningococcal meningitis, and gastroenteritis.

Defense Against the Biothreat
Kenneth Alibek, MD, PhD, ScD, President of Advanced Biosystems, Inc. discusses the threat of biological agents, such as anthrax and smallpox, being used as weapons for terrorism.

Emerging Threats in Public Health: Bioterrorism
This multimedia training is designed to educate public health professionals about bioterrorism. The content is divided into two modules. Module 1: Introduction to Bioterrorism; Module 2: Biological Agents.

Master the Disaster!
Master the Disaster! is an emergency preparedness tabletop exercise builder. This interactive and customizable tool includes seven public health emergency scenarios (anthrax, botulism, hurricane, pandemic influenza, plague, radiological dispersal devices, and smallpox).

Nurses’ Protocol Training (Georgia Division of Public Health)
Cherie L. Drenzek, DVM, MS, medical epidemiologist with the Georgia Division of Public Health, presents information from the Protocol Manual for Biological and Chemical Agents – June 2004 (Georgia Department of Human Resources, Georgia Division of Public Health).

The Demon in the Freezer
Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone, The Cobra Event, and, his most recent novel, Demon in the Freezer discusses his experiences writing about bioterrorism and what he considers to be the reality of the threat.

The Universe of Smallpox
Cherie Drenzek, DVM, MS, medical epidemiologist with the Georgia Division of Public Health, leads an interactive presentation to provide learners with a basic understanding of the disease smallpox.

Twenty Years of Medical Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Emergencies in Israel
Lion Poles, MD, a cardiologist at the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, Israel, discusses his belief that Israel is medically prepared for mass toxicological incidents.

Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink!
Dr. Mark Rosenberg and Dr. Christine Moe co-present the lecture, Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink!, which showcases both the Gastrointestinal Illness at Crater Lake National Park in 1975 as the ‘Historical Issue’ and Protecting Our Water Supply in Contemporary Times as the ‘Contemporary Issues’.

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