The Pharmacist's Role in Disasters

Course Description:Hurricanes, tornadoes, bioterrorism, and pandemic flu are all examples of events that create emergencies for the public health system. Such events have disrupted the lives and healthcare of thousands of individuals and will do so again in the future.
Category
- Behavioral Health
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 2.00 Participation/CE
Cost $0.00
Improving Disaster Communication: The Role of Poison Centers in Public Health

Course Description:Disaster and mass event situations can lead to uncertainty, fear, anxiety and stress. In these situations, community members need effective and timely information.
Category
- Behavioral Health
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 2.00 Participation/CE
Cost $0.00
Alternative Standards of Care in Disaster

Course Description:Emergency events and disasters require the affected population to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances including an often abruptly limited scope of public health services.
Category
- Behavioral Health
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 5.00 Participation/CE
Cost $0.00
The Management of Epidemic Disease

Course Description:Population growth, societal aging, urbanization, rapid transportation, economic interdependence, and emerging infectious disease have expanded community vulnerability far beyond what could have been imagined a few generations ago.
Category
- Behavioral Health
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 5.00 Participation/CE
Cost $0.00
Bioterrorism Preparedness: Principles of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Course Description:Infectious diseases have regained public health significance with the emergence of HIV/AIDS and other new infections in humans.
Category
- Behavioral Health
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 8.00 Participation/CE
Cost $0.00
Bioterrorism Preparedness: Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Public Health Surveillance

Course Description:In recent years, infectious disease epidemics such as malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and SARS in both industrialized and developing countries have underscored the importance of infectious disease control and prevention.
Category
- Behavioral Health
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 6.00 Participation/CE
Cost $0.00
Disaster Responder Health and Safety

Course Description:The Disaster Responder Health & Safety Course will address concerns for the safety and health of first responders involved in the response to natural disasters including hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods and will include the identification of speci
Category
- Behavioral Health
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 6.00 Participation/CE
Cost $0.00
Bioterrorism Preparedness: Infectious Disease Transmission Dynamics

Course Description:Infectious diseases have regained public health importance with the emergence of HIV and other new infections.
Category
- Behavioral Health
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 6.00 Participation/CE
Cost $0.00
Bioterrorism Preparedness: Factors for the Emergence/Reemergence of Infectious Diseases

Course Description:The emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases poses new challenges to the public health community.
Category
- Behavioral Health
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 6.00 Participation/CE
Cost $0.00
Bioterrorism Preparedness: Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Course Description:Infectious diseases have regained public health significance with the emergence of new infections in humans. Infections such as tuberculosis and malaria, once close to elimination, have reemerged and pose major public health challenges.
Category
- Behavioral Health
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 4.00 Participation/CE
Cost $0.00