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Anthrax: What Every Clinician Should Know (Webcast) |
| Format: | Web-based Training w/ Video Archive |
| Cost (US $): | None |
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This archived 10/18/01 webcast presents clinical guidelines and procedures for the early recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and reporting of anthrax exposure. A panel of experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides an overview of clinical, laboratory and public health preparedness for potential Bacillus anthracis incidence. Exposure incidents are emphasized. Goal: To provide physicians, nurse clinicians and other health care workers serving in private offices, hospitals and public health settings with an update of how to correctly recognize, test, diagnose, treat and report cases that could be attributed to Bacillus anthracis exposure. Objectives: After the program, participants will be able to:
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Bioterrorism/Emergency Preparedness Infectious Diseases/Immunizations |
| Target Audience(s): | Allied Health Professionals Health Educators Nurses Physicians |
| Sponsor/Offerer: | Amer. Hospital Assn., Amer. Medical Assn., PHTN, CDC, Univ. North Carolina School of Public Health |
| Starting Date: | Continuous/Self-Study |
| Ending Date: | N/A |
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RealPlayer Version 8 or higher is required and available free through the webcast site. More recent anthrax titles in the "CDC Responds" series are also available:
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| Contact Name: | PHTN web site |
| Contact Phone: | 1-800-41-TRAIN |
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http://www.sph.unc.edu/about/webcasts/2001-10-18_anthrax/ |
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Information was presented in a well organized way.
The session on smallpox was very helpful. Much of the information will be used by the medical community, since few, if any, have actually seen or worked with smallpox. The CDC smallpox guidelines (draft) on their website was extremely helpful.
As an outpatient rehabilitation center, we found the information to be far too technical for our needs. Instead of showing the video to the staff, one person watched it, made an outline of the pertintent information, and showed the 3 minutes of video that gave visual identification of lesions. The video was little more than talking heads, boring ones at that and propoganda about how well the US is handling all these scares.
Good presentation - info excellent, speakers knowledgeable.
As a physician in the State Department for Public Health, I found the program very informative and the information shared was consistent with other souces. The format, presenters, and slides were very good. I plan to watch other programs in the future.
This course was most helpful in helping our local health dept. answer the same questions and concerns that were posed to the course panel members. It helped validate our actions at the local level to hear the thoughtful responses of the national experts.
The speakers were knowledgeable but the overall format was dry, boring. Should take some cues from great teachers or perhaps sales presentation specialists to pick up the pace, liven up the presentations to maintain audience interest.
The amount of time discussing the medical differentiation, diagnosis and treatment of anthrax was too small while Sec. Thompson talked forever.
Clinicians only need the how to recognize and care for, first hour of the tapes are excellent next hour tends to put folks to sleep.
Course contained timely, accurate information but was not respectful of professional's time constraints. Course could have been limited to one hour, and more focused on topic.
This timely program was put toether as a first attempt to inform the healthcare community about our knowledge of anthrax outbreak as quickly as possible. It fulfilled that purpose well. My criticism is that there was too much time spent listening to Sec. Thompson. Otherwise I learned a lot about where we stood at that moment.
The over quality of the presentation was excellent. More important for personnel in the field, was that the information was useful for both clinicians responsible for symptomatic persons, and epidemiologists and officials needing to respond promptly and correctly to inquiries from the public. Furthermore, the videocast was available on the internet -- and thus accessible 24 hours per day (i.e. access was independent of initial broadcast, time zone, other meeting conflicts, etc.). Finally, the historical delay trying to obtain articles of reference etc. via the regular mail was unnecessary.
The information provided was up to date and timely and will be very helpful in developing a guideline for addressing those clients who appear at our facility with a concern regarding exposure. It also helps to have the information coming from a trusted source like the CDC.
We found this video to be very helpful in learning more about Anthrax. It helped us to be more prepared to calm employees fears and concerns, and helped us to understand the symptomology as well.
I appreciate this resource . I have used it with training my staff of nurses at the HOme Health Agency where I work. I found it very useful.
This resource was valuable as a tool for provider education and awareness level training. The forum was well delivered.
Both of the Anthrax programs I have viewed contained an untenable amount of superfluous political jargon, wasting precious staff time. These 'talking heads' promoted their own political interests and agendas to the detriment of the learning experience. After the first program, my personnel voted with their feet not to attend any further sessions due to the sparse nature of the clinical information, and the overblown back-patting 'filler' that stretched an hour long program into two.
As always, the CDC presents accurate, timely information to Public Health practitioners throughout the world. during a time of crisis, this information helped me to give a clear, accurate message to those whom I serve.
The initial portion of the program gives a summary of the importance of the anthrax outbreak. Although politically useful, it provided little new information. The second part of the program providing the hard facts about anthrax was much more useful to the clinician. In particular, Dr. Stephens did an excellent job. The third portion of the program focused more on the epidemiological aspects.
Part I provided information to reinforce the research that I had conducted.
great!
As we all geared up to develop an awareness of Anthrax, the presentation hit the spot. We had physician to go out into the community and present live updates. your presentation assited us in doing that accurately
I flet that the review of the Florida investigation of anthrax cases was quite helpful. Also, the timeliness of the information was good. I particularly found the multisponsorship of the program showing unity in America quite inspiring. Overall, the information was excellent. The scope of audience, goals and objectives, and the convenience of my C-band satellite system at home made it very user friendly.
The course was well thought out, current in it's information and timely.
It was great to have such quick response to the need for information. The content of the message was good, although seemed very generic and included some political speeches vs. more detailed clinical material that could be used on site.
I thought the Anthrax course was fine. However, i thought it should talk about more science and medicine, molecular and biological and have less lengthy introductions and small talk with the important folks that did the talk. Overall, it was good.
There was too much irrelevant informtion presented for this video to be worthwhile for clinicians. A short printed synopsis of clinical recommendations would have been more helpful--one had to listen to a lot of stuff to learn anything practical.
This was a good course on Anthrax that was very useful to us as a Public Health team. All of our nurses have viewed it as have most of our physicians. Altogether about 15 of our staff have seen it and more will see it in the near future because we recorded it and made it available to staff. Very worthwhile and timely.
The program was informative but covered too many aspects of the topic. For a tital like "Antrax: What Every Clinician Should Know," this broadcast covered a lot of what clinicians didn't need to know. I was expecting more clinical and labritory information as-well-as a heads-up on how to recognize and anthrax event when it is present. The political back ground should have been saved for another program. This two hour show could have made two nice one hour shows.
It was a great relief to have access to up to date information and to be able to provide it to all of my clinicians whereever they were. Our staff work in various sites throughout the state. Not only could we ensure that they had the information but by ordering the video and having access to the rebroadcast at any time we could arrange for viewing at convenient times. Thank you for the leadership role that you took at this time of our country's crisis.
CDC braodcast of Anthrax: What every clinician needs to know provided valuable information in a timely manner. I found the content informative and helped decrease anxiety. Like most individuals fear of the unknown causes anxiety. Increasing my knowledge base is helpful and decreases that anxiety. Obtaining clinical information on anthrax was a move in the right direction for our country and for healthcare providers. Information is essential, and it needs to be from an EXPERT!
The anthrax update was a very clear and concise presentation that helped to form,ulate in my mind what we needed to know to allay fears in our staffs and become more aware of the implications for anthrax exposures. It was very well done and we appreciated the information.
It was irritating to have to listen to so much political nothingness. Clinicians are for the most part very busy. I would have appreciated short intros and focus on the facts I need to know.
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The broadcast was very informative, expanding my base of knowledge concerning anthrax.
Information provided was clear, up to date, informative & complete.
Should grant CME credit for taking course.
Overall a good summary of information about anthrax. I wasn't able to attend the videoconference but appreciated being able to get the tape for free and then pass it along to my colleagues in the clinic. This program was released relatively early after the first anthrax cases emerged and we didn't know what lay ahead. The beginning portion of the videotape with somewhat 'political' introductions, Tommy Thompson etc. was probably important for the CDC but not so critical for me as a clinician. It was easy to get through until the 'meat' of the information, which was clearly, honestly and generally well presented.
This course provides vital information for every clinicians. As a physician who has some knowldege in this field, I found that the broadcast answered a lot of the questions that others freqently ask me.
Thanks for getting the ball rolling.
I agree with many of the other reviewers. While much of the information was excellent, it was spread throughout the presentation. Distill future presentations to the facts and thoughtful insight of recognized experts and you'll have a real winner. Continue to make tapes free of charge with quick turn-around.
It has been a great learning tool about a disease most of us knew very little about. The lectures have made us very aware of the clear and present danger of bioterrorism and it has sensitized us to be alert when we come in contact with patients to early signs and symptoms possible related to these threats.
I would like to compliment you on your ability to make the tape available. It allows me to review any portion I have any questions about, and I can also use it to show portions of the tape to any patients with specific questions. It also allowed me to view it on my own time and convenience. The only reason I didn't give it a five is due to the length of the tape. I thought it could have been shortened some, but realize on such short notice, that may have been difficult.
Due to not having the internet at work, I have not been able to view the broadcasts live. I really appreciate the notices I recieve by E-Mail at home. I have been able to order the videos on-line and view them. I am an Administrative RN for a community based MHMR program,that also includes Infection control. We deal with a multitude of problems with the public. With the videos, all of my nurses have been able to view them, and give informed answers to our customers questions, which have been many. I have recieved videos on Anthrax, and Bio-terrorism ( Small Pox ) they have been a great sourse of education. Please keep up the good work.
The presentation was very well done with what to look for and how followthrough
The CDC should be commended for providing such timely and potentially lifesaving training to clinicians in the US. The threat of bioterrorism is real and knowledge at the front lines will be vital in dealing with its consequences. It is invaluable to have realtime interaction with the CDC's public health experts.
Some lengthy discussion at the beginning of the video, but this was the initial video. Excellent use of pictures and direction of what to do. Could be shorter in dialogue for the opening of video.
The first 25 minutes of the video was Secretary Thompason and the panel members congratulating each other on what a great job they did, then you went to a break. I lost 3/4 of my audience during the break.
It was helpful to be able to watch rerun on the Internet, especially for the first Bioterrorism broadcast. However it is faster for busy clinicians to read transcripts or bulletins posted on your website, especially for followup announcements or symposia. Thanks,
It is like a lecture not more of a training. Sometimes its nice to listen to somebody just merely talking just like a discussion in that way you can aometimes correlate it. It is also helpful if they show some scenario or invite some speaker from different field in what way they would be dealing or encountering this disease.Otherwise its good.
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