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"The Role of Nursing and Public Health During Times of War and Terrorism" is a 2-hour videotape of the May 2, 2002 satellite broadcast conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The events of September 11, 2001 and later forced all Americans to deal with the realities of terrorist and bioterrorist attacks.
In response, health professionals everywhere developed a renewed sense of urgency for advanced and comprehensive education regarding the public health response. Nurses and other health professionals must refine current plans and when necessary, develop new plans for a coordinated, integrated, and appropriate response to future threats and actions. This program addresses historical and local, state, national, and international public health initiatives in the ongoing war against terrorism and bioterrorism. Copies of the videotape will be available in June.
Educational Objectives include:
- Describe avenues of communication between state health departments and federal agencies
- Discuss the nurse's role in the public health surveillance and response systems
- Describe the importance of the role of the Red Cross care provider across Centuries to current day involvement with war and terrorism
- Cite the current national and international initiatives for mass casualty education in nursing
Speakers include:
- Nancy McKelvey, MSN, RN, Chief Nurse, American Red Cross
- CAPT Andy Stevermer, MSN, FNP, Emergency Coordinator, Office of Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Public Health Service
- Dr. Joy Reed, EdD, RN, President, Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing
- Dr. Colleen Conway-Welch, PhD, CNM, FAAN, Dean, Vanderbilt School of Nursing, International Nursing Coalition for Mass Casualty Education in Nursing
- RADM Mary Pat Couig, MPH, RN, FAAN, Assistant Surgeon General, Chief Nurse, U.S. Public Health Service
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