Event Detail
Systems or Symptoms? Finding the Right Balance in Preparing for Emergencies
When: This live event is past, see below for archived broadcast*
Type of Event: Satellite and Web Broadcast
About the Event:
Presenters:
Kristine M Gebbie, DrPH, RN,
Associate Professor of Nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing
Steven H. Silber, DO, FACEP
Vice Chairman, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital
Program Description: How many diseases of bioterrorism can you recognize? How many chemical agents are you ready to treat?
Much health emergency training focuses on the signs, symptoms, and treatment of the long list of biological, chemical, and radiological agents that may be used to cause terror or harm. The majority of healthcare and public health personnel have a limited budget of time and money for training, and many topics on which they must stay current. Consequently they may retain few details about specific conditions they seldom or never see.
There is also a national policy that requires everyone who may respond during an emergency to know the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Just as with rare diseases, a full education on NIMS includes detail the average practitioner will never use and may forget.
We must balance emergency preparedness and other education needs, and find a balance between preparedness education about systems and symptoms. The presenters will provide a rationale for a balance to facilitate a coordinated response to threats.
*This is now available at www.ualbanycphp.org as a RealPlayer webstreaming file.