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Population Monitoring During Radiological Emergencies
November 12, 2009
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Program Description:
Population Monitoring During Radiological Emergencies
Speaker Adela Salame-Alfie, Ph.D. Assistant Director Division of Environmental Health Investigation New York State Department of Health will discuss population monitoring during radiological emergencies and lessons learned from the full scale radiological exercise Empire 09.
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants will be able to:
- Understand the concept of population monitoring
- Increase knowledge of key planning principles and objectives of population monitoring
- Learn what a Community Reception Center (CRC) is and its use following a radiological emergency
- Observe a CRC in practice through lessons learned from Empire 09
Continuing Education Units:
Nursing Contact Hours, CHES and CME credits are available upon completion of evaluation and post-test. More info about credits.
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Who Should Attend:
National audience of state and local public health professionals and their partners (e.g., healthcare professionals, EMS personnel, law enforcement, media representatives, etc).
These projects are supported under a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Grant number 5 U90 TP224249-04. The contents of this program do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.
