Courses

Bioterrorism Preparedness Training for LRN Sentinel Laboratories

Saved Topics: Bioterrorism, Continuing Education, Sentinel Laboratories

Description

Each of these Intermediate-level, interactive online course modules review a component of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) protocols for bioterrorism agent identification. The modules include case studies, real-life laboratory scenarios and links to resource information. Course materials may be used as part of a laboratory’s competency assessment program for terrorism preparedness. Updated for 2012; six course modules are available, including:

Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
Brucella (Brucella spp)
Burkholderia (Burkholderia spp)
Plague (Yersinia pestis)
Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
Laboratory Biosecurity

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Audience

These online course modules are designed for public health and clinical laboratorians, safety professionals and persons interested in the laboratory’s role in bioterrorism preparedness.

Objectives

After completion of all modules, the participant will be able to:
Define the levels of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) and discuss their relationship with each other

List potential bioterrorism agents that must be reported to public health authorities, and explain the role of the clinical laboratory in detecting these organisms in clinical specimens.

Discuss standardized laboratory tests used to isolate and identify Bacillus anthracis, Brucella spp, Burkholderia spp, Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis, and explain how to use these tests to rule out or refer isolates.

Define biosecurity, including threats, vulnerabilities and relationship to biosafety
Explain how to conduct a laboratory biosecurity risk assessment and use the results to formulate a complete biosecurity plan.

Identify appropriate reference resources.

Continuing Education

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. Participants who successfully complete each module of this course will be awarded 1.5 contact hours, or a total 9.0 contact hours for all modules. Application to the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program has been submitted. If you have further questions please contact customersupport@aphl.org.

Delivery Format

Program is best viewed using Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6.x and 7.x. Windows Vista users should use Internet Explorer 7.x. NOTE: Pop-up blockers must be turned off.

The course modules each include a pre-test, post-test and evaluation, all of which need to be completed in order to receive continuing education credit.

Registration

Fee is $10.00 per module per individual or $50.00 per individual for all 6 modules (Payable to APHL)

BT Train All 6 modules

Bacillus anthracis
Brucella spp
Burkholderia spp
Biosecurity
Yersinia pestis
Francisella tularensis

If you have difficulty with the online registration process, please email registrar@aphl.org or call 240.485.2727.
Upon receipt of your registration, a confirmation letter with detailed directions regarding accessing these module(s) will be sent by email.
For additional program information, email ondemand@aphl.org.