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Initial Medical Management of Radiation Injuries Course - May 4, 2012

Posted by tjnix on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 13:20
This one-day course will address specific key topics on the initial evaluation and management of radiation and nuclear related injuries. This training course will focus on training first receivers (physicians and nurses) and emergency medical services personnel, using a combination of didactic sessions and scenario-based discussions, on the proper and safe, initial evaluation and management of victims injured in an overt or covert radiological or nuclear incident. Further, the initial management of internal contamination will be discussed along with management strategies. Acute Radiation Syndrome and long term effects of acute radiation exposures will also be covered.

This course will be held:
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Northwest Shoals Community College Hospitality Room, 800 George Wallace Blvd., Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

There is no cost to attend this course but registration is required.  You can register online below or click here to complete the registration form to fax or mail. 

Course Instructors:
Ziad Kazzi, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University
Lisa McCormick, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Course Objectives:
  • Describe the different possible scenarios using historical examples.
  • Discuss basic principles of radiation physics causing clinical injuries.
  • Describe different radiation detection equipment and the performance of a proper radiation detection survey.
  • Discuss decontamination measures and proper set-up of patient receiving areas.
  • Describe the initial evaluation and management of internal contamination.
  • Discuss the initial clinical evaluation and management of acute radiation syndrome.
  • Describe the possible mental health effects associated with radiological incidents.
  • Describe the proper management and care of decedents.
  • Discuss using a case-based table top format, the response to a radiation incident including scene safety, PPE, triage, detection survey, decontamination, transport, and initial medical evaluation and management.
  • Perform a radiation survey using a hand-held Geiger-Muller detector.

CME Credits Available:
The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of ethnicity, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.  This event is sponsored by the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Center for Emergency Preparedness, the UAB South Central Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center, and the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Division of Continuing Medical Education.

CEU Credits Available:
Nurse - 6
Social Work - 6 


For more information please contact Will Bruer, MPH, MPA, at rwbruer@uab.edu or 205-934-7140 or Bing Xie, MPH, at rongbing@uab.edu or 205-934-2738.

This event is sponsored by the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Center for Emergency Preparedness and the UAB South Central Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center. 
 

ONLINE REGISTRATION