Welcome to "Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Health Care Professional's Role in Nevada's Preparation and Response" instructed by Joseph J. Heck, D.O. This course is presented in 8 streaming video clips available in Windows Media Player format.
CME Credit:
Area Health Education Center of Southern Nevada is accredited by the Nevada State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Area Health Education Center of Southern Nevada designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA APR Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
"Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Health Care Professional's Role in Nevada's Preparation and Response" was originated in August 2006, and will be reviewed on a yearly basis for correctness and currency of content. The current authorization period for this program expires in September 2012.
CE Credit:
This program has been approved by the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners for 4.0 hours continuing education credits. This program has been approved by the EMS Section of the Nevada State Health Division for 4.0 hours of continuing education credits. This program has been approved by the Southern Nevada Health District EMS Division for 4.0 hours of continuing education credits. This program has been approved by Area Health Education Center of Southern Nevada for 4.0 hours of nursing continuing education credit. This program has been approved by the State of Nevada Commission on Peace Officer's Standards and Training for 4.0 hours of continuing education credit. Please allow seven to ten business days for processing your payment. Once payment is processed, you will be notified by email that your certificate will be available to print.
As of January 17, 2008, Dentists and Dental Hygienists residing in the state of Nevada, may now complete their Weapons of Mass Destruction requirement through our online or video home study to fulfill the requirement of NRS 631.342(d).
At the conclusion of this course participants will be able to:
- Define the term weapon of mass destruction (WMD), and categorize the types of WMD most likely to be used in acts of terrorism;
- Discuss how acts of terrorism involving WMD have impacted the public health system and the practice of medicine;
- Identify the equipment and protective clothing needed by health care practitioners when treating patients exposed to WMD;
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of exposure to WMD;
- Explain the health care practitioner's role of biological weapon surveillance and reporting; and
- Use the Health Alert Network as an informational resource.
Item number one below contains the video clips for this course. After viewing the 8 video clips in your selected format, please proceed to item number two, the post-test. Item number three below is a program evaluation. The data collected from the evaluation form will help us to create and refine our courses and educational materials to meet your needs. Also, this data will be used to document activities for grant writing and reporting purposes. Your participation is extremely important to reporting and future funding. Upon successful completion of the post-test and evaluation form, your certificate will be mailed to you.
This program is supported by Area Health Education Center of Southern Nevada through Grant #T01HP06397 from the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Its contents are soley the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of ASPR.
