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Center for Public
Health Preparedness
and
The
Department of Defense Medical Interagency Satellite Training Network (MIST)
Present:
“Agroterrorism: Management of Foreign
and Emerging Animal Diseases”
Thursday 12 October 2006
1000 - 1100 ET
a. Sponsors: This program is co-sponsored for
Military and Federal GETN subscribers by School of Public Health At the
University of Albany and The Center for Public Health Preparedness and The
Department of Defense Medical Interagency Satellite Network with the technical
support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA.
b. Availability: This program will be available to military and federal GETN/MIST sites that have GETN/ATN/Warrior digital satellite downlinks. A listing of potential GETN receive sites can be seen here: GETN Site Locations.
MIST affiliate satellite networks such as the VA’s Employee Education System and the Department of Justice Television Network may also carry this program but IAW with their own scheduling requirements. C/KU analog coordinates and live webcasts will be available for this program.
Videoconferencing availability may be available to selected military and federal VTC sites using the USA TNET or the USN CNET networks and other VTC networks able to connect to this satellite feed. Site coordinators using VTC are responsible for their own bridge coordination.
Will this program be Webcast? Yes ……link will be available upon registration.
c. Target Audience Statement: Federal, state or local public health and health care professionals concerned with emerging infections, zoonoses, bioterrorism, emergency preparedness, epidemiology, communicable disease control, surveillance, and vaccine production.
d. Program Summaries: The potential for a major foreign animal disease or an emerging animal disease to occur in the US is a serious threat, whether it occurs naturally, accidentally, or is caused by and intentional act of agroterrorism.
Emergency management for animal disease outbreaks involves mitigation, preparedness, prevention, response and recovery to prevent economic losses to animal industries and devastating sociologic, emotional and economic effects on communities.
This program will focus on the epidemiology and biosecurity of endemic livestock diseases and potential threats of foreign animal diseases.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the difference between foreign and emerging animal diseases.
2. Recognize livestock diseases that have the potential to be a threat to human health.
3. Identify the roles of agencies involved in minimizing the threat of these diseases..
e. CMEs, CHES and Nursing Contact Hours: are available upon completion of evaluation and post-test. http://www.ualbanycphp.org/contedcredits.cfm?ID=78
f. DVD/Videotape Availability: None, tape from broadcast
g. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on this program, however it MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing. They may also not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes by commercial organizations without additional permission of the sponsors.
h. Web Site Support: See: http://www.ualbanycphp.org/eval/flyers/flyer_10_12_06.doc.
i. Interactivity/Questions: None expected
j. Registration: All military and federal GETN sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and coordinates. Sites may register at: DOD-MIST Registration Site or by calling the DOD-MIST Satellite Program Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.
k. Satellite Coordinates: Both C/KU Band analog coordinates are available for this program. Satellite coordinates will be confirmed in the final confirmation message sent 5 -7 days before the broadcast to all registered sites.
l. Future Programs: For future information on free interagency satellite broadcasts co-sponsored by the DOD MIST program (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) and other sponsors please visit this web site: (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit) http://www.dlnets.com/itv.htm#current.
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