{"id":46971,"date":"2003-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-04-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2003\/04\/14\/bioterrorism-symposia-scheduled-across-nebraska\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T10:45:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:45:00","slug":"bioterrorism-symposia-scheduled-across-nebraska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2003\/04\/14\/bioterrorism-symposia-scheduled-across-nebraska\/","title":{"rendered":"Bioterrorism symposia scheduled across Nebraska"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four, two-day bioterrorism symposia have been scheduled for across Nebraska<\/p>\n

to help educate health-care workers about the indicators of bioterrorism-related<\/p>\n

illnesses, as well as treatments for those illnesses.<\/p>\n

The symposia are being sponsored by the Nebraska Bioterrorism Education<\/p>\n

Consortium and are being developed by the Rural Health Education Network.<\/p>\n

With questions, please call the UNMC Rural Health Education Network office<\/p>\n

at (402) 559-9509.<\/p>\n

General sessions will include a state of the state address by Richard<\/p>\n

Raymond, M.D., chief medical officer for the state of Nebraska; an overview<\/p>\n

of the resources of the Nebraska Center for Bioterrorism Education by Sharon<\/p>\n

Medcalf, the Nebraska bioterrorism education coordinator; and presentations<\/p>\n

on smallpox overview: epidemiology to prevention, by Jose Romero, M.D.;<\/p>\n

on medical effects of ionizing radiation, by Col. Thomas Baldwin, M.D.;<\/p>\n

and on mental health considerations during a disaster, by Eugene Schmuckler,<\/p>\n

Ph.D.<\/p>\n

On the second day at each site, special breakout sessions are planned.<\/p>\n

Participants will include administrators at public health department and<\/p>\n

hospitals; teachers and educational administrators; mental health professionals;<\/p>\n

nurses; physicians; laboratory personnel; emergency medical service workers;<\/p>\n

Extension educators; and law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n

The following dates, locations and co-sponsors have been set for the<\/p>\n

symposia.<\/p>\n

May 12-13: Gering, Gering Civic Center. Co-sponsors: Panhandle Partnership<\/p>\n

and Public Health Departments.<\/p>\n

May 19-20:  Grand Island, College Park. Co-sponsor: Central Nebraska<\/p>\n

Area Health Education Center.<\/p>\n

June 10-11: Norfolk, Northeast Community College. Co-sponsor: Northern<\/p>\n

Nebraska Area Health Education Center.<\/p>\n

June 18-19: Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, East Campus Student<\/p>\n

Union. Co-sponsor: Lincoln Medical Education Foundation.<\/p>\n

Continuing education credit will be available for the symposia. Participants<\/p>\n

may register for one or both days at $10 per day, which includes lunch.<\/p>\n

Each symposium is limited to 200  participants per site.The first<\/p>\n

days of each symposium will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the second<\/p>\n

day scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Four, two-day bioterrorism symposia have been scheduled for across Nebraska to help educate health-care workers about the indicators of bioterrorism-related illnesses, as well as treatments for those illnesses. The symposia are being sponsored by the Nebraska Bioterrorism Education Consortium and are being developed by the Rural Health Education Network. 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