Overview

The Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: Toxic Radiological Materials (TRMs) course is an awareness-level training course addressing the medical and psychological impact of radiation.

Target Audience

1-Day Course is Designed for:

• Pre-Hospital First Responders (EMTs and Paramedics)
• Public Health Professionals
• Law Enforcement 
• Emergency Providers

Course Objectives:

• Describe the various types of radiation including their potential exposure scenarios
• Discuss Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)
• Describe the emergency care of patients contaminated with radioactive material
• Describe the management of cutaneous radiation syndrome
• List resources available to address radiation accidents 
• Discuss how interdisciplinary collaboration is necessary when responding to a radiological accident affecting a large population.

Continuing Education: Interprofessional continuing education credits through the CDC will be available.

Agenda | Wednesday, September 9th

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM ET         Welcome and Opening Remarks*
                                                CAPT Jill Shugart
                                                Associate Director
                                                Coordinating Office for Environmental Readiness, Response and Recovery (COER3)
                                                National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR)
                                                Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

                                                Mark Ervin, MD
                                                Associate Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET       Practical Radiation Physics and Radiation Protection
                                                Diana Kauveiyakul, BS
                                                Health Physicist III, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET     Acute Radiation Syndrome
                                                Mark Ervin, MD
                                                Associate Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM ET       Break*

11:10 AM - 12:00 PM ET     Radiation Instrumentation and Early Dose Magnitude Estimation
                                                Diana Kauveiyakul, BS
                                                Health Physicist III, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET       Cutaneous Radiation Injuries
                                                Mark Ervin, MD
                                                Associate Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET           Lunch*

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM ET          Radiation Emergencies for Healthcare Providers
                                                Hannah Mailcoat, MSN, FNP-BC
                                                Nurse Practitioner, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

2:20 PM - 3:10 PM ET          Common Radiation Sources
                                                Diana Kauveiyakul, BS
                                                Health Physicist III, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

3:10 PM - 3:20 PM ET           Break*

3:20 PM - 4:10 PM ET           Management of Internal Contamination
                                                 Mark Ervin, MD
                                                 Associate Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM ET           Donning/Doffing and Decontamination
                                                 Hannah Mailcoat, MSN, FNP-BC
                                                Nurse Practitioner, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

5:00 PM - 5:10 PM ET           Closing Remarks/Adjourn*
                                                 Mark Ervin, MD
                                                 Associate Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

*Note: CE will not be provided for scheduled breaks or lunch periods.

Registration Rates

Registration will include: 

• Access to the on-demand recordings of all lectures for two years
• Continuing Education (provided at no cost through CDC via TRAIN) - PENDING.
• Downloadable Attendance Certificate

Please note that for proprietary reasons, PDFs of the presentation slides will not be available for download. You will have access to an on-demand recording of the course for two years from the event date.

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