Course Overview

In recent years, there has been growing concern that many of the most likely terrorist threats will involve “agents of opportunity” or materials that are readily available in most communities around the country.

The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) in partnership with the Region 7 Regional Disaster Health Response Ecosystem (RDHRE) and in collaboration with the Region 4 Southern Regional Disaster Response System (SRDRS) are pleased to offer this course on emergency medical response to exposures from radioactive materials and toxic chemicals. The Office of Emergency Management, within the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), supported the delivery of this unique course to familiarize health care providers and responders with toxic exposures. The course will review the medical and psychological consequences of exposures to a variety of chemical and radiological materials. It will include practical information regarding scene safety for such agents as high potency fentanyl analogs, inhaled irritants, and proper decontamination of a victim contaminated with radiological material.

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Agenda | June 13, 2023

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM CT         Welcome and Opening Remarks
                                                Carol Iddins, MD
                                                Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT       Practical Radiation Physics and Radiation Protection
                                                Joshua Hayes, PhD NRRPT
                                                Associate Manager of Health Physics, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT     Acute Radiation Syndrome
                                                Carol Iddins, MD
                                                Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM CT       Break

11:10 AM - 12:00 PM CT     Radiation Protection, Contamination Control, and Instrumentation
                                                Joshua Hayes, PhD NRRPT
                                                Associate Manager of Health Physics, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT       Cutaneous Radiation Injuries
                                                Carol Iddins, MD
                                                Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT           Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CT          Preparedness and Response to Radiological Incidents
                                                Kristy Diffenderfer, MSN, BSB, RN, CEN
                                                Registered Nurse, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

2:20 PM - 3:10 PM CT          Common Radiation Sources
                                                Joshua Hayes, PhD NRRPT
                                                Associate Manager of Health Physics, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

3:10 PM - 3:20 PM CT           Break

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

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM CT           Donning/Doffing and Decontamination
                                                 Kristy Diffenderfer, MSN, BSB, RN, CEN
                                                 Registered Nurse, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

5:00 PM - 5:10 PM CT           Closing Remarks/Adjourn
                                                 Carol Iddins, MD
                                                 Director, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

Agenda | June 14, 2023

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM CT          Welcome & Opening Remarks
                                                Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

9:00 AM - 9:40 AM CT          Toxic Disasters: Beyond Conventional Chemical Weapons
                                                Charles McKay, MD, FACMT
                                                Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM CT        Chemical Explosions
                                                 Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
                                                 Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                 Vice President, American College of Medical Toxicology

10:00 AM - 10:40 AM CT      Toxic Gases as Threats
                                                 Emily Kiernan, DO
                                                 Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
                                                 Emory University School of Medicine

10:40 AM - 10:50 AM CT      Break

10:50 AM - 11:30 AM CT      Why are Cyanide and Fumigants So Worrisome?
                                                 Emily Kiernan, DO
                                                 Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
                                                 Emory University School of Medicine

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM CT      Food, Water and Medication as Vehicles for Toxic Threats
                                                 Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
                                                 Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                 Vice President, American College of Medical Toxicology

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM CT        Clinical Neurotoxicology of Chemical Threats
                                                 Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                 Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT         Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:10 PM CT         Delayed Toxic Syndromes
                                               Bryan Wilson, MD
                                               Interim Medical Director, Iowa Poison Control Center 
                                               Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

2:10 PM - 2:50 PM CT         The Psychological Impact of Mass Exposures
                                                Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM CT         Break

3:00 PM - 3:40 PM CT         After Event Population Monitoring: Pros and Cons
                                               Charles McKay, MD, FACMT
                                               Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

3:40 PM - 4:40 PM CT         Scenario-Based Discussion: What is the Poison? What is the Response? Ay, There's the Rub.
                                               Charles McKay, MD, FACMT
                                               Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

                                               Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                               Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

                                                Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
                                                Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
                                                Vice President, American College of Medical Toxicology

                                                Emily Kiernan, DO
                                                Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
                                                Emory University School of Medicine

                                                Bryan Wilson, MD
                                                Interim Medical Director, Iowa Poison Control Center 
                                                Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

4:40 PM - 4:50 PM CT         Closing Remarks/Adjourn
                                                Charles McKay, MD, FACMT                                                 
                                                Associate Medical Director, Connecticut Poison Control Center

                                                Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
                                                Executive Director, American College of Medical Toxicology

Registration Rates

Registration will include: 

• Access to the on-demand recordings of all lectures from both events (Radiological Emergency Medical Management & Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism) for 1-year
• Continuing Education for each day of the course (provided at no cost through CDC via TCEO)
• Downloadable Attendance Certificate for each day of the course

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 one year from the event date.

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