Radiological Emergency Medical Management - June 2023 - On-Demand

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Overview

The Radiological Emergency Medical Management 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 types of radiation and radiation scenarios
Discuss Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)
Describe the emergency care of patients contaminated with radioactive material
Describe cutaneous radiation syndrome assessment and care
List resources available to address radiation accidents
Discuss the roles and responsibilities of emergency physicians and nurses and prehospital personnel during a radiation accident affecting a large population

Continuing Education: Interprofessional continuing education credits are available for this course through the CDC.

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)

Carol Iddins, MD

Director

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

Carol Iddins, M.D., serves as director of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS). As director, she ensures support to multiple governmental and nongovernmental national readiness agencies, as well as oversees the REAC/TS mission to provide advice to other health care professionals regarding the medical management of ionizing radiation-induced injuries and illnesses. Iddins leads REAC/TS as the United States’ only Collaborating Center for Radiation Emergency Management for the World Health Organization (WHO) and coordinates international response through the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Radiation Assistance Network (RANET) and WHO’s Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness and Assistance Network (REMPAN).

Iddins has consulted on patients with radiation-related injuries/illnesses and has deployed internationally for RANET to provide subject matter medical expertise. Iddins routinely consults on calls regarding potential and actual radiation exposures, evaluates and participates in radiological/nuclear exercises, and shares her specialized knowledge worldwide at courses and professional meetings. She is a member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements PAC 3 Nuclear and Radiological Security and Safety Committee.

Iddins earned a doctor of medicine degree at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Tennessee. She has practiced obstetrics and gynecology and aerospace/occupational medicine in civilian and military environments.

Iddins is a Diplomate of the American Board of Disaster Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Disaster Medicine, and currently the vice president of the American Academy of Disaster Medicine. Iddins is a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran of Operations Allied Force, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

Mark Ervin, MD

Associate Director

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

Joshua M. Hayes PhD, NRRPT

Associate Manager of Health Physics

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

Joshua is a Health Physicist at the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) since January of 2021. He holds a PhD in radiological health sciences from Colorado State University (CSU) and specialized in both health physics and radiation biology. Joshua joined REAC/TS from the International Atomic Energy Agency where he was a radiobiologist and biodosimetrist, and prior to that worked in Fukushima, Japan conducting radiobiological and radioecological research.

Kristy Diffenderfer MSN, BSB, RN, CEN

Registered Nurse

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

Ms. Kristy Diffenderfer brings over 25 years of varied nursing and critical care experience; developing critical thinking and analysis skills from a wide background of exposure and experience. Her nursing career began in the State of New York in 1997 as a surgical Registered Nurse (RN) providing operating room support in a multitude of roles. Kristy then transferred her skills to the Emergency Department as a staff RN; providing both direct patient care as well as providing interim management coverage for the ICU and the ED during COVID.

In parallel with her nursing, Kristy also pursued her Emergency Medical Technician certification; ultimately obtaining her Paramedic certification and working with an advanced life support ambulance providing emergency care to the community for 27 years. These positions eventually lead to a career as the Supervisor Critical Care Educator for the Emergency and Intensive Care Departments for several years, while continuing to provide patient care on the ground ambulance. In addition to her critical care ground efforts and in-hospital work, Kristy also spent a number of years working for Air Methods Inc. as a flight RN/paramedic.

A relocation to Tennessee brought Kristy to Oak Ridge where she began a position on the Open Heart Team in the operating department at Methodist Medical Center. Subsequently, Ms. Diffenderfer is now providing growth and support with REAC/TS as a nurse delivering education and information to those entities and individuals seeking information or assistance with radiological inquiries and emergencies.

Registration Rates

ACMT Member	Free
Non-member	Free

Registration will include:

Access to the on-demand recordings of all lectures for 1-year
Continuing Education (provided at no cost through CDC via TCEO)
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 one year from the event date.

Interested in becoming an ACMT Member? Contact our Membership Manager at membership@acmt.net. Learn more at: www.acmt.net/membership

Continuing Education

Available CE Categories

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 8.0 nursing contact hours.

CPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated this knowledge-based event for pharmacists to receive 0.8 CEUs in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is pending and will be provided closer to the event date. Once credit is claimed, an unofficial statement of credit is immediately available on TCEOnline. Official credit will be uploaded within 60 days on the NABP/CPE Monitor.

IACET CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.8 CEU's for this program.

CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 8 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 8. Continuing Competency credits available are 0. CDC provider number 98614.

AAVSB/RACE: This program was reviewed and approved by AAVSB RACE program for 9.0 hours of continuing education. Participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program if you have any comments/concerns regarding this program’s validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession.

CPH: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 3.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.

Instructions for Obtaining CE

There are no fees for receiving Continuing Education for this course. In order to receive continuing education (CE), please visit TCEO (https://tceols.cdc.gov/) and follow the 9 Simple Steps (https://tceols.cdc.gov/Home/Steps) using the below information:

Radiological Emergency Medical Management
WD4382-061323
On-Demand Content
Complete the Evaluation at: www.cdc.gov/GetCE
Pass the posttest at: 70%
Available: 7/18/23 - 7/18/25 (11:59 PM ET)

Hardware/Software Requirements

Computer or Other Internet-Enabled Device; Internet Connection; Browser or Zoom Application.

Materials

None.

Prerequisites

None.

Format

This activity is Web-based/Web on Demand.

Fees

No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT), and Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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