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Mass Antibiotic Dispensing: A Primer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast & Webcast

Originally aired June 24, 2004

Continuing Education Credit is available until July 31, 2007

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The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) was established in 1999 at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Prevention (CDC) to provide an inventory of medications and medical supplies available to send to a location in the event of a large infectious disease outbreak or other public health emergency, including a bioterrorism attack. SNS planners are charged with planning for the arrival of the supplies to augment local and state resources. Key to the arrival of SNS medications and supplies is planning for mass antibiotic dispensing. The overarching goal of a dispensing operation is to decrease the pool of people exposed or presenting during an event. This satellite broadcast will provide SNS planners with an overview of the critical aspects of a mass dispensing operation. The presenters will discuss policy and operational issues that need to be wrestled with, resolved, and planned for, prior to an event.

Goal
To provide an overview of a critical and complex aspect of SNS plans--mass antibiotic dispensing.

Objectives
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be able to describe:

How SNS mass dispensing fits into the overall community emergency response plan.
Key factors used in determining the points of dispensing (PODs).
Critical POD policy issues that impact SNS planning.
Three ways a health information campaign impacts SNS planning.

Target Audience
This broadcast is designed for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) local and state planners.

Faculty

Curtis Mast, MS, Exercise Coordinator, Strategic National Stockpile Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eileen Malatino, BSN, Health Scientist, Strategic National Stockpile Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ruth Thornburg, MA, MS, Public Information/Communication, Strategic National Stockpile Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nathaniel Hupert, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Public Health and Medicine, Division of Outcomes and Effectiveness Research, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
LuAnne McNichols, BSN, MN, BT Clinical Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Health

Registration and Continuing Education Information
Participant registration will only be available through the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online at http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline.

Participants are encouraged but not required to register and evaluate the broadcast/webcast. Registration and evaluation will provide valuable feedback to CDC. A certificate of credit or a certificate of attendance will be awarded to participants who complete the evaluation.

This activity for 1.8 contact hours is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditations.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been approved as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training programs by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training and awards 0.15 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Course numbers are listed below:

Web-on-demand - WD0046
Videotape - VC0071

Individuals who have questions about registration should call 1-800-41-TRAIN or email ce@cdc.gov.

Additional Resources
For the American Red Cross pre-event shelter facility checklists information visit http://www.redcross.org.

Webcast Information
This program is available for viewing as an archived webcast.

Videotapes
Contact your State Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Consultant to request a videotape.

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This page last reviewed: May 20, 2004

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