The course's purpose is to provide education to healthcare professionals that will aid in the recognition of clinical symptoms associated with biothreat agents versus symptoms associated with the flu or other symptomatic conditions, as well as the appropriate response to a bioterrorist attack. This free course (which includes dinner) is designed for physicians in internal medicine, pathology, emergency medicine, infectious disease, general practice, family medicine, pediatrics and dermatology.

Following this course healthcare professionals should be able to:

• Identify the spectrum of bioterrorism associated threats.
  
  
• Recognize the clinical symptoms associated with biothreat agents.
  
  
• Appropriately notify and submit clinical specimens from suspect cases to a microbiology lab.
  
  
• Describe the reporting systems and infrastructure of regional and national healthcare networks.
  
  
• Discuss the lessons learned from the recent CDC bioterrorism exercise.
  

Program Topics & Agenda:

5:30 PM *Registration and Dinner

6:15 PM *Opening Remarks
Richard D. Clover, M.D.

6:20 PM *Overview of the Bioterrorism Threat
Ronald M. Atlas, Ph.D.

6:50 PM *Recognition of Clinical Symptoms Associated with Biothreat Agents
W. Paul McKinney, M.D.

7:50 PM *Clinical Lab Support for the Recognition and Diagnosis of a Bioterrorism Event
Ronald M. Atlas, Ph.D.

8:20 PM *10 Minute Recess

8:30 PM *Communication and Coordination Among the Regional and National Healthcare Networks
William S. Smock, Ph.D.

9:00 PM *Discussion of the Lessons Learned From the Recent CDC Bioterrorism Exercise Held in Louisville
Kraig E. Humbaugh, M.D., MPH

9:30 PM *Evaluation and Adjournment


Program Faculty:

*Ronald M. Atlas, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School
Professor of Biology
University of Louisville

Richard D. Clover, M.D.
Associate Vice President for Health Affairs/Primary Care
Director, Center for Deterrence of Biowarfare and Bioterrorism
University of Louisville

*W. Paul McKinney, M.D.
V. V. Cooke Chair and Professor
Department of Medicine
Director, Institute for Public Health Research
University of Louisville

William S. Smock, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Louisville

Kraig E. Humbaugh, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Louisville
Director, Communicable Disease
Louisville/Jefferson County Health Department

* Course Directors

Program Site:
Kornhauser Library Commons Building Auditorium, University of Louisville Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky. For directions, click here.

Professional Education Credit:

Category 1 Credit: The University of Louisville Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this educational activity for 3 hours per session of Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Nursing Credit: This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 3 contact hours through University of Louisville Hospital. Provider Number 4-0068-7-02-214. Expiration date July 1, 2003. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Participants must attend entire session, provide license and social security number, and complete evaluation to receive contact hours.

Special Services:
If you need special accommodations due to a disability, or for an alternative form of course materials, please contact us by e-mail at chse@louisville.edu, at 502-852-5329 or by fax at 502-852-6300. U of L Continuing Health Sciences Education fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.

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Disclosures:
All presenters participating in continuing medical education programs sponsored by the University of Louisville School of Medicine's Office of Continuing Medical Education are expected to disclose any real or perceived conflict of interest related to their presentation's content. Copies of the presenters' disclosures will be included in the program material or read prior to the presentation.

Accreditation:
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Louisville School of Medicine takes responsibility* for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

*This responsibility is limited to choosing presenters for the activity who appear to have the necessary expertise in the areas that they discuss. The University of Louisville has not independently verified the scientific integrity underlying each presentation, although it does not have any reason to believe any presentation lacks scientific integrity.