Bioterrorism Training Program Receives Five Star Rating.
Bioterrorism training for healthcare providers and the public helps make a safer country. This series of multimedia courses on the seven major diseases of bioterrorism is a clear and deep explanation of what everyone needs to know about these diseases.
(PRWEB) December 17, 2004 -- Foreword Reviews gave the UniversityOfHealthCare
Bioterrorism Certificate Program a five star book/CD review rating.
This
program contains seven parts, also available individually, on the major diseases
of bioterrorism:
- Anthrax
- Botulinum
- Hemorrhagic Viruses
-
Plague
- Radiation
- Smallpox
- Tularemia
These programs are
available in the following formats:
--Web-based on the UniversityOfHealthCare
website at www.uohc.com/courseentry.htm
--CD-ROM or Manual/CD-ROM
combination at www.atlasbooks.com/uohc
--Group licensing for a corporate
Learning Management System
--Library editions (including a library activation
of the software) or booksellers wholesale via your standard supplier or www.atlasbooks.com/uohc
All of these programs are nationally accredited for nursing contact
hours and EMS credits through CECBEMS. They are designed to be useful for
anyone, but will be most useful to those in health care delivery and response,
public health, government, and pharmaceutical companies.
The unabridged
review is reprinted below.
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The Review:
In the wake of
September 11, 2001, bioterrorism has become a term with widespread use, though
the history of biowarfare dates back to the fourteenth century. Little was then
known about how germs caused disease; the stench of corpses was thought to
spread infection, so dead animals and plague-infested corpses were catapulted
over castle walls as a means of attack.
Bioterrorism and biowarfare have
come a long way since then, though the idea is still the same: To immobilize the
enemy through disease, whether it be plague or smallpox or viruses that cause
hemorrhaging. The modern use of biowarfare agents such as anthrax began with
World War I and continues on into the present day.
The
UniversityOfHealthCare's Bioterrorism Certificate Program sets out to identify
the major agents of bioterrorism, including anthrax, botulinum, and tularemia.
Botulinum toxin is the most poisonous toxin known - a single gram could kill one
million people if dispersed properly. In a much lower (and safe) dose, botulinum
is used under the trade name Botox.
Identifying seven major types of
bioterrorism in all, in this thorough manual and CD, each type is then examined
in detail. Information is provided about the organism itself, how it is
transmitted and how it can be prevented, how it can be diagnosed, and how and
why it could be used in bioterrorism. For instance, anthrax is a bioterror
threat because it is often fatal in small doses, is odorless and invisible, is
easily available, and can travel hundreds of miles before losing potency.
The manual here is provided as a quick reference to important points,
while the CD includes graphics, audio, and video that greatly enhance the
learning experience, along with offering periodic quiz questions that allow
users to test their knowledge. The CD also invites the user go further by taking
a graded exam at the end of the section on each disease. If users pass the exam,
they will be taken to a page where they can print out their certificate. There
is also a cumulative exam, which leads to the general Bioterrorism Certificate.
The language here can be a bit arduous, though a helpful glossary is
provided before each chapter to aid the lay person. Timely and thorough,
Bioterrorism Certificate Program will open the eyes of those unaware of the
deadly threats of bioterrorism and, even more importantly, will educate those
that can do something about it.
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