Radiation Emergency Medicine

May 4, 2010

1.5 Days May 4 and May 5, 2010 Target Audience: This training is provided by staff from the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), Oak Ridge, TN, and sponsored by the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control, Emergency Response Program. The training is intended for medical personnel who need to recognize the symptoms of radiation exposure and/or treat the victims of a radiological incident/event, including a severe transportation accident, a nuclear power plant accident, or the detonation of a radiological dispersal device or an improvised nuclear device. Such personnel may include: Emergency Health Care Professionals (Physicians, Physician Assistants, EMTs/Paramedics, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, etc.) County Health Department Emergency Preparedness Coordinators, and Medical and Nursing Staff Epidemiology/Syndromic Surveillance Personnel For more information and instructions on how to register, click on the title above

The USF Center for Biological Defense Presents: Bioreadiness Training

May 7, 2010

Click on title above to print registration form. Return this sheet to: Jessica Parkhurst, University of South Florida CBD, 3602 Spectrum Blvd. Tampa, FL 33612-9401 Fax (813) 974-1479 Phone (813) 974-6663 Email: jparkhur@health.usf.edu

All Hazards Day Training with Health Department

May 20, 2010

NOTE NEW DATE! - SAVE THE DATE - Please plan to join the Pasco County Health Department staff on Thursday, May 20th. This all-day event centers around emergency preparedness and response. This year's focus is on Special Needs Shelter training and will be held at the new Mike Fasano Shelter in Hudson.