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Burn Evaluation and Care for Emergency Medical Personnel Course

Faculty:
James Cross, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Surgery, Director University of Alabama at Birmingham Burn Center
Ziad Kazzi, MD, Assistant Professor, Emory University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicologist, Georgia Poison Center

This 5 hour course is intended for Emergency Medical Personnel who would be the first to treat burn victims.  The Burn Evaluation and Care for Emergency Medical Personnel Course, adapted from the American Burn Association materials and trainings, introduces information relevant to the care of casualties from burn injuries.       click here for more information


H1N1 and Social Distancing - What it All Means

People have heard a lot of reports about H1N1 in recent months without being given practical information that can be applied to everyday activities. The South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness has developed a short video that addresses one of these activities - social distancing. When you or someone in your family contracts H1N1, what precautions should you take so that you don't spread the virus to other people? Can you leave your house? How does social distance differ for children and the elderly? We have compiled information from the CDC, Health and Human Services and the latest research to answer these questions and more.
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For more information, you can view our booklet How to Manage the Flu (PDF) 
 


CHDS Announces Winner of Second Annual Essay Contest

The Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) is pleased to announce Valerie Yeager as the winner of the 2009 homeland security essay competition. Yeager’s winning essay entitled, Emergency Response, Public Health and Poison Control: Logical Linkages for Successful Risk Communication and Improved Disaster and Mass Incident Response, was selected from 147 other entries. Her paper explores the possibilities of linking emergency response and public health with the poison control system for increased collaboration and coordination during disasters and emergencies. If successful, these linkages will ensure that the U.S. is more capable of effectively preventing, responding and recovering from disasters and emergencies. 


 
Listen to CBS nationally syndicated radio interviews with Dr. Josh Klapow on psychological first aid:
Interview 1
Interview 2


Watch Dr. Josh Klapow on Birmingham Alabama's local news ABC 33/40 as he speaks on the topic of
how to manage stress during a disaster.
 

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT H1N1 FLU FROM UAB EXPERTS: http://www.healthsafe.uab.edu/pages/uab_flu_experts.html

Swine Flu Panic Worse Than Outbreak? Quote by Dr. Josh Klapow
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=631022
 

The Swine flu outbreak in Mexico and the newly diagnosed cases in the U.S. are a stark reminder that a flu pandemic is not out of the question. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and scared.   

Check out Dr. Josh Klapow's
The Swine Flu What Can You Do?  and click here to watch his interview with Alabama's local news station NBC 13 on swine flu stress relief tips

Pandemic Flu-related Online Courses
from UAB and Tulane

Click here for a complete list of courses and descriptions with links to each

Pandemic Flu-related Webcasts
presented by UAB and Tulane

Click here for a complete list of webcasts and descriptions with links to each

Get the latest information on the Swine Flu outbreak:
click on the links below or go to http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ 
and/or
http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/
also
http://adph.org/influenza/index.asp?id=3526

When preparing for a possible emergency situation, it's best to think first about the basics of survival:
fresh water, food, clean air and warmth . . .
please click on the link below or go to http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/
for information on preparedness kits


New Certificate Program:
Leadership Communication Certificate Program
 

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