BCN-NY
(Comprehensive biological, chemical and nuclear training for physicians)
Last visited...12/2008.
Credits....1.0 hour per module (21 hours)
Awarded by....The Medical Society of the State of New York.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....PowerPoint presentations.
Target Audience....General Interest.
Educational material last updated...2004.
Financial Support...Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York State Department of Health.
Expiration of CME Credit...Not stated.
| This course offers physicians
bio-terrorism preparedness training. Modules describe 11 biological
agents, 4 chemical agents including a chemical overview and nuclear
radiological emergencies. Also 4 mental health modules and one on SARS.
Module topics are:
Biological Agents
Anthrax, Botulism, Brucellosis, Glanders, Melioidosis, Plague, Q Fever, Smallpox, Staphylococcus Enterotoxin
B (SEB), Tularemia, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF).
Chemical Agents
Chemical Overview, Ricin, Sarin and VX Nerve Gases
Nuclear/Radiological Agents
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