Online CME: Bioterrorism
Last Updated January 27, 2008.

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The sites described on this page are primarily concerned with bioterrorism topics. You may find other online CME sites and courses with bioterrorism content at the main online CME site.

Anesoft Medical Simulation Software
Last visited....6/2006.
Credit hours....6 courses offering a total of 106 credit hours.
Awarded by....Anesoft Corporation.
Cost...........Typically about $10 per hour (see site for cost details).
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience....ANES, ER, CARD, CRIT CARE.
Educational material last updated...2002.
Financial support...None Stated.

You will find these simulator courses: course (credit hours): ACLS (10); Anesthesia (36); Bioterrorism (12); Critical Care (20); Hemodynamics (10); and Sedation (18). You can see a demo of each course before ordering.

BCN-NY (Comprehensive biological, chemical and nuclear training for physicians)
Last visited...6/2006.
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...2007.

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

Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Site (AHRQ)
Last visited...11/2006.
Credits....1.0 hour for each specialty-specific learning module (9 modules totaling 9 hours).
Awarded by....University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience....ER, IM, FP, PED, RAD, PATH, ID.
Educational material last updated...2004.
Financial Support...Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Expiration of CME Credit...Not Stated.

The site presents comprehensive information on the six Category A biological agents: anthrax, smallpox, tularemia, botulism, plague, and viral hemorrhagic fevers; and three emerging infectious diseases: West Nile virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and monkeypox. After you review the  information, you are given a choice of 9 specialty-specific, case-based learning modules that present patients suffering from illness caused by these agents.

Virginia Disaster Readiness Center  
Last visited...8/2007.
Credit hours...7.0.
Awarded by....Virginia Commonwealth University.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience...ER.
Educational material last updated....03/07
Financial Support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...3/1/2008.

This training is designed to meet the OSHA guidelines issued in December, 2004 for hospital-based first receivers of victims of disaster events. Operations Disaster Life Support online course consists of 9 modules.

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This list was compiled by Bernard Sklar, MD, MS