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The Laboratory's Role in Bioterrorism Response Module

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Course Description

This module has been developed to provide clinical laboratory scientists with information about the Laboratory Response Network. Developed by a team of content experts and information technology personnel from the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) Microbial Diseases Laboratory (MDL) with instructional design and project management support from the National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN), the module seeks to assist clinical laboratory scientists to better recognize potential agents of bioterrorism that they might encounter during routine laboratory work-ups of sputum, blood and aspirate/biopsy specimens. Laboratory managers may consider using this course to assess competency of their staff to accurately perform the relevant laboratory procedures and to correctly refer specimens for confirmatory testing.

Course Content

In the module you will be provided with information which describes the process used by a group of laboratory supervisors to design and present an educational workshop on bioterrorism preparedness for laboratory and hospital staff.

Objectives - LRN Module

Following completion of the Laboratory's Role in Bioterrorism Preparedness training module, participants will be able to:

discuss the role of the clinical laboratory in detecting bioterrorism agents in clinical specimens.
describe the levels of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) and their relationship to each other.
explain the safety implications of handling organisms that might be used in an act of bioterrorism.
describe where to find information about safe packaging and shipping of infectious organisms.
list potential bioterrorism agents that must be reported to public health authorities.
describe how their laboratory fits within the LRN.

Course Agenda

Part 1 - Hospital laboratory supervisors research and prepare their presentations.
Part 2 - The supervisors' presentations.
Part 3 - Q & A fron workshop participants.
Part 4 - State specific LRN information.


	The Laboratory's Role in Bioterrorism Response Module View a Short Course Demo Course Description This module has been developed to provide clinical laboratory scientists with information about the Laboratory Response Network. Developed by a team of content experts and information technology personnel from the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) Microbial Diseases Laboratory (MDL) with instructional design and project management support from the National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN), the module seeks to assist clinical laboratory scientists to better recognize potential agents of bioterrorism that they might encounter during routine laboratory work-ups of sputum, blood and aspirate/biopsy specimens. Laboratory managers may consider using this course to assess competency of their staff to accurately perform the relevant laboratory procedures and to correctly refer specimens for confirmatory testing. Course Content In the module you will be provided with information which describes the process used by a group of laboratory supervisors to design and present an educational workshop on bioterrorism preparedness for laboratory and hospital staff. Objectives - LRN Module Following completion of the Laboratory's Role in Bioterrorism Preparedness training module, participants will be able to: discuss the role of the clinical laboratory in detecting bioterrorism agents in clinical specimens. describe the levels of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) and their relationship to each other. explain the safety implications of handling organisms that might be used in an act of bioterrorism. describe where to find information about safe packaging and shipping of infectious organisms. list potential bioterrorism agents that must be reported to public health authorities. describe how their laboratory fits within the LRN. Course Agenda Part 1 - Hospital laboratory supervisors research and prepare their presentations. Part 2 - The supervisors' presentations. Part 3 - Q & A fron workshop participants. Part 4 - State specific LRN information. top © 2008 www.bttrain.org Contact Webmaster