Level: Awareness Goal/Intended Audience This course is intended for individuals who work in a Sentinel Laboratory. Bioterrorism Competencies 461.03t-Identify role in plan 461.08t-Identify limits and key resources 462.01t-Identify agents 462.02t-Collect patient data 463.08t-Specify safety measures 463.10t-Ensure laboratory capacity 463.11t-Ensure lab bioterrorism plans 463.12t-Identify Level A labs 463.13t-Maintain info on B and C labs 463.14t-Establish written lab policies 463.15t-Define lab communication plans 463.16t-Establish LRN protocols 463.17t-Maintain agent protocols 463.18t-Maintain lab training Course ContentThere are five modules in this course:
- Module 1: The National Laboratory Response Network
- Module 2: Basic and Advanced Sentinel Laboratories
- Module 3: Roleof Public Health Labs in Emergency Repsonse
- Module 4: Role of Sentinel Laboratories in a Bioterrorism Event
- Module 5: Role of Sentinel Laboratories in a Chemical Event
Modules 1 through 3 contain "pop quizzes" to assist you in understanding and assimilating the information. Module 4 and 5 contains scenario exercises to enable you to apply what you have learned to situations that may occur during a bioterrorism or chemical event. Course ObjectivesAfter completing this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) architecture.
- Describe and define a Sentinel Laboratory
- Understand the roles of basic and advanced Sentinel Laboratories in an emergency response
- Identify and understand the use of available resources and reference materials relevant to Sentinel Laboratories during emergency response.
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