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The Department of Defense
Medical Interagency Satellite Training Program (MIST)

1000-1200 ET “Historical Roots of Bio-Terrorism and Implications for the Future”

1200-1300 ET Break

1300-1430 ET “Bio-Security: Perception is Not Reality”

a. Sponsors: This program is sponsored for GETN audiences by the Department of Justice Television Network and the Department of Defense Medical Interagency Satellite Program with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA.

b. Availability: This program will be available to military and federal GETN/MIST sites that have GETN/ATN/Warrior digital satellite downlinks. Listings of potential GETN receive sites can be seen here: GETN Site Location.

MIST affiliate satellite networks such as the VA’s Employee Education System and the Department of Justice Television Network may also carry this program but IAW with their own scheduling.

Videoconferencing may be available to selected military and federal VTC sites using the USA TNET or the USN CNET networks and other VTC networks able to connect to this satellite feed. Site coordinators using VTC are responsible for their own bridge coordination.

Will this program be web streamed? No. Neither program will be available as a live or archived webcast.

c. Target Audience Statement: The primary target audiences for this program include military and federal bio-terrorism officials, National Guard CST units, military veterinarians and others interested in bio-security issues. Public health professionals and their partners with whom they will need to communicate in a public health emergency.

Program One; 1000-1200 ET - “Historical Roots of Bio-Terrorism and Implications for the Future” - A historical review of bioterrorism begins with the Sumerian tablets around 3000 BC that relate knowledge of contaminated objects leading to pestilence. The September 11th attacks and the subsequent anthrax letters have focused renewed attention on modern day terrorism involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons. 'Emerging' refers to newly discovered infectious diseases or old ones that have rebounded, turned up in new places or become drug resistant such as malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, yellow fever, mad cow disease and West Nile encephalitis. Now, anthrax and other potential bioterrorism agents including smallpox, botulism, and Q fever have been added to the ranks of emerging infectious diseases. Preparation is the best response to biologic terrorism and governmental agencies, health departments, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified the most likely agents to be used in a biologic attack and they have plans in place to address such attacks. These plans emphasize the important role of frontline medical providers in recognizing and reporting suspected biologic and chemical attacks. Biologic weapons are likely to be used in covert rather than overt attacks. Symptoms and signs of disease would have a delayed presentation, depending on the incubation period of the organism and the clinical syndrome. Covert attacks will be detected only if health care providers are vigilant and trained to recognize infections with potential bioterrorism organisms. (Original Air Date: April 27, 2006)

Program Two; 1300-1430 ET - “Bio-Security: Perception is Not Reality” - The incidence of infectious disease events are increasing worldwide at a time when there are more restrictions placed on the use of veterinary drugs and a growing concern by the public over the safety of the food supply. To address this situation, the emphasis has turned towards enhanced biosecurity. We have known for years how to biosecure premises but implementation of these measures is inconsistent. This is true at different levels in production systems. Dr. Charles Beard from the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association recently stated, "If the growers are not brought into the effort to upgrade the biosecurity situation in the U.S. poultry industry, very little will be accomplished. The grower level is where the biosecurity effort needs to be concentrated because that is where the birds are." The same goes for the producers of all livestock. However, in today's animal production, it is no longer feasible to develop the biosecurity of an industry one farm at a time. In other words, for a given region, we also need to develop a regional perspective to biosecurity. All livestock activities comprise disease transmission risks and these risks augment in significance as the regional density of such activities increases. Therefore, the management of infectious disease risks must include a regional level parallel, improvements in communication within and between companies. The stigma attached to having an infectious disease is real and liability will always be a concern. But pointing fingers has never been an effective disease control strategy and therefore companies sharing a region must also share the necessary information needed to contain contagious diseases. (Original Air Date: 24 April 2006)

Faculty: Aubrey J. Hough, Jr., MD, Distinguished Professor of Pathology & Associate Dean for Translational Research and Special Programs, University of Arkansas for Medical Services Little Rock, Arkansas.

g. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on this program, however it MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing. It may not be edited, segmented, or used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes by other networks without additional permission of the sponsors.

h. Satellite Coordinates and Site Support Materials Packet: This program is NOT available via C-Band on this date. There are also no available handouts.

i. Registration: All military and federal GETN sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and coordinates. Sites may register at: http://www.dlnets.com/telereg.htm or by calling the DOD-MIST Satellite Program Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.

j. Program Requests: Miss a program and would like it repeated? Make your request here: DOD-MIST Program Request Form.