and
The
Department of Defense
Medical Interagency Satellite Training Network (MIST)
Present:
“Managing Contemporary Mass Fatalities”
02 April 2007; 0945-1100 ET
(Repeats from 14 December 2006)
a. Sponsors: This program is co-sponsored for
Military and Federal GETN subscribers by the School of Public Health, University
at Albany, SUNY, The Center for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) and
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
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.
There is No C Band analog satellite for this program.
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 Webcast? Yes, instructions in final confirmation sent out 24 – 48 hours prior.
c. Target Audience Statement: The target audiences for this programs will be state and local public health professionals and their partners (e.g., healthcare professionals, EMS personnel, law enforcement, media representatives and others with an interest in this topic.
d. Instructor: Dennis McGowan; National Mass Fatalities Institute
e. Program Description: Mr. McGowan, who has over 25 years of fatality/mass fatality management experience and disaster mitigation planning, training, and response, will provide an overview of the new challenges posed by incidents that result in more deaths than are manageable with locally available resources (i.e., causes, public health implications, impacts on clinical facilities, and legal & forensic aspects of human remains management).
f. CEUs, CMEs, Certificates: Nursing Contact Hours, CHES and CME credits are available upon completion of evaluation and post-test. More information located here: http://www.ualbanycphp.org/contedcredits.cfm?ID=80.
g. DVD/Videotape Availability: None, sites should tape from broadcast.
h. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on these programs, however they MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing. They may also not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes by commercial organizations without additional permission of the sponsors.
i. Interactivity/Questions: None for these pre-recorded programs.
j. 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: : DOD-MIST Registration Site or by calling the DOD-MIST Satellite Program Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.
k. Future Programs: For future information on free interagency satellite broadcasts co-sponsored by the DOD MIST program (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) and other sponsors please visit this web site: (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit) http://www.dlnets.com/itv.htm#current.
l. Program Requests: Miss a program and would like it repeated? Make your request here: DOD-MIST Program Request Form.
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