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“Psychological Aspects of Bioterrorism"
A SUNY, Albany Program

Wednesday, 31 March 2004  1300-1400 ET

GETN/CDV/Warrior Satellite ONLY!

No C/KU-Band on this date

a.  Sponsors:  This program is sponsored by the Continuing Education at the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY and by the Army National Guard (NGB-ART-D; MAJ Newcomb) with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee, VA. 

b.    Availability:  This FREE, public domain, interactive program will be available on the Military/Federal CDV GETN Convergent digital satellite networks ONLY.  No C/KU-Band Analog Available for this date.  Military/Federal GETN/Warrior digital satellite downlinks are found at USA and USAF installations and at over 270+ ANG & ARNG locations at JFHQs (State Capitols) and ANG/ARNG locations.  Other Federal satellite networks may also carry this program.  The program may also be available to a limited number of non-satellite capable military sites via VTC terrestrial relay.  Local site use coordination of satellite downlinks will be required.  An archived webcast version of this program will be available.  Contact Ed Kronholm at; 1-888-820-4898  if you have a question or problem locating a site. 

Will this program be Video streamed:   No 

c.    Program Overview:  This program will address the fact that communities and individuals react to the stress of terror, as they do to natural events.  The broadcast will discuss what public and private health professionals need to consider when dealing with the public’s emotional and psychological health in times of stress and emergency.

d.  Program Objectives:  At the conclusion of this program, the viewers will be able to:

-    Identify the three primary agencies/systems involved in protecting the public’s health before, during and after a terrorist event
-    List three examples of trauma related disorders
-    Describe at least three ways in which public health professionals can assist in   interventions following disasters

e.  Target Audience Statement:  National Guard CST Units, Federal, state, local and military emergency preparedness officials, EMS personnel, media representatives and others who are likely to interact around Bio-Terrorism issues. 

f.  Panelist Information:  Speaker:  Dr. Robert Ursano, Professor and Chair for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine

g.  CMEs, Certificates:  The sponsor has provided no information on CME’s. 

h.  Videotape Availability:  For more information contact Cheryl Reeves at creeves@albany.edu. or call (518) 402-0330. 

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

j.  Registration:  All sites MUST individually register for this FREE, public domain program to receive satellite coordinates and GETN illumination authentication (GETN/Convergent dishes).  Sites may register at: http://www.dlnets.com/cdvregistration.htm or by calling Ed Kronholm’s Office, (Army National Satellite Programs Coordinator) toll free at 888-820-4898 or 480-820-0305.

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