T2B2
T2B2
and
The Department of Defense
Medical
Interagency Satellite Training Network (MIST)
Present:
"Public Health & Public Policy"
Friday 20 April 2007; 1300-1400 ET
(Repeat from 07 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 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. A listing 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.
There is NO C/Ku Band analog satellite availability 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 confirmation sent out after registration.
c. Target Audience Statement: The target audiences for this program will be military and federal personnel, physicians, nurses, hospitals, and units, health educators, parents and DOD school nurses as well as others who are interested in furthering their knowledge of public health.
d. Program Summary: Zita Lazzarini, a public health lawyer, researcher and professor, will bring us up to date on some of the latest policies as well as areas where there may be a need for stronger policies to protect public health. From smoking bans to seatbelt laws, patient confidentiality to AIDS testing - public policy is essential to public health. In this program viewers will learn more about the impact of current policies as well as more about how public health practitioners can influence a change in policy.
Objectives:
Upon completion of viewing this broadcast participants will able to understand:
- The role of public policy in public health
- How policies are developed
- How to influence public policy
- What policies support public health
- What policies need support to protect public health
Handouts will be available in the final confirmation message.
e. Presenters: Zita Lazzarini, JD, MPH, Division Director and Associate Professor Medical Humanities, Health Law & Ethics University of Connecticut School of Medicine
f. CME, Nursing Contact Hours and CHES Credits: Are available for participation in this program. To receive continuing education credits for University at Albany satellite broadcasts, you must:
1. View the broadcast live; as an archived, online webcast; or on video.
2. Complete the on-line evaluation and post-test (web-address in final confirmation).
3. Achieve a grade of 80% correct on the post-test.
You will be able to print a certificate for CME, Nursing Contact Hours, CHES or generic CEUs for your records.
This Educational Activity is
presented by the School of Public Health Continuing Education, which has been
approved as a provider of continuing education by the New York State Nurses
Association’s Council on Continuing Education, which is accredited by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. It has been
approved for 1.0 contact hours and has been assigned approval code
5RLL8T-PRV-04-073.
The School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, is accredited by the
Medical Society of the State of New York to sponsor continuing medical education
for physicians. The School designates this educational activity for 1.0
Category One credit towards the AMA Physician’s
Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that
he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
This activity is sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany,
SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in
health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing,
Inc. This program is designated for the CHES to receive 1.0 Category 1 CECH in
health education.
g. Videotape Availability: None, sites should tape from broadcast.
h. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): These FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on these program, 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 GETN Registration 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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