CENTER For PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
Dirty Bombs II: Current Concepts in Radiation
Terror Preparedness and Response
Monday, April 12, 2004, 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline –April 5, 2004
Registration/Breakfast 7:30-8:30am
Location: Sheraton Baltimore North
903 Dulaney Valley Road | Towson, MD 21204
410-321-7400
Conference Agenda and Learning Objectives
Introduction to Terrorism Preparedness and Response
Describe the major categories of current terrorism threats, including biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear
and explosive.
Radiation Terrorism: Current Preparedness and Response Concepts
Compare and contrast radiation terror with other terrorism modalities.
Dirty Bomb Response: A HazMat Perspective
Describe the approaches that local fire departments have taken to address the threat of radiation terror.
Dirty Bombs Response: A Bomb Squad Perspective
Explain the physical threats associated with dirty bombs from the perspective of a bomb squad commander.
Incident Command Systems in Radiation Terror Response
Describe current and future challenges in radiation terror preparedness from an Incident Command Systems
perspective.
Risk Communication and Radiation Terror
Describe the unique challenges attendant to effective risk communication to the general public about the
threat of dirty bombs.
Mental Health Issues in Radiation Terror Preparedness and Response
Explain the unique characteristics of radiation terror as a mode of inflicting psychological injury on a population.
Radiation Terror: A Local Public Health Perspective
Describe how radiation terror preparedness and response fits into the emerging all-hazards model of local
public health preparedness.
Radiation Terror Readiness and Response: A Hospital/Emergency Department Perspective
Define the current unique requirements for hospitals and other healthcare facilities in radiation terror
preparedness and response.
Law Enforcement and Radiation Terror Preparedness and Response
Describe current concepts in radiation terror from a federal law enforcement readiness and response perspective.
Dirty Bombs II: Current Concepts in Radiation
Terror Preparedness and Response
Monday, April 12, 2004, 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline –April 5, 2004
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