Preliminary Identification of the Primary Select Agents of Bioterrorism

Preliminary Identification of the Primary Select Agents of Bioterrorism is organized by MediaLab, Inc.

Target Audience:
Medical laboratory scientists, medical technologists, and technicians, working in the microbiology section of sentinel laboratories. This course is also appropriate for clinical laboratory science students and pathology residents.

Accreditation:
This course has been approved for a maximum of 1.5 hour(s)

Course Overview:
This course provides an overview of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN), including the role and purpose of the front-line clinical laboratories. The course also discusses the indigenous areas where select bioterrorism agents are naturally occurring and can be isolated outside of a public emergency event, the clinical specimens where organisms that are used as bioterrorism agents may be encountered, procedures for the presumptive identification of the primary agents of bioterrorism, and the associated safety implications.

Objectives:
• Define the purpose of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN).
• Explain the role of a sentinel laboratory within the LRN and location of the appropriate laboratory protocols.
• Understand why certain agents are more likely to be used in a bioterrorist attack to create a public health emergency.
• Identify the clinical specimens and indigenous areas where a laboratory may be more likely to encounter an agent of bioterrorism.
• Recognize the presumptive identification procedures for the primary agents of bioterrorism, including safe handling, prior to referring to a higher level laboratory.

Fee Details:
MLS & MLT Comprehensive CE Package (Includes 141 CE courses, most popular) - USD95    
Pick Your Courses (Up to 8 CE hours) - USD50    
Individual course - USD20