THE NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS / HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING UNIT (DP/HMERP)

PRESENTS:

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS
HAZMAT / WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
HOSPITAL PROVIDER COURSE

NOTE: You must be a physician, nurse, or paramedic associated with a hospital to attend these programs.

• Christ Hospital, Jersey City, NJ
  October 6, 2001
  
  
• Clara Maas Hospital, Belleville, NJ
  November 7, 2001
  
  
• Institute For Training & Development, Union Community Services Center, Union, NJ
  November 7, 2001
  
  
• Overlook Hospital, Union, NJ
  November 27, 2001
  
  
• Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, Plainfield, NJ
  November 29, 2001
  
  
• St. Mary's Hospital, Hoboken, NJ
  December 4, 2001
  
  
• UMDNJ, Newark, NJ
  December 6, 2001
  
  
• Hackensack Medical Ctr.
  December 13, 2001
  

Emergency Department Operations - HAZMAT / Weapons of Mass Destruction Hospital Provider
Training Request Form (PDF)

OVERVIEW & OBJECTIVES

This nine hour course will prepare physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and registered nurses, to safely and effectively approach and treat patients that have exposed to a Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) and/or have been involved in a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) event. Preparation, decontamination, PPE, common biological, chemical and nuclear agents will be discussed along with their presentation and management.

At the completion of the activity the participants will be able to:

• Improve their skill of emergency response
• Increase knowledge of identifying and properly treating victims of Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) exposure and/or a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) event (nuclear, biological, chemical attack)
• Discuss types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Understand the appropriate use of PPE and patient decontamination procedures

ACCREDITATION

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through a joint sponsorship of the UNDNJ - Center for Continuing and Outreach Education (CCOE) and the New Jersey State Police.

The UMDNJ - CCOE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians and takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of the CME activity.

The UMDNJ - CCOE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 9.0 hours in Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

SCHEDULE

NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE-OEM

DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS / HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING UNIT

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS
HAZMAT / WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION HOSPITAL PROVIDER
TRAINING REQUEST FORM

PRINT CLEARLY ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION! ONE FORM PER STUDENT!

PART 1

HOME INFORMATION

NAME: __________________________________________________________________________

JOB TITLE: ____________________________ BUSINESS/PAGER: (_______)________________

MAILING ADDRESS: ____________________ HOME PHONE: (_______)___________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP _______________________ SOCIAL SECURITY #______________________

PART 2

WORK INFORMATION

TYPE OF AGENCY: _____________________ WORK PHONE: (________)___________________
(Hospital, EMS, Health Department, etc.)

WORK MAILING ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP: ________________________________________________________________

PART 3

INDICATE THE COURSE DATE