Paris (Ill.) Community Hospital/Family Medical Center along with the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, Western Illinois AHEC, and SIU Telehealth Networks and Programs will stage a Bioterrorism Preparedness Training via videoconference on Aug. 25 in the medical library at PCH.
Community-based nurses and pharmacists are invited to attend the videoconference that will run 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those in attendance will be eligible to receive 61/2 contact hours.
The training will address the impact of a bioterrorism event on special populations — pediatrics, geriatrics, disabled, women who are pregnant and/or breastfeeding and people with compromised immune systems.
UIC faculty will present the training, which will provide participants with information on the physiological, therapeutic, critical social service, public health, medical support and other health-issue infrastructures associated with these special population groups.
There is no charge for the training, which includes all educational materials.
Space is limited, and advanced registration is required.
Register at www.pharmacyce.uic.edu or e-mail pharce@uic.edu.
For more information, call the Western Illinois Area Health Education Center at (217) 223-0452.
