January Newsletter - 2005
Important Announcement Regarding
Newsletter Publishing Cycle:
The Institute newsletter board has decided to alter the publishing
schedule for the newsletter. Previously a monthly publication, the newsletter
now be published on a quarterly basis. Thus, this Winter issue of the newsletter
will be followed with seasonal newsletters in Spring, Summer, and Fall, 2005.
The Institute website (http://bioterrorism.slu.edu) can be updated with faculty
and staff news in a more timely and less expensive manner than we employ with
the newsletter. Resources currently devoted to publishing the newsletter will
be redirected to allow us to be even more productive in the area of biosecurity
preparedness. As a reminder, you may view all current and past newsletters on
the Institute's bioterrorism website at http://bioterrorism.slu.edu/.
Institute Gains Approval
for Establishment of Master Degree Program in BioSecurity to begin Fall 2005
The new distance-learning program will be the first of its kind in
the country Read
the full story
Institute Website to be
Redesigned
This major redesign is an effort to better provide ease of use and
more timely updates to our user community . Read
the full story.
Institute Advisory Board
Member Now Serving in Iraq provides photographs of his Tour of Duty
CDR Louis C. Tripoli, MC, USNR is currently serving as Medical Officer/Public
Health Officer with the 4th Civil Affairs Group (4th CAG) in Fallujah. He recently
shared some pictures of himself joining other soldiers in giving candy and other
small gifts to the returning children of the war-ravaged city. See
the pictures
Institute
Faculty's Bruce Clements' Article on the Need for Bioterrorism Awareness in
the Medical Community is Published in The Lancet
Clements' article is published in a special Terrorism-related issue
of The Lancet, one of the pre-eminent medical journals in the world. Read
the full story.
Indian Ocean Tsunami:
Disease Threats and Reports Infectious Diseases Continue as a Major
Threat to Survivors in the Weeks Following Disaster. Read
the full story.
Bioterrorism Preparedness
for Nurses: A New Training and Reference Program
This article written by Institute staff member Terri Rebmann RN, MSN,
CIC, originally appeared in the December 2004 issue of Missouri Nurse, and is
reprinted here in full with permission from the publisher. Read
the full story.
Book Review
This issue's book review is for an out-of-print, though still highly
valuable resource on chemical and biological agents. Read
the full story.
Reports of Note
We will regularly feature newly released reports that the Institute
feels should be widely read and reviewed for their contribution to preparedness
efforts.
On occasion these reports will be accompanied by editorial comments and the personal opinion of the faculty member submitting that report for inclusion in the newsletter. As always, reader contributions are welcome as are any responses to our editorial comments. Read the full story.
Preventing Bio-terrorism
1-2 March 2005
Lyon, France, Palais de Congres
1st Interpol Global Conference to strengthen law enforcement preparedness and
develop effective police training
http://www.interpol.int/Public/BioTerrorism/Conferences/1stGlobalConference.asp
Agricultural Bioterrorism
March 25-26, 2005
Manhattan, KS
Koch Crime Institute, 1-800-375-5624, ext. 309
http://www.kci.org
Combating Bioterrorism: The Organizational
Response
July 25- 27, 2005
Cambridge, MA USA (MIT Professional Institute)
http://professional.mit.edu/ApplicationFiles/web/WebFrame.cfm?web_id=382
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