Natural and Technological Disasters — Basics

Sunday, September 6, 2015 8:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm

Course Description

Disasters can be due to natural causes like earthquakes and floods or technological like nuclear power plant accidents. The size of disasters vary thereby creating challenges in formulating a response. This program will describe challenges presented by disasters using specific examples and provide an overview of response strategies.

Course Price - Complimentary:
     Organizing Society Member (AAEM, GREAT, MAEM): €0
     Members of Supporting Societies: €0
     Non-Members: €0

Maximum Course Enrollment:
45 attendees

Register for this Pre-Congress course!

Learning Objectives

  1. List different types of natural and technological disasters.
  2. Discuss special aspects of specific disasters.
  3. Differentiate pediatric issues in disaster medicine.
  4. Summarize mental health consequences of disasters.
  5. Describe common issues surrounding the care of survivors, refugees, and evacuees.

Tentative Course Schedule

Sunday, September 6, 2015 — 8:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm

8:30am-9:00am

9:00am-9:30am
 

9:30am-10:00am
 

10:00am-10:30am
 

10:30am-11:00am

11:00am-11:30am
 

11:30am-12:00pm
 

12:00pm-12:30pm
 

12:30pm-2:00pm

2:00pm-2:30pm
 

2:30pm-3:00pm
 

3:00pm-3:30pm
 

3:30pm-4:00pm
 

Registration

General Overview: Why Are You Here?
Ziad Kazzi, MD

Earthquakes/ Tsunamis
Badria Alhatali, MD

Riot Control Agents
Rittirak Othong, MD

Break

Blast Injuries
Ziad Kazzi, MD

Nuclear Detonation
Ziad Kazzi, MD

Nuclear Power Plant Accidents
Stephen Borron, MD

Lunch

Biological Agents and Epidemics
Mazen J. El Sayed, MD MPH FAAEM

Chemical Disasters
Brent Morgan, MD

Heat Waves
Badria Alhatali, MD

Mental Health Aspects of Disasters
Lisa McCormick, DrPH

Course Director

Ziad Kazzi, MD FAAEM FACMT
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director, International Postdoctoral Medical Toxicology Fellowship, Emory University; Assistant Medical Director, Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Course Faculty

Badria Alhatali, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Toxicologist, Oman Ministry of Health

Stephen Borron, MD FACMT
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Texas Tech University at El-Paso; Medical Director, West Texas Poison Center, El-Paso, Texas, USA

Mazen J. El Sayed, MD MPH FAAEM
American University of Beirut, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Riad El Solh, Lebanon

Lisa McCormick, DrPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, UAB School of Public Health, Birmingham, Alabama USA

Brent Morgan, MD FACMT
Professor and Vice-Chair of Emergency Medicine, Director, Medical Toxicology Residency Program, Emory University; Associate Medical Director, Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Rittirak Othong, MD
Medical Toxicologist, Residency Program Director & Deputy Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand

 

Last updated: September 1, 2015