Free Courses Some for CEU's

[marianne202]

I happened to see that the CDC website has some free courses available. I didn't search the whole site, but found many under Emergency and Disaster preparedness. Here is a copy of what they have. I thought this might be useful to some here. I'm not sure that these would translate into credit like the FEMA credits do, but for those in EMS or related areas you may be able to get some CEU credit for them. If anyone finds out more please let us know, as I may try to do some myself.

Training and Education


New Training Opportunity

• Emergency Use Authorization June 25
  An online course developed by the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Note: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are not offered for the EUA course.
  

[/url]Specific Types of Emergencies

• Bioterrorism
  Anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, viral hemorraghic fevers, more...
  
• Chemical Emergencies
  
• Radiation Emergencies
  
• Mass Casualties

Specific Audiences

Public Health Professionals

• Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER)
  Training from the Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Meta-Leadership Summits for Preparedness.
  
• CDC Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)
  
• CDC Public Health Training Network (PHTN)
  Distance learning resources.
  
• Public Health Law 101
  An introduction to fundamental principles of law, ethics, and the legal system as they frame public health practice in the United States.
  
• Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit: Planning, Designing, Conducting, and Evaluating Local Public Health Emergency Exercises (1.51 MB/80 pages)
  From the Columbia University School of Nursing. Includes templates, checklists, & forms to assist with every stage of the exercise process.
  
• CDC Presentations from First National Congress on Public Health Readiness
  Selected presentations from CDC speakers at this conference, held July 20-22, 2004.

Clinicians and Laboratories

• [url=http://www.degreeforum.net/coca/training.asp]Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA)
  
• CDC National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN)