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DATE
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SESSION
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TOPIC
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Procedures
and Safety Management
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10/16/02
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Module1a
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Review of
biohazard agents and pathologies (Part I)
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10/23/02
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Module1b
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Biohazard
agents and pathologies (Part II)
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10/30/02
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Module1c
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Sampling
methodologies and data interpretation for microbial agents (air,
bulk, surface testing)
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11/6/02
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Module1d
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Microbial
remediation methods (staging, implementation and post-remediation
clearance testing)
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11/13/02
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Module1e
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Controlling
for microbial hazards (engineering and administrative controls)
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11/20/02
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Module1f
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Personal
Protective Equipment I (protective clothing, eyewear, shoes,
gloves)
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11/27/02
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NO CLASS
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12/4/02
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Module1g
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Personal
Protective Equipment II (respirator selection, fit testing)
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12/11/02
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Module1h
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Emergency
Management Practices following bioterrorism incident Securing
contaminated areas
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Procedures
and Safety Management Lab
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12/18/02
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Module2a
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Basic bacteriological
laboratory (use of microscopes, staining, identification, differentiation)
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12/25/02
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NO CLASS
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Xmas
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1/1/03
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NO CLASS
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New Year
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1/8/03
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Module2b
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Sampling
laboratory (Anderson air samplers, bulk sample collection and
surface wipe testing)
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1/15/03
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Module2c
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Collection
and handling of patient specimens
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1/22/03
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Module2d
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PCR techniques
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1/29/03
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Module2e
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ELISA methodologies
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2/5/03
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Module2f
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Donning
Personal Protective Equipment / Respiratory Fit Testing Procedures
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2/12/03
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Module2g
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Mock Bioterrorism
Incident Response Exercise (focusing on protective equipment)
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2/19/03
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BREAK
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NO CLASS
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2/26/03
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Module2h
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Field visit
to "infectious agent handling laboratory" and "biosafety program"
(Lincoln's Birthday)
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The
Biology of Microbial Weapons
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3/5/03
|
Module3a
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Review of
microbial form and function, replication, pathogenic mechanisms,
diagnostic strategies
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3/12/03
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Module3b
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Bacterial
Agents i. Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) and Yersinia pestis (plague),
Vibrio cholerae (cholera
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3/19/03
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Module3c
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Bacterial
agents ii. Clostridia and other toxin producers (botulism, bacterial
cytotoxins and metabolic poisons).
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3/26/03
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Module3d
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Bacterial
agents iii. Zoonotic agents (transmissible from animals to humans)
including Franciscella tularensis and Brucella spp. Review of
virus structure and replication.
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4/2/03
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Module3e
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Viral agents.
Smallpox and hemorrhagic fevers (i.e. Ebola, Marburg, Lassa)
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4/9/03
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Module3f
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Food borne
agents (Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli) and emerging pathogens
(i.e., Chlamydia, Rickettsia, Hanta virus).
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4/16/03
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Module3g
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Antimicrobial
agents and protective vaccines. Mechanism of action of antibiotic
drug classes of particular usefulness against weaponized bacteria,
and the vaccines, which protect populatio
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4/23/03
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Module3h
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Final comprehensive
exam.
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Government
and Public Health Policy and Regulations
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4/30/03
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Module4a
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Overview
of Federal agencies, their overall missions and their role in
biosafety in general and bioterrorism in particular.
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5/7/03
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Module4b
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Spring recess?
Overview of state and local agencies, their role in biological
safety in general and bioterrorism in particular, and their
relationship to federal agencies
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5/14/03
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Module4c
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Current
regulations governing biological safety in health care and research
laboratories and their application to bioterrorism.
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5/21/03
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Module4d
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The role
of federal and local government in developing, propagating and
implementing policies and procedures for responding to bioterrorist
incidents: the anthrax incident
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5/28/03
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Module4e
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Developing
policies for biosafety and bioterrorism at health care institutions:
development and management of biosafety programs and programs
for responding to bioterror incidents.
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6/4/03
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Module4f
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Communication
of risk to the public, health care administrators, health care
and laboratory personnel. Role of the media, of government and
of health care administrations.
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6/11/03
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Module4g
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Case-Study:
Federal Emergency Response to Bioterrorism Episode (guest speaker
from Federal Agency)
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6/18/03
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Module4h
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Pulling
it together: class scenario: responding to a bioterror threat.
FINAL EXAM
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Schedule
of Classes