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Training and Education
- Classroom Training Courses
- Online Courses
- Educational Competencies for Health Care Professionals
- Case Studies of Medical Response to Mass Chemical Exposure
- Professional Societies, Organizations, and Discussion Groups
Classroom Training Courses
- Center for Domestic Preparedness (DHS/FEMA)
- Emergency Management Institute (DHS/FEMA)
- Training and Qualifications (DOT/PHMSA)
- The Official Site of Environmental Health & Safety Training - HAZWOPER (OSHA)
- OSHA Directorate of Training and Education, Training and Reference Materials Library (OSHA)
- US Army Medical Research Institute
- TERA Dose-Response Assessment Boot Camp (For fee) (Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment)
- Advanced HAZMAT Life Support Courses (For fee) (Advanced HAZMAT Life Support)
Online Courses
- Emergency Response
- Anhydrous Ammonia Training Tour (TRANSCAER) NEW!
- Training & Outreach (DOT/PHMSA)
- Emergency Management Institute (DHS/FEMA)
- Distance Learning (US AMRICD - Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense)
- New Developments in Chemical Casualty Care (US AMRICD - Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense)
- Medical
- Physician Preparedness for Acts of Water Terrorism: a free on-line reference guide (American College of Preventive Medicine)
- Chemical warfare agents: an overview (NIH VideoCasting and Podcasting, 1 hour 11 minutes) (James M. Madsen, MD, MPH, FCAP, FACOEM COL, MC-FS, US Army)
- Toxicology/Risk Assessment
- Environmental Health Science Education (HHS/NIH/NIEHS)
- Chemicals and Human Health, Toxicology Problem set (University of Arizona)
- Toxicology Tutor (HHS/NIH/National Library of Medicine)
- ToxLearn (HHS/NIH/National Library of Medicine)
- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Web site for educators and students (OEHHA, State of California)
Educational Competencies for Health Care Professionals
- Environmental Medicine Education for Health Professionals (HHS/CDC/ATSDR)
- Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness for Environmental Health Practitioners (ETP) (HHS/CDC)
- HazMat Safety & Training - Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) (HHS/NIH/NIEHS)
- American Heart Association (for ACLS, BLS, PALS Training)
- Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics, Educational Resources -Especially PowerPoint presentations on "Bioterrorism Responses by Health Care Professionals" and Worker Preparedness and Response to Bioterrorism
Case Studies of Medical Response to Mass Chemical Exposure
- Case Studies of Medical Response to Mass Chemical Exposure
- South Carolina train derailment (Chlorine)
- Tokyo sarin gas attack (Sarin)
- Indianapolis, Indiana industrial accident (Cyanide)
- Desert storm SCUD attacks
- Case studies in environmental medicine (HHS/CDC/ATSDR)
Professional Societies, Organizations, and Discussion Groups
Professional societies and associations can be useful tools for chemical management, identification, and human health information. There are mostly experts in these societies, and making connections can provide a wealth of information.
- Medical Societies:
- International Consumer Products Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO)
- Occupational Health Disaster Expert Network
- American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
- Occupational Safety and Health Education and Resource Center List serv (Occ-Env-Med-L)
- Toxicological and Risk Assessment Organizations:
- SOT - Society of Toxicology
- SRA - Society for Risk Analysis
- International Society of Exposure Science (ISES)
- International Union of Toxicology: (IUTOX)
- European Center for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC)
- Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (HCRA)
- Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA)
- Other:
- AIHA - American Industrial Hygiene Association
- ACGIH - American Conference of Industrial Hygienists
- Decision Analysis Society
- European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- FoodRisk.org - The online resource for food safety risk analysis (Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the University of Maryland)
- International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)
