Training for Improved Provider Response to Bioterrorism

医学界及早发现并迅速应对生物或化学恐怖主义已成为确保公共健康和安全的关键。康涅狄格州已经组成了一个由康涅狄格州公共卫生部、耶鲁纽黑文卫生系统、圣路易斯大学心脏地带准备中心和哥伦比亚大学卫生政策中心(这两个中心都是疾控中心指定的生物恐怖主义劳动力培训中心)组成的联盟。 该项目的目的是确定针对“一线”临床医生的具体培训计划，并评估其有效性。为了实现这一目标，研究方法学将包括： 与对继续医学教育感兴趣的主要利益攸关方发展伙伴关系； 继续医学教育(CME)现状的调查和记录； 调查和记录当前关于有效教育技术和临床医生技术的研究文献； *选择数量有限的教学模式，以满足国家教学需要的具体要求； *设计和执行一系列研究，以确定最有效的教育内容和教学模式，帮助临床医生在发生生物恐怖事件时表现良好。 *调查和记录有关医院临床医生和社区临床医生继续医学教育(CME)的现行体制和监管政策和做法。 项目结果将有助于文献，以便项目经验的成功或失败可以在全国范围内知道。

The medical community's early detection of, and rapid response to, biological or chemical terrorism have become crucial to assuring public health and safety. Connecticut has formed a coalition that is comprised of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Yale New Haven Health System, St. Louis University Heartland Readiness Center, and the Columbia University Center for Health Policy (both centers are CDC-designated Workforce Training Centers for Bioterrorism). The aim of this project is to identify specific training programs for "front line" clinicians and evaluate their effectiveness. To accomplish this, research methodofogy will include: development of partnerships with key stakeholders with an interest in CME; investigation and documentation of the current status of continuing medical education (CME); investigation and documentation of the current research literature on effective educational techniques and :echnologies for clinicians; * selection of a limited number of instructional modalities that meet the specific requirements of the State's instructional needs; * design and execution of a series of studies that w ill determine the educational content and instructional modalities most effective preparing clinicians to perform well in the event of a bioterrorist event. * investigation and documentation of the current institutional and regulatory policies and practices with respect to continuing medical educati on (CME) for clinicians at hospitals and community-based clinicians. Project findings will contribute to the literature so that the success or failure of the pr eject experience can be known across the country.