BIOTERRORISM:A Primary health care Perspectiveحلقة نقاشية

by Lujain Alkhazrajy (كلية طب الكندي)

Wednesday 10 May 2023, 11:00 → 12:00 Asia/Baghdad

قاعة المؤتمرات (كلية طب الكندي)

Bioterrorism is the intentional release of biological agents, such as bacteria, viruses, or toxins, with the intent to cause harm to people, animals, or plants. Bioterrorism can be a major threat to public health, and primary health care providers play an important role in preventing and responding to bioterrorism events.

The target audience for this lecture is primary health care providers, such as nurses, doctors, and pharmacists. The lecture will provide an overview of bioterrorism, including its definition, historical background, classification, and public emergency response. The lecture will also discuss the role of primary health care providers in preventing and responding to bioterrorism events.

The goals of this lecture are to:

Help primary health care providers to understand the threat of bioterrorism.

Help primary health care providers to identify the signs and symptoms of bioterrorism-related illnesses.

Help primary health care providers to manage patients who have been exposed to biological agents.

Help primary health care providers to communicate with public health officials during a bioterrorism event.

The lecture will be divided into the following sections:

Introduction to Bioterrorism

Historical Background of Bioterrorism

Classification of Biological Agents

Public Emergency Response to Bioterrorism

Role of Primary Health Care Providers in Bioterrorism

The lecture will conclude with a discussion of the importance of primary health care providers in preventing and responding to bioterrorism events. Primary health care providers are on the front lines of public health, and they play a critical role in protecting the health of their communities.

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