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Humanitarian University Consortium
Distance Education Initiative
Zoonotic Disease Online Course
Presented by
Stephen M.
Apatow, Director of Research and Development
Humanitarian University Consortium Graduate Studies Center for
Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Law
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Introduction
One of the first actions a veterinary practitioner takes on suspicion
of a natural or intentional outbreak of an important or exotic disease
is timely reporting to proper authorities. Unless knowledge of what
diseases are reportable, and to whom, is maintained before the event,
valuable time will be wasted in "reinventing the wheel."
Practitioners should also engage their human medical counterparts
at the local level. Too often, medical providers at local hospitals
and health departments plan for medical surveillance and response activities
without considering the zoonotic and epizootic diseases that can impact
those systems. Veterinarians who have become active in public health
endeavors have been well received by their counterparts in human health
care and have made important contributions to both animal and human epidemiology.
-- AVMA: Biological terrorism against animals and humans: a brief
review and primer for action.
I. Study Materials
II. OIE:
Data by Disease: Diseases Notifiable to the OIE.
III. Online Test
The Zoonotic Disease Review Online Test encompasses 135 questions (True/False) related
to the Zoonotic Disease Review materials provided in section I. Upon completion
and online submission of the test, individuals with a passing grade
of 90% (implemented 08.30.2004) or above will
receive a certificate of completion by Humanitarian
Resource Institute.
Fee: $50.00 processing fee, required for validation: certificate
of completion.
Continuing
Education Units (CEUs)
Humanitarian
Resource Institute's work associated with 192 Member States
of the United Nations, presents a challenge regarding accreditation
standards, therefore we request enrollees to check with their state's regulatory
board to ensure acceptance of online continuing education credit for the purposes
of state license requirements.
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