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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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