New USA Prepare Training Program Helps Hospital-based Emergency Departments be Alert and Ready
USA Prepare (www.usaprepare.com), a division of MC Strategies, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, announced recently the launch of their new training curricula, BORDERS Alert and Ready (www.bordersalertandready.com).
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 7, 2006 -- USA Prepare (www.usaprepare.com), a division of MC Strategies, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, announced recently the launch of their new training curricula, BORDERS Alert and Ready (www.bordersalertandready.com). The courses were developed by the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and are powered by the USA Prepare Knowledge Deployment System®. This offering provides hospital-based emergency departments and allied-health first responders with an interactive, multidisciplinary, web-based training program that allows medical personnel to train any time from any location that has an Internet connection.
One of the consequences of recent natural disasters and acts of terrorism has been a heightened awareness of the need for improved training of hospital-based personnel to be better able to respond to these disasters. Further compounding this challenge is the fact that these catastrophes have very diverse causes, including natural, chemical, biological, explosive or nuclear, each requiring a separate set of knowledge and skills.
“By combining the technology and training of USA Prepare with the medical expertise of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, we can offer relevant training information in a way that fits within busy emergency personnel’s chaotic schedules,” explained Tim Boone, Managing Director of USA Prepare. “The content was developed by practicing healthcare clinicians and other professionals with expertise in germ laboratories and is delivered by time-tested technology. The courses are self-paced and utilize audio, video, illustrations, graphics, and other media that can be delivered online. This is a great way to augment or replace lecture-based training with materials that are self-paced, repeatable and allow for review and additional explanation.”
The BORDERS Alert and Ready program currently offers CE and CME contact hours through the following courses:
| | - Disaster Response Part I
- Bioemergencies Core Concepts
- Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies Core Concepts
- Core Concepts: Chemical Agents
- Explosive and Traumatic Events
- BDLS™ DISASTER Paradigm
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About USA Prepare
USA Prepare is a division of Atlanta-based MC Strategies, Inc. which is part of the Elsevier Health Sciences division. MC Strategies has been providing healthcare computer-based training and consulting services since 1986.
About University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
BORDERS, the Biochemical Organic Radiological Disaster Educational Response System, is a University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences continuing education and training program funded by a grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). BORDERS is designed to improve the individual and collective ability of healthcare professional practitioners to prepare for and respond to acts of bioterrorism in increasingly diverse situations and populations.
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