Understanding and Responding to Mass Casualty Radiation Incidents On demand Webinar

Understanding and Responding to Mass Casualty Radiation Incidents On demand Webinar explores patient safety as it relates to potential exposure and/or contamination as a result of a nuclear or radiologic incident. This recorded webinar is available from June 22, 2017, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on June 21, 2020.

    Target Audience

    This program is designed to meet the interest of radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, radiation therapists, and nurses.

    Learning Objectives

    At the conclusion of this activity, the learn will be able to:

    • Identify the major types of serious nuclear and radiation incidents.
    • Understand the diagnosis and treatment of the acute radiation syndrome, and the diagnosis and treatment of external and internal contamination.
    • Define the “whole community” response concept and identify the roles of federal, state, and local responders.
    • Identify how you can volunteer locally and in your hospital.
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
      The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 1.25 Certificate of Attendance
      This activity was designated for 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
    Course opens: 
    06/22/2017
    Course expires: 
    06/21/2020
    Cost:
    $0.00
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    Judith Bader, MD has nothing to disclose.

    Andrew Salner, MD, FACR has nothing to disclose.

    Albert Wiley, MD, PhD, FACR, FASTRO has nothing to disclose.

     

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    Committee Disclosure

    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education to physicians.

     

    Available Credit

    • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
      The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
    • 1.25 Certificate of Attendance
      This activity was designated for 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

    Price

    Cost:
    $0.00
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    Course Fees:
    This activity is free to all participants.

    Policies:
    No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for those participants who, for any reason, have not completed the course by the end of the qualification date. The qualification date for each course is listed in the course catalog on the ASTRO website under availability.

    Participants using ASTRO's online courses to satisfy the requirement of a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program should verify the number, type and availability dates of any course before making a purchase. No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for participants who have purchased courses that do not align with their MOC requirement.

    The course and its materials will only be available on the ASTRO website for that 3 year period regardless of purchase date. At the expiration of the qualification, participants will no longer have access to the course or its materials. ASTRO reserves the right to remove a course before the end of its qualification period.

     

     

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