Health Risks Associated with 9/11 and the WTC Disaster: Lessons Learned—WB2812R
Iris G. Udasin, MD; Denise Harrison, MD; Paul Park, PsyD; Laurie I. Ishak, JD, MA;
CME / CE Released: 3/1/2019; Valid for credit through 9/01/2021
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Program Description
The goal of this activity is to explain the environmental hazards associated with the 9/11 attacks and provide information about the World Trade Center Health Program.
Objectives
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Identify immediate, short- and long-term health risks posed by exposure to disaster and/or terrorist attacks to responders and survivors
- Identify comorbidities most common in survivors and responders to the 9/11 World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania sites
- Assess the healthcare status and needs of the survivors and responders from the 9/11 attacks
Faculty/Credentials
- Iris G. Udasin, MD, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Medicine; Director of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute Clinical Center & Employee Health, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Paul Park, PsyD, Mental Health Clinician, World Trade Center Clinical Center of Excellence, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Laurie I. Ishak, JD, MA, Deputy Director, World Trade Center Health Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Denise Harrison, MD, Director, World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program; Associate Medical Director, Bellevue/NYU Occupational Medicine Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine and Environmental Medicine
Origination Date
March 1, 2017
Expiration Date
September 1, 2021
Target Audience
Administrators, Licenses Practical/ Vocational Nurses, MDs, Medical Assistants, Medical Students, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Technicians, Other Health Educators, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Physician Assistants, Program Managers, Registered Nurses
Contact Information
World Trade Center Health Program
[email protected]
Hardware/Software Requirements
To access activities, users will need:
- A computer with an Internet connection.
- Internet Explorer 8.x or higher, the latest versions of Firefox or Safari, or any other W3C standards compliant browser.
- Adobe Flash Player and/or an HTML5 capable browser may be required for video or audio playback.
- Occasionally other additional software may be required such as PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat Reader.