Disaster Management in Limited Resource Settings Short Self-Paced Course, 3rd Edition, Continuing Education Information

Details

Target Audience

This course is broadly designed for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and students of the health professions.

Time Required to Complete Course

Course participants on average should expect approximately five hours are required to complete this course and post-test.

Computing Requirements

The following are the minimum computing requirements for participating this course. Students must have ready access to and be functionally proficient with:

• A personal computer with an up-to-date operating system and ample memory for downloads
• A web browser, preferably the most up-to-date version of Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari
• Applications capable of opening Microsoft Word documents and of viewing PDFs
• An Internet connection, preferably high speed

Successful Completion

The following are the minimum requirements for successfully completing the course:

• Complete pretest
• Complete all readings and interactive in course content
• Complete post-test with a minimum score of 80%
• Complete evaluation
• Complete course credit claims form if registered for continuing education

Competency Objectives

At the completion of this INMED course learners will be able to:

• Define disaster management.
• Review key terms used in disaster management.
• List key players in disaster management.
• Discuss the phases of disaster management.
• Analyze goals and objectives of the four phases of disaster management.
• Prioritize challenges in disaster management.
• Identify your role in disaster management.
• Assess your preparedness and need before responding do disaster events.
• Develop strategies to reduce vulnerability in a community or patient population.

Continuing Education

Physicians

Institute for International Medicine is accredited by the Missouri State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Institute for International Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Launch Date: April 1, 2022

Accreditation Termination Date: April 1, 2025

Other Healthcare Professionals

A certificate of completion indicating the number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ will be issued for completing this course. Certificates may be submitted to applicable state boards for recognition.

Disclosures

Planning Committee