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Enhanced pharmacy training for counter-terrorism and disaster response.

Armitstead JA, Burton DC

University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0293, USA. jaarmit2@uky.edu

State and federal authorities in the USA have identified pharmacists as important in terrorism detection activities. However few pharmacists are trained for disaster response planning, or providing services at disaster sites. A distance training programme was created by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center (UKCMC) in collaboration with an academic Medical Center, urban and rural community pharmacists, experts in pharmacy and infectious disease, and two state pharmacy associations. There was a substantial improvement in bioterrorism training knowledge as judged by pre- and post-test results. During two years of training, a total of 142 licensed pharmacists received certification (approximately 4.7% of all those in Kentucky). In addition, a network of bioterrorism-trained pharmacists was created for the state.

Published 3 August 2006 in J Telemed Telecare, 12: 3-5.
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