MICR 842
Biological Threats and Public Health
(Required for all Biodefense TG students)

Course Syllabi
Spring 2008
Location: Public Health Sciences Classroom A, MSB 3182
Time: Thursdays 12:00-1:00

Complementary to BIMS 834 - Issues in Biodefense: Science and Policy, this course offers an interdisciplinary approach for graduate students or upper level undergraduate students to explore the current environment of preparedness to biological threats at the interface of public health. Seminars and case-based discussions will focus on current topics and events in biopreparedness, biodefense, and policy. One hour of lecture/discussion per week.

Date

Topic

Lecturer 

1/17

Historical perspectives of public health responses to pandemics

Duane Osheim, Professor and Chair, UVA Dept of History

 

 

 

1/24

History of Biological Warfare I Overview

Anjeanette Roberts

 

 

 

1/31

 Select Agents rules/regulations

Barbara Mann

 

 

 

2/7

Consideration of Special Interest Groups: Religious, cultural, and disability groups

Ruth Gaare Bernheim, UVA Public Health Sciences

 

 

 

2/14

Quarantine/Shielding

Greg Saathoff, UVA, Center for National Law Security

 

 

 

2/21

Quarantine/Shielding II

Case discussions- Course Directors

 

 

 

2/28

Rationing of resources

Ruth Gaare Bernheim, UVA Public Health Sciences

 

 

 

3/6

Spring Break

 

 

 

 

3/13

Biopreparedness: Emergency room and Hospital responses

Chris Holstege, UVA Center for Clinical Toxicology

 

 

 

3/20

Biopreparedness: Local response

Marge Sidebottom, UVA Emergency Management Chair

 

 

 

3/27

Biopreparedness: Health Department response

Lillian Peake, Director of Charlottesville-Albemarle Heath Department

 

 

 

4/3

Lessons Learned from 2001 Anthrax

John Jernigan, Medical Epidemilogist, CDC

 

 

 

4/10

Conducting research in an emergency response situation and dual use research

Mimi Foster Riley, UVA Law School

 

 

 

4/17

Federal Emergency Response:  National Incident Management Services NIMS, Surveillance

Ruth Gaare Bernheim, UVA Public Health Sciences

 

 

 

4/24

Mass Immunization programs and conscientious objectors

Course Directors