HPA's eHealth service will contribute to a wide range of health care professionals' ability to prepare their response to a deliberate or accidental CBRN incident.
Head of Emergency Response at the HPA's Centre for Preparedness and Response, Roger Cook comments, "By providing health care professionals with CPD approved CBRN e-learning modules, members of this community will be equipped with the skills required to limit the risk to public health. I believe that this new e-learning tool will enhance existing training in preparing healthcare professionals to respond during a terrorist attack or accidental release."
The proposed e-learning modules have been designed to reflect the shift towards online learning in today's environment and to move away from the traditional static linear approach. Modules include scenarios that help to engage the user and engender an interactive approach to learning.
Following the complete roll-out of the HPA's eHealth service, members of the health care profession will be able to access courses that comprise:
- Generic Incident Management
- Biological Incidents: Smallpox
- Radiological Incidents
- Burns and Blasts
- Chemical Incidents
HPA's eHealth service also allows users to register their attendance online for HPA designed face-to-face CBRN and emergency planning courses, details of which can be found on the HPA website.
For further information, please visit:
http://www.hpa.org.uk/ehealth
About the HPA
The Health Protection Agency's role is to provide an integrated approach to protecting UK public health through the provision of support and advice to the NHS, local authorities, emergency services, other Arms Length Bodies, the Department of Health and the Devolved Administrations. The Agency was established as a special health authority (SpHA) in 2003. For further information, please visit
www.hpa.org.uk.