Michigan's CHEMPACK Program Training Module



Overview

This learning module will provide intermediate level information about the Michigan CHEMPACK program, agency roles, nerve agent exposure treatment options, and additional responder/provider information.

For more information, please contact Kerry Chamberlain 517-335-8150.


Target Audience
Specialties - Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, EMS, Family Practice, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Law Enforcement, Medical Examiner Investigator, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Pediatrics, Physician Assistant, Public Health

Date & Location
Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 12:00 AM - Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 12:00 AM

Objectives
  1. Identify the purpose of the CHEMPACK program.
  2. Describe the roles of the agencies involved with the Michigan CHEMPACK program.
  3. Identify signs, symptoms and appropriate treatment for nerve agent exposure.
  4. Identify the process for requesting CHEMPACK asset.
  5. Identify appropriate healthcare provider safety when responding to a nerve agent incident.

Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and Bureau of EMS, Trauma and Preparedness. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Credit amount subject to change.   Interprofessional Continuing Education This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. Physicians Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this activity for 1.0 contact hours for nurses.  Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Continuing Nursing Credit- ANCC (1.00 hours), General Attendance (1.00 hours), IPCE Credit (1.00 hours), Other Learner Attendance (1.00 hours)