Dear visitors,

I have received the official invitation of one of the “latest” modules for my MediPIET Fellowship.

A new module about Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Awareness and Mitigation, will take place in Petrovac, Montenegro between dates 12-19 March 2023.

This module is designed for participants to understand the principles and processes for preparedness and response to threats to the human health caused by Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear agents. At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the nature of emergencies caused by chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents versus conventional terrorist acts, and be familiar with the main CBRN agents and their effects on human health
• Assist in creating, monitoring and evaluating preparedness plans.
• Get familiar with a sustainable framework for effective interagency cooperation for chemical or biological incidents in peace times and during cross-border CBRN incidents
• Build awareness for early recognition of events caused by deliberate release of chemical, biological or radio-nuclear agents
• Be familiar with the main sources of information and event-based surveillance of CBRN incidents
• Understand the principles and main steps of risk assessment (beforehand, then during CBRN events), risk management and response during CBRN events
• Understand the principles of primary site management and management of exposed people during/following a CBRN-incident
• Be familiar with principles of infection prevention and control and non-pharmaceutical intervention
• Be familiar with different methods for diagnosis and microorganism typing, including molecular testing, and their respective value in outbreak investigations and understand how to interpret the main laboratory tests related to CBRN incidents
• Acquire knowledge and skills of taking clinical and environmental samples of critical substances and of their appropriate transportation following international standards
• Understand the basic principles of risk communication, including its necessary consistency, during a CBRN incident targeting different audiences: social media, general public, professional networks and policy makers and contexts: Intra-country, inter-country, intersectoral, inter-institutions, etc.
• Understand of principles of occupational health and safety for healthcare workers

I will keep you posted for all the outcomes from this module. See you guys in Montenegrino!

With ♥ from Besfort!