Goals
and Objectives
Accreditation
Goals
and Objectives
The goal of the ATSDR
series of Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM) is to increase
the health professional's knowledge of hazardous substances in the
environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed
patients.
After completion of this educational activity, the reader should
be able to describe the major sources of I-131 in the environment,
identify the major routes of human exposure, describe the population
group most at risk for health effects from past exposure to I-131
and why, describe the four factors contributing to the internal
dose of I-131 contamination, assess a patient's environmental or
occupational exposure to I-131, describe the diagnostic evaluation
of a thyroid nodule in an individual exposed to I-131, list two
important actions to take if an environmental release of I-131 occurs,
discuss indications for prophylactic use of potassium iodine (KI)
after an I-131 exposure, and list
three sources of information one could access if an I-131 release
occurs.
Continuing education credit is available free
of charge!
Instructions
for completing CSEM online
Instructions for completing CSEM
on paper
Accreditation
Continuing Medical
Education (CME):
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing
medical education for physicians. CDC designates this educational
activity for a maximum of 2.25 hours in category 1 credit toward
the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician’s Recognition Award.
Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she
actually spent in the educational activity.
Continuing
Nursing Education (CNE):
This activity
for 2.5 contact hours is provided by CDC, which is accredited
as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Continuing
Education Units (CEU):
CDC has been
approved as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and
training programs by the International Association for Continuing
Education and Training and awards 0.2 Continuing Education Units
(CEUs).
Continuing
Health Education Specialist (CHES):
CDC is a
designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH)
in health education by the National Commission for Health Education
Credentialing, Inc. This program is a designated event for the
CHES to receive 2.0 category 1 contact hours in health education.
Expiration:
November 24, 2005
The response form must be completed and returned, either
electronically or by fax or by mail, for eligibility to receive
continuing education credit.
Instructions
for completing CSEM online:
1. Read this
CSEM, Radiation Exposure From Iodine 131;
all answers are in the text.
2. Link to
the MMWR/ATSDR Continuing Education General Information page (www.cdc.gov/atsdr/index.html).
3. Once you
access this page, select the Continuing Education Opportunities
link.
4. Once you
access the MMWR/ATSDR site online system, select the electronic
file and/or register and test for a particular ATSDR course.
a. Under
the heading Register and Take Exam, click on the test
type desired.
b. If you
have registered in this system before, please use the same login
name and password. This will ensure an accurate transcript.
c. If you
have not previously registered in this system, please provide
the registration information requested. This allows accurate tracking
for credit purposes. Please review the CDC
Privacy Notice.
d. Once you
have logged in/registered, select the test and take the posttest.
5. Answer the questions
presented. To receive continuing education credit, you must answer
all of the questions. Some questions have more than one answer.
Questions with more than one answer will instruct you to indicate
all that are true.
6. Complete the course
evaluation and posttest no later than November 24, 2005.
7. You will be able
to immediately print your continuing education certificate from
your personal transcript.
Instructions
for completing CSEM on paper:
1. Read this
CSEM, Radiation Exposure From Iodine 131;
all answers are in the text.
2. Complete the evaluation questionnaire and posttest, including
your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address, if
available.
3. Circle your answers to the questions. To receive your continuing
education credit, you must answer all of the questions.
4. Sign and date the posttest.
5. Return the evaluation questionnaire and posttest, no later than
June 1, 2005, to CDC by one of the following methods:
Mail
Continuing Education Coordinator
Division of Health Education and Promotion, ATSDR
MS E-33, 1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30333 |
or
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Fax
404-498-0061
ATTN: Continuing Education Coordinator |
6. You will receive
an award certificate within 90 days of submitting your credit forms.
No fees are charged for participating in this continuing education
activity.
For a printer-friendly
version of the Radiation Exposure From Iodine 131 case study,
download the PDF version.
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