COURSE INFO



Sponsored By:

USF HSC Logo



Course Description
 

CDLS (Core Disaster Life Support) is a 4 hour course that provides an introduction to disaster preparedness.

This course was originally developed by a collaboration of the Medical College of Georgia, the University of Texas, the University of Georgia, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Medical Association. These instituions collaborated to form the National Disaster Life Support Education Consortium (NDLSEC) which now includes representatives from many of the nation's major medical and nursing institutions throughout this country including the University of South Florida College of Nursing. This course was designed to create a standardized approach to disaster management so that instructional material, terminology, and training would become standardized throughout the nation. This course, in addition to the BDLS and ADLS course, is designed to meet the educational objectives for those involved in disaster and emergency managment as outlined by the HRSA (Health Resources Service Agency) and is being review periodically to keep up with and meet HRSA standards or other standards set by Federal Agencies involved with disaster education.

 


Faculty Disclosure Statement
 

The University of South Florida College of Medicine adheres to the ACCME Standards regarding commercial support of continuing medical education. It is the policy of the USF College of Medicine that the faculty and planning committee disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, that relevant conflicts(s) of interest are resolved and also that speakers will disclose any unlabeled/unapproved use of drug(s) or device(s) during their presentation. Detailed disclosure will be made in the course syllabus.
 


Target Audience
 

The target audience for CDLS includes non-medically trained or minimally medically trained personnel that will be involved in a disaster response. This includes administrators and planners, housekeeping and safety personnel, LPN's, medical assistants, law enforcement officials, and any other personnel that would be involved in a disaster response at any level.
 


Objectives
 

Upon the completion of this program, the participant should be able to:

  • Identify the critical need to develop disaster preparedness in his or her community.
  • Define D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R Paradigm.
  • Identify the primary goals of disaster intervention.
  • Discuss strategies for managing disasters.
  • Identify warning indicators for specific man-made disasters and mass casualty incidents.
  • Describe the implementation of M-A-S-S Triage.
  • Describe an incident command structure.
  • Describe the different types of nuclear, biological and chemical events that are of concern in disaster management.
 


Accreditation
 

The University of South Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity for 3.9 contact hours is provided by the University of South Florida College of Nursing, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
 


Program Agenda
 
 

0800 – 0815 Check-in/Registration
0815 – 0825 Welcome, Introduction, Course Overview
0825 – 0910 Disaster Paradigm
0910 – 0935 Detection
0935 – 0950 Incident Command
0950 – 1015 Safety, Security & Assessing Hazards
1015 – 1025 Break
1025 – 1045 Support
1045 – 1105 Triage & Treatment
1105 – 1125 Evacuation
1125 – 1145 Recovery
1145 – 1215 Local Public Health



Faculty
 
Program Director

Frederick L. Slone, M.D.

Dr. Slone is presently a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida College of Nursing. He also holds an appointment at the University of South Florida College of Medicine as an Affiliate Assistant Professor with the University of South Florida Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Slone was a practicing Gastroenterologist for 25 years before retiring three years ago. Subsequently he began working with Dr. Steve Morris at the University of South Florida College of Nursing in developing programs in Disaster Medicine. Along with Dr. Morris they have created several different types of curriculum programs in Disaster Medicine that have been incorporated into the curriculum of the University of South Florida College of Nursing and College of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Slone and Dr. Morris have enabled USF to become designated as a National Disaster Life-Support Regional Training Center. Dr. Slone has also been appointed to the American Board of Disaster Medicine and is working with this Board to create the first National Board Certification test in Dissaster Medicine, and the first Board Certification test to use simulation medicine as part of the testing. In addition, Dr. Slone is on the ADLS( Advanced Disaster Life Support) committee of the NDLS (National Disaster Life Support) Consortium to continue to improve and expand the ADLS course that is used both on a national and international level.

 
 
Course Faculty
Steven Morris , M.D., R.N.

Dr. Morris is presently a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida College of Nursing. He is the Co-Director of the Disaster and Bioterrorism Training Program. Dr. Morris is a graduate of the USF College of Medicine. He is practicing Internist with 15 years of experience in clinical medicine and emergency room medicine. He is also a graduate of Marquette UniversityCollege of Nursing and previously worked in critical care and emergency room nursing. Dr. Morris previously served with the US Navy as a Hospital Corpsman and combat trained field medic. He has practical experience in disaster management working in the Middle East in 2002-2003. He has worked on hurricane response teams for greater than 25 years, most recently being deployed with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for Hurricane Katrina in August 2006. Along with Dr. Slone they have created several different types of curriculum of the University of South Florida College of Nursing and College of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Morris and Dr. Slone have enabled USF to become designated as a National Disaster Life-Support Regional Training Center. In addition, Dr. Morris is an ADLS (Advanced Disaster Life Support) instructor for the NDLS (National Disaster Life Support) Consortium to continue and improve expand the ADLS course that is used both on a national and international level.

 
   


Registration
 

Registration Fee: $50

**Promotions for small groups available. Please contact rwarren@health.usf.edu for more information. **

***If you have a group of 15 or more people interested in this course, special arrangement can be made for your group. Please contact rwarren@health.usf.edu for special requests.***

 

The University of South Florida College of Medicine reserves the right to cancel these seminars due to unforeseen circumstances. In the case of cancellation, a full refund will be given to participants. The USF COM will not be responsible for travel expenses incurred by the participant due to the seminar cancellation
 


Location
 

University of South Florida
College of Nursing
Tampa, Florida

Please use lot 33 for parking after 5PM or on weekends and call 813-974-2069 or 813-244-0892 for parking instructions during business hours.

USF Parking Maps (lot 33 is in the NW portion)
USF Health Science Center Map

 


Accommodations
 

Please notify the CPD Office, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC Box 60, Tampa, Florida, 33612 or call (813) 974-4296 a minimum of ten working days in advance of the event if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed.

Events, activities and facilities of the University of South Florida are available without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability, age, or Vietnam veteran status as provided by law and in accordance with the University's respect for personal dignity.