New Animal Disease Emergency Online Course Helps Ensure Rapid and Coordinated Response

March 28, 2018 — 

The impact of an animal disease outbreak will have serious consequences for producers, as well as local and state economies. Ensuring that all responders understand the impact, the terminology used, and actions required will produce a more rapid and coordinated response.

The Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH) at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine is now offering a web-based course, Animal Disease Emergencies: Understanding the Response. The cost for the course is $100. To find out more and to register, visit http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/ADE-Course/.

This web-based, awareness level course is designed for anyone who may be involved in an animal disease response - veterinary and animal health responders, livestock or poultry producers and industry groups, wildlife managers and officers. Traditional responders, including emergency managers, law enforcement, firefighters, public health, will also benefit and learn about roles they may have during a response.

The course is approved for 4.0 hours of veterinary continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval.