Bioterrorism Resource Guide
- Disaster Readiness Training - VCU Medical Center Course outlines and PDF brochure of current training opportunities
- Bioterrorism and Biodefense News - Daily news updates from Biotechnology Industry Organization
- Google News - Daily news updates
- CDC: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response - The federal government's major online resource on bioterrorism, from the Centers for Disease Control.
- US Dept of Health and Human Services On line Diagnostic and Treatment Kit - Downloadable Diagnostic and Treatment kit (REMM) designed for health care providers, primarily physicians, who may have to provide medical care during a radiation incident.
- Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness - Free online resource guide database organized by the New York Academy of Medicine in the field of Public Health Preparedness complete with automatic updates through RSS feeds.
- Radiation Event Medical Management - The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) new downloadable online diagnostic and treatment toolkit designed for health care providers, primarily physicians, who may have to provide medical care during a radiation incident.
- AHRQ Bioterrorism Planning and Response - Research projects, evidence reports, issue briefs, conferences, and other resources from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
- Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies - Renowned site from Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.
- Ready.gov - From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 'a common sense framework designed to launch a process of learning about citizen preparedness.'
- Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy - Univ. of Minnesota research program on biological agents, vaccines, food biosecurity and safety.
- Center for the Study of Bioterrorism - St. Louis University School of Public Health, Institute for Biosecurity. A broad range of academic and professional resources.
- Center for Nonproliferation Studies - International non-government group organized to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
- APIC: Bioterrorism Resources - Fact sheets, readiness plans and scenarios from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control.
- American Hospital Association - Disaster Readiness - Links to education and training, recent reports, government and academic resources, and a free downloadable spread sheet planning tool, the Bioterrorism and Epidemic Outbreak Response Model (BERM).
- IDSA: Bioterrorism Information and Resources Clinical information from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
- Bioterrorism Information for First Responders from Centers for Disease Control.
- MedlinePlus: Biodefense and Bioterrorism Information resources for the general public plus links to literature searches in MEDLINE.
- MLA: Bioterrorism Bibliographies and Resources - Extensive list of resources compiled by the Medical Library Association.
- NLM: Biological Warfare Background information and current medical references from the National Library of Medicine.
- American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress - 'A multidisciplinary network of professionals who are committed to the advancement of intervention for survivors of trauma'.
- HardinMD: Bioterrorism/Biological Warfare - A directory of sites with subject listings of more resources.
- Emergency Preparedness and Response - Virginia's coordinating office for bioterrorism activities. Information is provided for the public, health care providers and first responders. Links to VDH health alerts, news releases, and federal government information.
- Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management, Virginia Terrorism Preparedness - A guide to general information on terrorism and preparedness topics.
- Official National Organization for Health Departments - Describes program activities, grant opportunities, legislative information and upcoming events.
- Virginia Disaster Readiness Center - A program of the VCU Institute for 21st Century Medical Challenges, a major goal being to provide the best educational capabilities in disaster medicine to Virginia and the United States of America.
- Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System - Includes a video about the purpose of the response plan for Hampton Roads.
Quick Reference
- Terrorism Information Index Chart - Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management
- Chemical Terrorism Wall Chart (PDF) - North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology
- Bioterrorism and Drug Preparedness - 'The most current information on drug therapy and vaccines, plus advice on purchasing and taking medication' from CDER.
Specific Biological Terror Agents
PDA Resources
- Decision Support Tools - ACP downloadable support tools to help in diagnosis and management of chemical agents of bioterrorism.
- PDA Applications - Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections
- PDA Portal: Bioterrorism - American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine
- Review of PDA Applications in Toxicology & Environmental Health - National Library of Medicine
- WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders)
Provides substance identification support, physical characteristics, health information, and containment and suppression advice for Palm OS and Pocket PC. Available free of charge from National Library of Medicine.
Conferences, Continuing Education
- Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: Linkages with Community Providers - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Web conference on bioterrorism archived online, and distilled into an issue brief.
- 2005 Summer Intensive Course in Biosurveillance - The RODS Laboratory, Center for Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh
- Bioterrorism Information - Online videos from the Univ. of Oklahoma; CME credit through DocSynergy
- Anthrax as a Biological Weapon, 2002 Updated Recommendations for Management JAMA 2002 May;287(17): 2236-2252.
- Anthrax Bioterrorism: Lessons Learned and Future Directions Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1013-1014.
- Anthrax - Chapter 22 In: Zatjchuk R, ed. Textbook of Military Medicine. Washington, DC: Office of the Surgeon General, Walter Reed Medical Center;1997:467-478. (PDF)
- The Primary Care Differential Diagnosis of Inhalational Anthrax VCU Annals of Family Medicine 2004 September; 2:438-444.
- Focus on Anthrax Two research papers on anthrax toxin, as well as a collection of research, news and feature articles from the Nature electronic archive.
- NIH News - Anthrax Genome Decoded Announcement of the May 1 issue of Nature reporting on the complete sequence of the 5.2 million base pairs of the DNA in B. anthracis' single chromosome.
- Medline Search - Anthrax For recent journal literature from the Medline database, using the MEDLINEplus preformatted search.
- Posttraumatic Stress Among Survivors of Bioterrorism Raz Gross and Yuval Neria, JAMA 2004 August 292 (5) ;292:566.
- What Is the Most Cost-Effective Way To Protect People in the Event of an Anthrax Terror Attack? Robert A. Fowler, Gillian D. Sanders, Dena M. Bravata et al.,Annals 2005 142: 601-610.
- Anthrax : bioterror as fact and fantasy / Philipp Sarasin ; translated by Giselle Weiss. Cabell Library; HV 6433.35 S2713
- Books and Book Chapters on Medical Topics Related to Terrorism - the list is from the University of Pittsburg. Some of these may not be available in the VCU Libraries.
To identify articles from a wide range of journal titles, use these Research Databases in science and medicine:
Online Journal Search
To determine if a particular title is available online through VCU, use the Online Journal Search page. Titles can also be browsed in alphabetic order, by broad subject or by vendor.
The Library Catalog will indicate what journal titles are available at VCU in print format or online. Search the Library Catalog by entering the journal title or MEDLINE abbreviation.
Article Compendiums
Collections of articles related to bioterrorism from specific journals
- Journal of the American Medical Association
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Feature Article: Keselman A., Toward a framework for understanding lay public’s comprehension of disaster and bioterrorism information Journal of Biomedical Informatics Volume 38, Issue 4 , August 2005, Pages 331-344. Special Section: JAMA Commentaries
- Bioterrorism Screensavers - Screensavers from AHRQ and University of Alabama designed to increase awareness of specific agents.
- CDC: Response to Bioterrorism (video requires RealOne Player)
- NOVA Online: Bioterror Companion website to the PBS film series; includes video clips, teacher's guide, interactive resources, and links; some features may require additional plugins.