Disaster and Counter-Terrorism Medicine

All Disasters Are Local

You never know when a disaster or terrorist attack will happen, but when it does, you know you will be responding. During those early hours, your resources will be limited and stretched thin. You may also be at risk for secondary targeting or other scene safety issues unique to asymmetric terrorist attacks.

Knowing the skills and strategies of disaster and counter-terrorism medicine will help you respond in your community.

Program Overview

The library of 48 online presentations covers the most important topics of disaster medicine and the new field of counter-terrorism medicine, including mitigation, preparedness and response strategies, and specific disaster scenarios such as earthquake, hurricane, CBRNE and asymmetric terrorist attack.

The content was developed by and features the narration of Gregory Ciottone, M.D., FACEP, an international expert in the field of disaster and counter-terrorism medicine.

The series of presentations provides convenient and broad access to individuals and groups who will be tasked to respond when disaster strikes.

Please note this lecture series does not qualify for continuing education (CE) credits.

About Dr. Ciottone

Dr. Gregory Ciottone is considered a leading expert in disaster and counter-terrorism medicine. He is a U.S. board-certified emergency physician and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where he is the director of the only disaster medicine fellowship program at a Harvard teaching hospital.

Dr. Ciottone has appeared as a subject matter expert on multiple news outlets including CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC, and he has given TEDx talks on counter-terrorism medicine and crisis leadership, the latter based on his experience commanding a federal disaster team at Ground Zero on 9/11. He has shared his valuable knowledge of disaster and counter-terrorism medicine in over 30 countries, and through his sustainable consulting projects he has trained over 75,000 healthcare professionals worldwide.

In 2006 Dr. Ciottone published Disaster Medicine by Elsevier, considered by many as the definitive textbook at the time. The second edition, published in 2016 and titled Ciottone’s Disaster Medicine, was named the leading textbook in the field by the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Disaster and Counter-Terrorism Medicine Presentations

The series of 48 presentations covers a wide range of topics necessary for every first responder, providing guidance on how to be prepared before, during and after a disaster or terrorist attack occurs.

1. Introduction to Disaster Medicine
2. Overview of Disaster Response
3. The Disaster Cycle
4. Disaster Medicine in the Field
5. EMS Disaster Operations
6. Hospital-Based Disaster Operations
7. Psychology of Terrorism
8. Community-based Disaster Resiliency
9. Operational Continuity
10. Disaster Planning-Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
11. Hospital Preparedness
12. Tabletop Drills
13. Building Surge Capacity
14. Personal Protective Equipment
15. Command and Control
16. Scene Safety
17. Search and Rescue
18. Communications
19. Operations and Logistics
20. Interagency Response
21. Disaster Triage
22. Collection/Medical Stabilization
23. Field Trauma Care
24. Mass Casualties
25. Hazardous Materials Event Quarantine
26. Decontamination
27. Post-Disaster Infectious Diseases
28. Complex Disaster Response
29. Tactical EMS
30. Staying Healthy in Austere Environment
31. Hurricane
32. Tornado
33. Earthquake
34. Flood
35. Tsunami
36. Fires
37. Pandemics
38. Complex Humanitarian Crises
39. Manmade Disasters
40. Explosions/Bombings
41. Building Collapse
42. Wars and Violent Conflict
43. Terrorist Events
44. Weapons of Mass Destruction
45. Radiation
46. Chemical
47. Biologic
48. Lessons Learned- Pearls for the 21st Century