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Bioterrorism

Christine Suh and Amy Esbenshade

306 – source list

Public Health/Medical

  • Stephanie Browning – director of public health, Boone County and Columbia, 874-7345
  • Marion Warwick – Mo. Dept of Health – medical epidemiologist – 573-751-6005
  • CDC – PR: 404-639-3534, 404-639-3311 – general info: 1-800-311-3435
  • Nanci Gonder – Missouri Health Department and Senior Services, 573-751-6002
  • Monica Moore – University Hospital, Media Relations, 882-4141
  • Lynn Hostetler – Boone Hospital, Media Relations, 815-8000
  • Eddie Hedrick – University Hospital, Manager of infection control, “bug expert,” 882-2264
  • Jeff Lanza – FBI spokesperson, 816-572-8200
  • Steve Sapp - Columbia Fire Dept., 874-7391
  • Daniel Winship: UM Health Care Vice Chancellor and CEO: 882-3944
  • Jo Ann Wait: PR Director for MU Health Care: 882-1081
  • Wayne Hess: Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology: 882-6361
  • Henry Griffiths: Professor Radiology: 882-3944
  • William Crist: Dean of the MU School of Medicine 884-8733
  • Kim Dude: Director of MU’s Wellness Resource Center: 882-4634
  • Susan Even: Director of MU’s Student Health Center: 882-7481
  • Lieutenant Gov. Joe Maxwell: Helpful for information on health care and prescription drugs.
  • Nanci Gonder, Missouri Department of Health (573) 751-6003

MO-1 DMAT

Greater St. Louis Bi-State Disaster Medical Assistance Team

http://www.mo1dmat.org

 

Here are some other links that may be helpful in your coverage: (available at http://63.208.24.134/Terrorism/Links.htm )

Most Americans have never heard of it, but the National Disaster Medical System will be critical to the care of the injured in the next weeks. The plan has alerted doctors as far away as California and burn centers as far away as Indianapolis that they will be needed to help treat the injured in New York. It is this plan that will coordinate what happens to the bodies of massive numbers of dead. Here is the Team's website: http://ndms.dhhs.gov/NDMS/ndms.html

Here are the websites for each state's team: http://ndms.dhhs.gov/Links/Team_Web_Sites/team_web_sites.html. It would be a good opportunity for you to explain this system to the public

Health and Human Services coordinates Disaster Medical Assistance Teams; Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams; Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams; and other medical specialty teams located throughout the country, which can be deployed immediately in the event of natural disasters. In addition, HHS coordinates the National Medical Response Teams for Weapons of Mass Destruction to deal with the medical consequences of incidents potentially involving chemical, biological, or nuclear materials, and is helping metropolitan areas across the nation. More information on these activities can be found on the Web at .

National Disaster Medical System

HHS is the primary agency for coordinating health, medical and health-related social services under the Federal Response Plan, which provides for medical, mental health and other human services to victims of catastrophic disasters. OEP is the medical "911" for all national catastrophic disasters - both natural and man-made.

OEP leads the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), a partnership of four federal agencies - HHS, the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the private sector. The system has three components: direct medical care; patient evacuation; and non-federal hospital care. The NDMS also comprises more than 7,000 private sector medical and support personnel organized into 80 disaster assistance teams. These teams are deployed to provide immediate medical attention to the sick and injured during disasters, as well as mortuary and veterinary care, when local emergency response systems become overwhelmed.

Bio/chemical terrorism

  • Michael Diamond – MU professor, psychological aspects of terrorism, 882-1474
  • Dabir Viswanath – MU professor of chemical engineering, chemical warfare, 884-0707
  • Mark Prelas – MU professor of nuclear engineering, researching new detector, collaborating with Russian scientists, 882-9691
  • Tushar Ghosh – MU professor of nuclear engineering, 882-9736
  • Eddie Hedrick – MU Health – Manager of infection control – “bug expert” – 882-2264
  • Marion Warwick – Mo. Dept of Health – medical epidemiologist – 573-751-6005
  • CDC – PR: 404-639-3534, 404-639-3311 – general info: 1-800-311-3435
  • Stephanie Browning – director of public health, Boone County and Columbia, 874-7345
  • Steve Sapp - Columbia Fire Dept., 874-7391
  • Jeff Lanza – FBI spokesperson, 816-572-8200
  • Monica Moore – University Hospital, Media Relations, 882-4141
  • Jo Ann Wait: PR Director for UM Health Care - Could answers questions, such as whether health facilities are ready to test for and treat anthrax and other viruses. 882-1081
  • William Crist: Dean of the MU School of Medicine: He can tell you if the School of Medicine has any anthrax or other virus samples, and if so, how safely they are kept. Also, you could ask him what kind of experiments and research are being done at the school concerning viruses. 884-8733
  • Timothy Daniel: Missouri Special Advisor for Homeland Security: 356-3349
  • The John Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies: www.hopkins-biodefense.org - Contact: Dr. Tara O’Toole, Deputy Director: (410) 223-1667
  • The ANSER Institute for Homeland Security: www.homelandsecurity.org - Contact: Col. Randy Larsen (Ret.), Director: (703) 416-3597
  • The Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism: www.mipt.org - Contact: General Dennis J. Reimer (Ret.), Director: (405) 232-5121
  • The Columbia Bio-terrorism Task Force (mentioned in an article by Kimberly Klouda), made up of University Hospital personnel.
  • Terri Rebmann: an expert on infectious disease control at the Center for the study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections at the St. Louis University School of Public Health.
  • Lieutenant Gov. Joe Maxwell - He would likely know about any task force in place to handle emergencies such as biological warfare in Columbia as well as the state.
  • Scott Lillibridge, bioterrorism expert at the Department of Health and Human Services (404) 639-0389 srl1@CDC.GOV