Maryland Medicine Re-addresses Our State's Response to Bioterrorism

  
The autumn 2001 issue of Maryland Medicine, the Maryland State Medical Journal, addressed bio-terrorism. This special issue addressed many facets of biological, chemical, and nuclear warfare. First published in the spring 2000 issue of the journal, the editorial board decided that, in light of recent events, it was important to revisit this information. 

Topics that were addressed included coordinating emergency preparedness at the local and state levels, emergency medicine in hospitals, emergency hospital management of biochemical warfare, post traumatic stress disorder, trauma preparedness, Biological agent characteristics, and clinical characteristics of critical biological agents. 

Other information included key agency contacts, how to report suspected problems, web sites, potential agents, the medical community’s role in response to acts of bio-terrorism, and resources for establishing bio-terrorism emergency response policies and procedures. This issue of Maryland Medicine was delivered before Thanksgiving.

If you are not a member MedChi and wish to purchase a copy of this special extensive issue, please contact Susan Raskin, managing editor, at 301-921-4300 ext. 110 or sraskin@mcmedsoc.org.  


Click here to read 3 articles from the 2000 special bio- terrorism issue

AUTUMN 2001 Special Issue
The authors:

Julie Casani, M.D., Medical Coordinator of Emergency Preparedness and Response for Maryland DHMH.

Robert Bass, M.D., Head of Shock Trauma Emergency Unit at Univ. of Maryland

Edward Lucci, M.D., Head of Emergency Management of Bio/Chemical Warfare at Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Michael Dempsey, M.D., wrote on Anthrax, and Anthrax Information for Health Care Providers.

Bruce Smoller, M.D., journal editor wrote on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Timothy Baker, M.D., M.P.H. and Ross McKenzie, M.S. wrote about Cyber Terrorism

Michael Sauri, M.D., M.P.H., T.M., wrote on managing bioterrorism attacks, and acceptable risk.

Susan Raskin, managing editor, wrote on a review of congressional testimony by Jonathan Tucker, M.D., head of the Monterey Institute, on "Improving Inefctious Disease Surveillance to Combat Bioterrorism and Natural Emerging Infections." as well as a interview with Rick Alcorta, M.D. Maryland EMS Medical Director and Director of the Maryland CSEPP (Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program).

 

Biology and Terrorism in an Uncertain World

Are We Ready? 

Below you will find three articles that were first featured in the Spring 2000 issue of Maryland Medicine entitled, "Are We Ready?". The first article, "Bioterrorism: Are We Prepared", was written by Michael A. Sauri, M.D., M.P.H. who specializes in internal medicine, infectious disease, and occupational medicine in Rockville, Maryland. He is a former Lt. Col., Medical Crops, U.S.A.F., and U.S. Army. The second article, "Behind the Scenes at USAMRIDD", is an interview with Colonel Gerald W. Parker, Ph.D., D.V.M. about the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and its biological and chemical research. The last article, "Bioterrorism and the Public Health", was written by Georges C. Benjamin, M.D., who is the secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.  You need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to read the following.  

The editorial board of Maryland Medicine will be meeting on October 4th, 2001. The will consider re-running one of these articles in the autumn 2001 issue of the journal. In addition, in light of the tragic recent national events, and how it will affect events both nationally and worldwide in the future, the board will discuss whether to revisit the topic of biology and terrorism as the theme of its winter 2002 issue.

Susan Raskin, managing editor of  Maryland Medicine 9/24/01

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