Manfred S Green

Risk Assessment and Risk Communication Strategies in Bioterrorism Preparedness - Nato Security through Science Series A: Manfred S Green

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; Avail. in paper. Table of Contents: 1. Preface.- 2. Risk Assessment Strategies.- 2.1. Introduction to Bioterrorism Risk Assessment.- 2.2 Modeling the Risk and Impact of a Bioterrorism Event.- 2.3 Motivation Capabilities and Risk.- 2.4 Using Risk Assessment to Direct Preparedness Efforts.- 2.5 Surveillance Methods for Early Detection of Bioterrorist Event.- 3. Risk Communication.- 3.1 Introduction to Bioterrorism Risk Communication.- 3.2 Risk Communication Dogma is a Mitigating Tool.- 3.3. Communication Techniques in Health Professionals.- 3.4 Getting the Message Through.- 3.5 Novel Technologies and their Role in Effective Risk Communication.- 4. Case Study: Focus on Smallpox.- 4.1 Risk Assessment in Smallpox Bioterrorist Agression.- 4.2 Renewal of Immunological and Public Memory to Smallpox Use of New Tools Yields Old Results.- 4.3. Preparing for a Smallpox Bioterrorist Attack: Pulse Vaccination as an Optimal Strategy."Publisher Marketing: The 2001 anthrax incident in the United States inspired a worldwide increase in bioterror readiness among public health and law enforcement professionals. Resources are being allocated to a variety of potential threats, from the reintroduction of smallpox to the possibility of new genetically-engineered pathogens. Despite the potentially devastating consequences, it remains remarkably difficult to quantify risk. Risk assessment is crucial to the appropriate allocation of resources for research and preparedness. This book includes articles from leading experts in the various disciplines associated with risk assessment and risk communication associated with bioterrorism. These papers are based on presentations at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop in Israel in June 2005, which adressed these issues.