Introducing case scenarios from real CBRN events to train future science and healthcare professionals

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Title: Introducing case scenarios from real CBRN events to train future science and healthcare professionals
Authors: Peña-Fernández, Antonio | Wyke, Stacey | Duarte-Davidson, Raquel | Peña Fernández, María Ángeles
Keywords: CBRN response | UKHSA tools | Training | Decontamination | Environmental recovery
Issue Date: 2024
Editors: Universidad de Alicante. Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación
Citation: Peña-Fernández, A., et al. (2024). "Introducing case scenarios from real CBRN events to train future science and healthcare professionals". En: Satorre Cuerda, Rosana (coord.). Redes de Investigación e Innovación en Docencia Universitaria. Volumen 2024 = Xarxes d'investigació i innovació en docència universitària. Volum 2024. Alacant: Institut de Ciències de l’Educació (ICE) de la Universitat d’Alacant. ISBN 978-84-09-66090-2, pp. 159-171
Abstract: A training course is currently being developed by academics and researchers from the University of Alcalá (UAH, Spain) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The course is designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge required to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents and attacks. It covers the various phases of the response, from initial detection through to the management of the incident and the subsequent recovery phase. Considering the ongoing threat in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza, a series of practical workshops have been developed based on real-world scenarios. These include the use of chemical agents, such as sulphur mustard in Swansea, UK, and mercury in a home-built device circa 1950s, as well as biological events, such as the release of anthrax in a local village hall. These workshops will be conducted in 2023/24. Furthermore, the updated CBRN course was introduced at the undergraduate level, in the following programmes: MPhar Pharmacy, BSc Environmental Sciences, BSc Criminalistics. The course is available to students enrolled in the Sciences and Forensic Technologies undergraduate programme and the postgraduate MSc Industrial Pharmacy and Galenics at the University of Alcalá (UAH, Spain). Despite the diversity of curricula and backgrounds among students across the degree programmes, comparable outcomes were observed. The majority of students indicated that they had acquired the ability to utilise the particular UKHSA resources designed to assist first responders, due to the effective selection of pertinent protection and decontamination techniques in accordance with the specific scenario. The postgraduate students demonstrated slightly superior outcomes compared to those observed in the previously conducted study at an English university. This is to be expected, given that pharmacy students are required to complete a mandatory toxicology module. The results of this study lend support to the modifications made to the curriculum and suggest that prior knowledge of toxicology is a valuable asset for those undertaking the CBRN course. The incorporation of authentic scenarios involving the utilisation of (bio)warfare agents enabled students to gain a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies involved in responding to a real-world scenario.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/149187
ISBN: 978-84-09-66090-2
Language: eng
Tipe: info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart
Rights: © De l’edició: Rosana Satorre Cuerda (Coord.), Asunción Menargues Marcilla, Rocío Díez Ros & Neus Pellín Buades (Eds.); del text: les autores i autors; d’aquesta edició: Institut de Ciències de l’Educació (ICE) de la Universitat d’Alacant
Publisher version: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/149061
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