Upcoming Course: Tentatively, Summer 2010

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The one-week intensive Terrorism and Medicine Program is only offered in the summer. The program is designed for medical practitioners, academics, and emergency response personnel, as well as security and disaster management professionals and policy makers, who want to gain a broader understanding of the threats of terrorism, methods of response, and emergency preparedness. The program will provide a comprehensive overview of the principles of terror medicine and mass casualty and disaster management, building on the extensive experience gained by Israel in dealing with victims of terror attacks and mass casualty events (MCE). Participants will acquire a holistic view of the essential role played by emergency preparedness in minimizing terror casualties.

The week-long program will take place in Jerusalem at Hadassah University Hospital-Ein Kerem, site of Israel’s first Level One trauma center. Hadassah has handled 40% of the more than 8,500 people victimized by terror since September 2000. In light of this experience, the hospital is at the cutting edge of emergency medicine. The workshop at Hadassah hospital will be led by the world’s leading experts in the field.

Program Content
The Terrorism and Medicine Course combines hands-on drills with workshops. Participants will be provided with a realistic interface between theory and practice. The course is designed to provide participants with new skills in such areas as: defining the threat; writing standard operating procedures; working with check lists; debriefings; dealing with post-traumatic stress disorders; setting up information centers for families; and managing the media. The program will allow participants from around the globe to benefit from Israel’s experience in dealing with the effects of terrorism on society.

Program Structure & Tutition
The Terrorism and Medicine Program will be taught in English over a one-week period, by top experts from Israel and abroad, at Hadassah University Hospital-Ein Kerem. Upon completion of the program, participants will be granted a certificate from ICT and the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya, and Hadassah University Hospital. Tuition for the course is $2,680. If the course is taken with the three-week Executive Certificate Program in Counter-Terrorism Studies, tuition is $7,250 for all seven courses. The tuition does not include transportation to/from Israel or accomodation.

*Terrorism and Medicine is contingent upon the number of confirmed applicants for the course.