Ebola, Bioterrorism Expert Giving Free Presentation at CCC Monday

The spread of the deadly ebola virus to the United States has been one of the top news stories throughout the nation for several weeks. Because Camden County College’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility exists to inform the CCC and local communities about newsworthy topics in a timely manner, the Center has invited a nationally recognized expert to deliver a free, public presentation about ebola on the College’s Blackwood Campus.

The talk “The Truth About Ebola and the Threat of Bioterrorism” will be given by Edward H. Jasper, M.D., director of the Jefferson Bioterrorism and Disaster Preparedness Center of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in Civic Hall on the College’s Blackwood Campus and run about 50 minutes.

“The Truth About Ebola and the Threat of Bioterrorism” will discuss ebola and how it is transmitted. It also will address the threats presented by ebola and acts of bioterrorism.

Jasper is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and a clinical assistant professor at Jefferson Medical College. He has extensive field training and was called upon recently to provide an expert briefing on ebola to a Congressional delegation. The Jefferson Bioterrorism and Disaster Preparedness Center provides continuing education and training to the nationwide healthcare workforce about threats, occurrences and effects of natural disasters and accidental or deliberate biological, chemical, explosive and radiological events.

CCC’s Blackwood Campus is located at College Drive and Peter Cheeseman Road in Gloucester Township, just off Exit 7 of Route 42. Abundant free, off-road parking is available.

For further details regarding “The Truth About Ebola and the Threat of Bioterrorism” or questions about other Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility programming, visit www.camdencc.edu/civiccenter; email CCLRregistrations@camdencc.edu; or call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4333. Information also is available by following @CenterForCivic on Twitter or “liking” the Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility page on Facebook.

This event is taking place less than two weeks after Camden County College hosted a training meeting on ebola for first-responders and healthcare workers from throughout Camden County. That free session was coordinated by the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services and Cooper University Health Care, also on the Blackwood Campus.