Center for Disaster and Austere Medicine
Advancing crisis preparedness and care in every setting.
Contact us: 856.968.7572
The Center for Disaster and Austere Medicine at Cooper University Health Care is the regional leader in crisis preparedness and response.
The Center focuses on the principles and practices of emergency management while also incorporating healthcare crisis management, operational medicine, emergency medicine, and practicing in resource-limited (or austere) settings.
Mission
To serve the Southern New Jersey Region by improving crisis preparedness through innovative research, education, and collaborative public service with local partners.
BDLS and ADLS Courses
The Center for Disaster and Austere Medicine is the Regional Training Center of the National Disaster Life Support Foundation (NDLSF).
Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS), a course endorsed by the NDLSF, is a 7.5 hour competency-based, awareness-level course that introduces concepts and principles to prepare health professional for the management of injuries and illnesses caused by disasters and public health emergencies.
Click here for more information on how sign up for a course.
Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS) is an intense 15-hour course that builds upon the skills learned in BDLS to allow participants to demonstrate hands-on competencies in mass casualty management.
Click here for more information on how sign up for a course.
Do you want to get involved with the Center for Disaster and Austere Medicine?
Contact Simon Sarkisian, DO, MS, FAAEM
Emergency Medicine Physician
Medical Director, Disaster Medicine
856.968.7572
sarkisian-simon@cooperhealth.edu