Free H1N1 readiness test

Many companies are looking for help on how to get ready for H1N1. Quick answers, not confusing reams of information. But most resource sites leave people "bored, confused, and panicked all at the same time," as one journalist recently said.

For all those business people saying, "Just tell me what I need to do to be ready for H1N1," a FREE course is now available that tells them exactly that. Users can get in and out in minutes, with the direction they need to make sure their company is ready. In under 15 mins, managers can test and improve their own preparedness. In under 10 minutes, employees can also be tested.

Find out if your company and staff are ready. The link for this is:

http://www.coursepark.com/h1n1

We appreciate your getting this free resource out there. If you want more information, please visit the course at http://www.coursepark.com/h1n1 or read the media release below.

ForImmediate Release October27, 2009<o:p></o:p>Free e-Learning Courseware will Allow Companies
To Measure and Improve Readiness for H1N1<o:p></o:p>Companies will be able to track, measure andconfirm what
employees know and what they still need to learn.<o:p></o:p>St. John’s, NL, Canada. To address widespread concern overH1N1’s potentially devastating effect on business if high numbers of employeesbecome sick, on Wednesday, October 28, a free new e-learning resource is beingreleased to help companies prepare for and even stop the spread of H1N1. Theprogram, called H1N1 in theWorkplace, allows employers to assess and improve their company’sreadiness. Emad Rizkalla is President of Bluedrop Performance Learning,the company that created the course. He points out that it has the potential tomake a huge difference in removing the uncertainty that companies now feel.“The secondary H1N1 pandemic is the wave of ignorance and confusion around thedisease,” he states. “And few places are more in trouble than corporations.Uncertainty is rife in businesses over how to prepare for H1N1. It is true thatmost multinationals and large governments have completed planning and trainingthat many experts say is of questionable benefit. However, tens of thousands of small to medium sized companies,whose employees total in the millions, have negligible planning and training inplace. Many managers have had few resources to truly assess their readiness ormeasure employees’ understanding of H1N1 and how to reduce its spread.”This course, will be available as of October 28 at www.coursepark.com/h1n1 and will letcompanies see in minutes their employees’ level of preparedness:· Far beyond just distributing brochures ordisplaying posters, it allows companies to measurehow ready employees are for H1N1, and correct any vulnerabilities thatmight remain.· A manager can easily distribute the course toall employees by email in minutes. · The detailed tracking system lets managers seeexactly which workers complete the course, the scores obtained, and anyareas of preparedness that might need additional attention. · The course, including a pre-test and post-test,can typically be completed in 10 to 15 minutes. · The course is non-technical, covering the keypoints without bogging down or overwhelming busy workers. H1N1 in the Workplacewas developed by Bluedrop Performance Learning with medical direction from Dr.Bill Bavington, a leading Canadian epidemiologist and Dr. Charlie Easmon,Medical Director of Number One Health in Great Britain. The course leveragesthe functionality of CoursePark, a new online Learning Management Network thatuses the power of online communities to connect trainers, learners, businesses,and course providers.The Johnson GEO CENTRE, a leading Canadian museum, was oneof the very first to sign up for the new course. Executive Director Paul Dean notedthat, “This course will give me peace of mind that our people are prepared. Wecan test, measure, and find whether or not each staff member or volunteer ‘getsit,’ or still needs more training.”Bluedrop’s Rizkalla agrees that the value of the course isconfirming companies are actually ready. “The big danger here is that companiesjust don’t know if their people are ready. Yes everyone is sending their staffto Internet links, holding employee meetings and putting up posters. The question however is, are employeesreally learning? Do they actually know what to do? Our H1N1 course foremployees sorts fact from fiction and tells them how to protect themselves. CourseParkthen captures their answers to key questions to make sure they learned it.Managers can track everyone to see who has taken the course, who has thenecessary knowledge, and who needs more training. Removing uncertainty can helpstop the spread of H1N1, not to mention the spread of apathy, fear orignorance.”Bluedrop Performance Learning is an award-winning companythat has developed e-learning and training solutions for global leaders inbusiness and government, including Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, ScheringPlough, GE, General Dynamics, McGraw Hill, Prentice Hall, RBC, Manulife, the PublicHealth Agency of Canada, and both the Canadian and US Departments of Defense.Bluedrop has offices in St. John’s, Halifax, Fredericton, Ottawa, Toronto,Calgary, and Washington, DC. More information is available at www.coursepark.com/h1n1 or throughthe contact below.— 30—For your advance screening only — NOT FOR PUBLICATION — the course can be viewed now at http://www.bluedrop.com/h1n1 Username: betauserPassword: vaccineThe course’sACTUAL URL FOR PUBLICATION is:http://www.coursepark.com/h1n1

For more information or to arrange an interview with EmadRizkalla, please contact:Lorne Pike
Director Corporate Solutions
CoursePark
709.739.9000 ext 663800.563.3638 ext 663lornepike@coursepark.com

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