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• The Program's objective is to enhance the knowledge and skills of health care professionals to meet the public health preparedness and emergency response demands resulting from acts of bioterrorism and other incidents.

 

Emergency Preparedness

 

 

Basic Emergency Preparedness for Dental Professionals
Columbia University

This online course, designed for the practicing dental professional, uses industry best-practices and dental association recommendations to educate the dental practitioner about the preparation for and response to disasters and other public health emergencies. Topics include: Roles and responsibilities of the dental team, disaster preparedness and planning, emergency care of disaster patients, and more.

1. Self-paced slide show consisting of 194 slides
2. Includes a required pre-test
3. Includes a 19 question post test
4. Certificate of completion available through Columbia University

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Basic Emergency Preparedness for Emergency Medical Services
Columbia University

This online course is designed to provide emergency medical services (EMS) providers with an overview of operational and tactical considerations when responding to a disaster or terrorist event. Course content includes: Overview of agents and hazards, triage, patient assessment, clinical management, personal protective equipment (PPE), and decontamination. This course is developed using the Office for Domestic Preparedness Responder Guidelines for EMS providers, and the Columbia Competencies for Public Health workers.

1. Self-paced slide show consisting of 156 slides
2. Includes a 50 question post test
3. Includes practice then demonstration of competencies
4. Certificate of completion available through Columbia University

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Best Practices for the Protection of Hospital-Based First Receivers
Yale University

This course meets the awareness-level training requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The course provides information on hazardous substances and the risks associated with them as well as procedures needed to ensure the safety of health care workers and patients during a disaster or emergency event.

1. Self-paced slide show consisting of 75 slides
2. Includes review questions inserted in the course
3. Includes a 10 question post-test
4. Certificate of completion available through Yale University

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Blast Injuries: A Review 
Sussan K. Sutphen, MD, MEd - Medscape.com

The purpose of this course is to review blast injuries including type, pathophysiology, and management recommendations.

            To take this course click here

Evacuation to and From Nursing Homes in an Emergency
Cherylyn Murphy, Sue Englesby 

   
This presentation details all things related to nursing homes in the event of a disaster. To download the PowerPoint slides for this presentation click here .

To view this VGR click here .

Facility Fire and Life Safety Workshop
Idaho Department of health and Welfare Panel

    
The purpose of the broadcast is to inform and educate providers, Administrators, Maintenance Engineers and other interested persons of the recent changes in the Facility Fire/Life Safety Survey Program.  The changes are due to staff and programmatic reorganization within the Bureau of Facility Standards, as well as recent changes in CMS regulations. The VGR discusses those changes and overviews the Fire/Life Safety Survey process; reviews the most common citations, and how to prevent/correct those citations, it also explains the principles of life and property conservation and how it relates to surveys. Finally, the VGR discusses the newly proposed CMS Rules requiring retrofitting sprinklers into existing Long Term Care Facilities. To download the poster for this presentation click here .

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Hospital Emergency Response Exercises
New York Consortium For Emergency Preparedness Continuing Education - Columbia University

The intent of this product is to provide a cost effective simulation for hospital administrators to use to test the basic preparedness of their clinical staff. We focused on the systems rather than the symptoms of the emergency response.By obtaining a passing score, the clinician will have demonstrated thier competency to respond appropriately during an activation of their hospital's response plan. Clinicians should be able to complete this simulation in one hour and will receive one hour of category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award or one hour of Nursing credit.

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Incident Command System (ICS) 100 Training
Dave Hanneman - Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Boise Fire Dept.
Mike Nelson - Masters of Strategic Intelligence (Joint Military Intelligence College, Washington, DC)

Provides training on and resources for personnel who require a basic understanding of the Incident Command System (ICS).

Important features of ICS include:

• Wide applicability across all emergency management disciplines
• Used to organize both near-term and long-term field operations 
• Used for a broad spectrum of emergencies, from small to complex
• Used by all levels of government
• Used by private sector and nongovernmental organizations

Dave Hanneman and Mike Nelson discuss ICS based on their experiences while working with the city of Boise.

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Incident Command for Physicians
Richard L. Alcorta, MD, FACEP - Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Alcorta explains the basics of the Incident Command System, focusing particularly on the role of physicians in the system.
Part 1: Overview
Part 2: Command Staff Positions
Part 3: Division and Group Positions, Part 1
Part 4: Division and Group Positions, Part 2

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Introduction to Emergency Management
Yale University

This is an awareness-level course that introduces strategies for all-hazards planning and response, incident command, communications, mental health needs, staff responsibilities, personal contingency plans and addressing the needs of special populations.  

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Incident Command Systems (ICS) for Health Care with NIMS
Yale University

During an emergency, an Incident Command System (ICS) assists in the command, control, and coordination of all efforts aimed at protecting life, preserving property, supporting the emergency response and stabilizing the operations of a health care site.  This course provides the health care workforce with an introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System and the National Response Plan including key concepts, benefits, and purpose of the ICS and NRP.

1. Self-paced slide show consisting of 87 slides
2. Includes review questions inserted in the course
3. Includes a listing and links to additional resources
4. Includes Printable PDF forms to use for ICS - Job Action Sheets, Incident Action Plan Template, Activities Log forms, etc.
5. Includes a 10 question post-test.
6. Includes an evaluation form
7. Certificate of completion available through Yale University

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Incident Command Systems (ICS) for Health Care non-NIMS (EM 140)
Yale University

This course provides an ICS introduction for the health care workforce and is designed to provide an overview of roles and responsibilities for ICS members and review unified command principles.

1. Self-paced slide show consisting of 87 slides
2. Includes review questions inserted in the course
3. Includes a listing and links to additional resources
4. Includes a 10 question post test
5. Includes an evaluation form
6. Certificate of completion available through Yale University

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Integrated Multi-Hazard Preparedness: The Veterinarian’s Role
Dr. Marc E. Mattix   

                                   
Veterinarians must integrate their unique skills with the greater public safety/public health community- a process requiring awareness and familiarity with preparedness issues and the strategic planning process. This presentation defines the veterinarian’s role within today’s local and global environment.
Follow the link to download the flier for this presentation click here .

To view this VGR click here .

National Incident Management System (IS 700) Training
Dave Hanneman - Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Boise Fire Dept.
Mike Nelson - Masters of Strategic Intelligence (Joint Military Intelligence College, Washington, DC)

 

The NIMS provides a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, tribal and local governments to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity. The NIMS establishes standard incident management processes, protocols and procedures so that all responders can work together more effectively. NIMS components include:

• Command and Management;
• Preparedness;
• Resource Management;
• Communications and Information Management;
•  Supporting Technologies; and
• Ongoing Management and Maintenance.

Dave Hanneman and Mike Nelson discuss NIMS based on their experiences while working with the city of Boise.

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Pesticides in Clinical Care
Idaho Area Health Education Center - MSG

This training program is targeted towards physicians and discusses a full range of pesticides in current use and how these affect patient health. Also discussed are the mechanisms of toxicity, indicators of pesticide poisoning, and historical implications of pesticides

• Slide show presentation with audio - 51 Slides
• Includes required pre-test and post-test
• CME available

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Pesticides in Clinical Care Part II
Idaho Area Health Education Center - MSG

This training program is targeted towards physicians and discusses a full range of pesticides in current use and how these affect patient health. Also discussed are the mechanisms of toxicity, indicators of pesticide poisoning, and historical implications of pesticides. This is the second part of the Pesticides in Clinical Care course.

• Slide show presentation with audio - 32 Slides
• Includes required pre-test and post-test
• CME (Still Pending)

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Point of Distribution Medical Evaluation Officer Training
Columbia University

This training program is designed for clinicians assigned to the medical reserve corps who will be evaluating persons who will present to a point of distribution (POD) clinic for prophylaxis or treatment. This training introduces the medical evaluation officer to the POD functions and uses interactive patient assessment modules to simulate patient encounters.

1. 14 Interactive Patient Simulations

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Preparing for the Return of SARS: Are We Ready?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

This course is a set of two archived webcasts from the CDC. Topics covered include: infection control for hospitals and other healthcare facilities, legal challenges of quarantine, basic diagnosis and patient management, and SARS surveillance.

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Primary Care Practitioners - Preparedness, Contribution, and Response to Major Incidents and Emergencies
Arvind Patel, MD  - Idaho State University

This presentation outlines the potential contribution and discusses preparedness of primary care practitioners (PCP) in the response and management of major incidents, such as a bioterrorism. The PCP is well placed to deal with the impact of bioterrorism because their community based location and ability to provide immediate and continuing care regardless of age, gender or organ system affected. To be effective, the PCP needs to recognize threats, provide education and treatment for patients and to know what, when and where to report pertinent information to initiate a public health response.

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Role of Sanitarians in Disaster
David Blodgett, MD, MPH - Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Blodgett describes how government public health agencies and public health workers will function after a disaster and discusses the many duties that sanitarians must perform after a disaster.
Part 1: Overview: Disaster Preparedness
Part 2: The Role of Public Health
Part 3: What Role Will Sanitarians Play?

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The Role of Dentists in Emergency Preparedness
Dr George Taybos  

                           
The dental team is an untapped and underutilized resource in emergency preparedness and response. Dr. Taybos relates his first hand perspective of the use of dentistry in the world Trade Center Recovery and discussed how the dental team can be used in an emergency.

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Thinking Beyond Your Plan: Lessons Learned from Natural Disasters
Tim Stephens, Dr David Kim, Dr Robert Armstrong, Steve Aldrich  

This presentation includes lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina that are relevant to pandemics in terms of supply chain disruption, labor market challenges and planning for disruptive infrastructure. To download the flier for this presentation click here .

To view this VGR click here .

What We Know, What We Think and What We Believe May Be Wrong
Carl Taylor, Gary Muller   

                                      
This panel of national experts leads a discussion of planning, issues and assumptions that will assist attendees in evaluating and enhancing their own pandemic flu plans
To download the flier for this presentation click here .

To view this VGR click here .