AHRQ Public Health Emergency Preparedness Webcast
February 9, 2009 at 1:00 to 2:30 pm ET
In a natural or manmade disaster, a sudden surge of patients with diverse medical needs may cause health care facilities to reach capacity quickly and, in some cases, deplete available resources. To effectively manage mass medical care, health care facilities must allocate resources appropriately and, as necessary, evacuate patients. First, facilities must develop a plan and practice it.
AHRQ has developed a range of emergency preparedness planning tools, including free, interactive computer models. To showcase a few of the newer tools and their uses, AHRQ will host a February Webcast, Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Planning and Practicing for a Disaster. This event will feature tool demonstrations by developers and insights from users. Presenters will offer diverse perspectives on emergency planning and the use of:
- Hospital Surge Model
- Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills
- Mass Evacuation Transportation Model
Plus, Webcast attendees will get a preview of the National Mass Patient and Evacuee Movement, Regulating, and Tracking System: Recommendations. This Webcast bundles three AHRQ emergency preparedness tools together to show participants how they can complement each other when developing plans.
Emergency preparedness planners, as well as Federal, State, and local community health planners, providers, and first responders are invited to attend.
Speakers:
Tom Rich, Project Director, Abt Associates
Hospital Surge Model and Mass Evacuation Transportation Model
F. Christy Music, Program Director, Health/Medical Preparedness and Response, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense & Americas' Security Affairs), Department of Defense
National Mass Patient and Evacuee Movement, Regulating, and Tracking System: Recommendations
Mollie Jenckes, Research Associate, Johns Hopkins University
Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills
Cindy Notobartolo, Corporate Director of Emergency/ Trauma, Safety & Security Service, Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland
A User's Perspective of Hospital Disaster Drills
For more information, please e-mail: emergencypreparedness@academyhealth.org
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