Upcoming Events

May
21
Virtual Event, Region 4 SRDRS

HHS/ASPR Project ECHO Clinical Readiness Rounds

HHS/ASPR Project ECHO Clinical Readiness Rounds:
EMS Readiness For All Threats: Today & Tomorrow

May 21, 2024 | 11am CST

Speakers: 
Harriet Rennie-Brown
Executive Director
National Association of State 911 Administrators

Carol Cunningham, M.D., FAAEM, FAEMS
State Medical Director
Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of EMS

Tyanie Gordon
Medical Section Chief
Office of GMR Chief Medical Officer
National Command Center 
Global Medical Response

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May
29
to May 31
In-Person Event, Region 8 RDHRS

Region 8 AHLS Provider / Instructor Course

Region 8 Advanced Hazmat Life Support Provider/Instructor Course

May 29-31, 2024

The Mountain Plains Regional Disaster Health Response System (MPRDHRS) is hosting an Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS) Provider/Instructor Course at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora, CO) from May 29 - May 31, 2024. The 2-day Provider course provides healthcare professionals comprehensive training in treating patients exposed to hazardous materials. In addition to the 2-day course, there is a half-day course offered for healthcare professionals who would like to become instructors. Course capacity is limited and we encourage early registration. The cost of course fees and materials will be covered by the MPRDHRS grant for eligible registrants in HHS Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah).

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Jun
5
Virtual Event, ASPR Tracie

ASPR Tracie: Healthcare Facility Extreme Weather Resilience and Mitigation

Healthcare Facility Extreme Weather Resilience and Mitigation

Hosted by ASPR Tracie

June 5, 2024 | 12:30pm CST, 1:30 EST

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) invite you to join the Healthcare Facility Extreme Weather Resilience and Mitigation webinar. Speakers from New York University Langone Health and Mass General Brigham—who have used resilient and sustainable building designs to ensure their facilities can effectively withstand unexpected and severe weather events— will share their experiences and OCCHE staff will highlight related efforts and priorities in building climate-resilient healthcare facilities.

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Jun
6
to Jun 7
Region 8 RDHRS, In-Person Event

Region 8: Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course

Region 8: Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course

The Mountain Plains Regional Disaster Health Response System (MPRDHRS) is partnering with Children's Hospital of Colorado to provide a Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS) Course on June 6-7, 2024. The course, held at Children's Hospital Colorado (Aurora, CO), will provide healthcare providers hands-on and lecture based instruction on how to care for critically ill pediatric patients. The course is open to physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and EMS professionals and does not require a background in pediatric care. The cost of course fees and materials will be covered by the MPRDHRS grant for eligible registrants in HHS Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah).

June 6-7, 2024

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Jun
6
to Jun 7
In-Person Event, Region 8 RDHRS

Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course

Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course

June 6-7, 2024 | Aurora, CO

The Mountain Plains Regional Disaster Health Response System (MPRDHRS) is partnering with Children's Hospital of Colorado to provide a Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS) Course on June 6-7, 2024. The course, held at Children's Hospital Colorado (Aurora, CO), will provide healthcare providers hands-on and lecture based instruction on how to care for critically ill pediatric patients. The course is open to physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and EMS professionals and does not require a background in pediatric care. The cost of course fees and materials will be covered by the MPRDHRS grant for eligible registrants in HHS Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah).

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Jul
30
to Aug 1

Achieving Data Quality and Integrity in Clinical Trials Involving High Consequence Pathogens — Clinical Course

Achieving Data Quality and Integrity in Clinical Trials Involving High Consequence Pathogens — Clinical Course

In-Person (3 days) & Virtual (2 days) | July 30-Aug 1

UNMC’s Global Center for Health Security and the FDA-University of Texas Medical Branch Collaborative Program are hosting the FDA-sponsored “Achieving Data Quality and Integrity in Clinical Trials Involving High Consequence Pathogens” clinical course from July 30-August 1, 2024. There are no fees associated with course attendance, and the event is in-person and virtual. However, seating for in-person attendance is limited.

This three day (two days for virtual attendees) interactive course allows participants to enhance knowledge and integrate practical considerations for the planning and operation of clinical research protocols involving medical countermeasures for high consequence pathogens. Course participants acquire knowledge through innovative learning platforms and problem-based scenarios that help identify and mitigate barriers to data quality and integrity in domestic and international barrier environments.

Day 3 of the course (for in-person attendees only) will focus on Workplace Risk Assessments, Donning and Doffing of high level PPE, Waste Management, and Simulation Exercises in Mock Barrier Environment. These activities will take place at UNMC’s Training, Simulation, and Quarantine Center (TSQC). The Training, Simulation, and Quarantine Center provides a 6-bed high-fidelity simulated biocontainment unit training center, emergency operations center, laboratory, multipurpose room for incident management and skills training, and is the only federally-funded, 20-bed National Quarantine Unit (NQU) in the United States.

This course is submitted for Continuing Education credits for nurses and quality assurance professionals. Details will be posted closer to course dates and more information can be found on the event webpage.

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Mar
25
to Mar 28
In-Person Event

2024 NACHHO Preparedness Summit

2024 NACHHO Preparedness Summit

Abstract submissions are due on Sept. 15th, 2023

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Mar
12
Virtual Event, Region 7 DHRE

What Placards Really Tell you? For CERT Team Members

What Placards Really Tell you? For CERT Team Members

March 12th | 1:30pm-3:30pm OR 6:30pm-8:30pm | ZOOM

What if you were the first on the scene of a Hazardous Material release and you didn’t have your Emergency Response Guidebook or any other resources? Basic knowledge about the placard color and symbol can go a long way to assist in protecting you and those around you.

This course contains valuable information for all levels of Emergency Responders. We will look at the US DOT placards and what they REALLY tell the first responder. What are the real hazards associated with a placarded load? What can happen if the material gets out of its container? How do I protect myself and others if a release should occur.

If you're looking for just another "Placard regulation" course, this isn't it. Upon completion of this course, you'll never look at a placard the same way again!

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Mar
6
Virtual Event, Region 7 DHRE

Preparedness Webinar Series: Climate and Health in Region 7 – Understanding the Impacts and Preparing for the Future

Preparedness Webinar Series

Climate and Health in Region 7 – Understanding the Impacts and Preparing for the Future

Wed, March 6 | 12:30PM CST | ZOOM

Climate change and extreme climate events are already having impacts across Region 7. These can include immediate impacts to individual and community health, as well as to access to healthcare. This presentation will review the way climate change impacts health generally, the various extreme climate events that have occurred in Region 7, and the ways that healthcare and public health practitioners can prepare for and mitigate these impacts.

 

Objectives: 1. Name the health impacts of climate change, 2. Identify the observed climate events in Region 7, and 3. Describe potential interventions for public health and healthcare preparedness for climate change and extreme climate events. 

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Feb
26
to Feb 28
In-Person Event

AHEPP Annual Conference

AHEPP Annual Conference

AHEPP Annual offers an opportunity for Administrators, Emergency Preparedness Coordinators, Directors of Public Health Preparedness, Emergency Managers, RN’s, and professionals in the healthcare preparedness field to share the latest research and best practices, network, and collaborate on ways to move healthcare preparedness forward.

Feb 26-28, 2023 | Frisco, TX

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Feb
20
Virtual Event

ASTHO Planning for the First 72 Hours

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

“Planning for the first 72 hours”

Feb 20 | 2pm CST, 3pm EST | ZOOM

On behalf of the National Alliance for Radiation Readiness, ASTHO will host a webinar to review recently released guidance on planning protocols for the first 72 hours after a nuclear detonation.


This event will offer an overview of each of the 10 tactics described in the new guidance. Attendees will gain a better understanding of steps to take following a nuclear detonation. There will be time for questions and discussion throughout the presentation.
Reserve your spot now!

Featured Speaker:

  • Eliot Calhoun, Acting Radiological/Nuclear Response and Recovery, Program Manager, National Urban Security Technology Laboratory Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security

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Feb
20

HHS/ ASPR Project Echo Clinical Readiness Rounds

HHS/ ASPR Project Echo Clinical Readiness Rounds

Feb 20 | 11am CST, 12 pm EST

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Project ECHO have launched this program designed to create peer-to-peer learning networks where clinicians who have more experience treating patients in emergency situations share their challenges and successes with clinicians across the U.S. and around the world with a wide variety of experience of these situations. Topics for sessions are based on new and emergent information around emergency preparedness, as well as topics requested by participants.

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Feb
13
Virtual Event, Region 7 DHRE

Preparedness Webinar Series: Disaster Gap: The Smallest (BIGGEST) Interval You’ve Never Heard Of

Preparedness Webinar Series

Disaster Gap: The Smallest (BIGGEST) Interval You’ve Never Heard Of

Tues, Feb 13, 2024 | 1pm CST | ZOOM

In the moments after a disaster, the time prior to arrival of first responders is uncharted time. During this time, people experiencing the scene first-hand step up, regardless of training, to care for others. They act, doing the best they can amidst an unstable scene and at their own personal risk. Their actions may be the difference between life and death, yet we do little to prepare them or care for them after the event. Neither bystander nor first responder, these are the Spontaneous Responders within the Disaster Gap and they are often invisible to us. This webinar will differentiate spontaneous responders from both bystanders and first responders, will serve as a call to arms to change how we teach about disasters, and will suggest ways to change how we construct After Action Reports.

 

Objectives: 1. Discuss the significance of the gap between the moment of an incident and the arrival of first responders. 2. Describe the meaning of the term “disaster gap” as it relates to major emergency incidents and identify at least 3 types of disaster gaps. 3. Evaluate your own personal level of preparedness and what actionable steps could be implemented to close a disaster gap. 

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Feb
9

NHCPC 2024: Call for Presentations Abstracts Due!

National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference

Call for Presentations DUE!

Presentations should align with our conference theme: Visions of Progress: Sustainable Strategies for Emergency Preparedness and Resilience. Specifically, healthcare coalition leaders who can share what's working in their community through presentations with tangible takeaways that will equip colleagues to integrate new techniques, develop best practices and increase overall effectiveness. Sessions which highlight effective solutions in rural and frontier communities are in high demand by conference attendees.

Submission Deadline: Friday, February 9, 2024.

NHCPC 2024 will feature five tracks supporting this year’s theme. Selected presentations that will empower coalitions to reach beyond the status quo to create, and implement multi-disciplinary, diverse, cross-sector partnerships, and launch increased opportunities for innovative information sharing.

  • Track 1: Executive Coalition Leadership

  • Track 2: Expanding and Sustaining Coalitions

  • Track 3: Emerging Threats

  • Track 4: Pediatrics

  • Track 5: Health Equity and Coalition Diversity

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Feb
6
Virtual Event

HHS/ASPR Project ECHO Clinical Readiness Rounds

HHS/ASPR Project ECHO Clinical Readiness Rounds

Feb 6, 2024 | 11am CST

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Project ECHO have launched this program designed to create peer-to-peer learning networks where clinicians who have more experience treating patients in emergency situations share their challenges and successes with clinicians across the U.S. and around the world with a wide variety of experience of these situations. Topics for sessions are based on new and emergent information around emergency preparedness, as well as topics requested by participants.

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Jan
16
Region 4 SRDRS, Virtual

SRDRS Webinar: Prehopsital Considerations in Chemical Emergencies

SRDRS Webinar: Prehospital Considerations in Chemical Emergencies

Tuesday Jan 16th | 2pm CT/ 3pm ET | ZOOM

In partnership with the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT), Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP), Interstate Disaster Medical Collaborative (IDMC), MedGlobal, Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN), and Region 4 Poison Control Center Collaborative (R4PC3), the Southern Regional Disaster Response System (SRDRS) invites you to attend their upcoming webinar, Prehospital Considerations in Chemical Emergencies. 

This webinar is part #2 of a multi-part series on Healthcare and Public Health Planning for a Chemical Emergency. Keep an eye out for details on future webinars!

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