FEBRUARY 20, 8:30 -10:00 AM INTERACTIVE SESSIONSSurge Capacity- State and Local Public Health Laboratory Perspective
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Fairbanks B
Interactive
Session Number: 15
Under grant guidance, state and local public health laboratories have been tasked with the development and enhancement of surge capacity. In this session, laboratory surge capacity will be explained according to the parameters of staffing, equipment and supplies, space, policies and procedures, training and exercises, and systems. Real life challenges and implications for surge capacity expansion and measurement will be presented.
National Top Officials Exercise Showcases Public Health as Lead Emergency Response Organization
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Fairbanks D
Interactive
Session Number: 19
During the fourth Top Officials (TOPOFF) Exercise in October 2007 featuring "dirty bomb" scenarios, a public health agency was showcased as a front-line response organization. The Public Health Incident Command transitioned into a major Unified Command, demonstrating unprecedented collaboration and coordination. Session participants will discuss the degree to which just-in-time trained resources can fill organizational needs, how much internal (vs. partner) emergency response capacity is necessary, and whether their organizations are prepared to apply advanced ICS features.
The Backbone of Response and Recover: Resource Management
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Coronado A
Interactive
Session Number: 49
Resource management provides the backbone for safe and efficient disaster response and recovery. Lecture and discussion will address processes fundamental to the pre-identification of resources and materials. Participants will be provided written materials on hazard identification risk assessment, gap analysis specific to resource requirements for public health, and templates for implementation of a resource management matrix. Participants will receive a compact disk that includes templates, national standards, forms, and reference materials. Materials will include best-practice resource management tools.
Public Information for Closed PODs
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Seabreeze
Interactive
Session Number: 52
With the goal of dispensing antibiotics to the entire community within 48 hours of the decision to do so, planners are actively seeking alternate methods of dispensing. One such method is the distribution of antibiotics to business partners to implement closed Points of Dispensing (PODs). This session will examine complex issues associated with providing appropriate, correct, and timely information to the community when implementing a closed POD.
The Willingness of Public Health Workers to Respond: Assessment and Potential Interventions
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Fairbanks C
Interactive
Session Number: 69
This session will present the
results of an online, survey-based, multiregional assessment of public health
worker willingness to respond to scenarios within the all-hazards spectrum,
including a weather-related disaster, an influenza pandemic, a dirty bomb, and
inhalational anthrax bioterrorism. Representatives from the
Bringing Everyone to the Disaster Planning Table: Making Pharmacy a Priority for Continuity of Care
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Marina 3
Interactive
Session Number: 75
Lack of access to prescription medications during a disaster will impact the health of evacuees, first responders, and care providers in emergency shelters. Medications are needed to provide prophylaxis, treat acute injuries, and manage chronic illnesses. However, weaknesses in the pharmaceutical supply system, limited access to patient medical records, and a shortage of responders with pharmacy training disrupt continuity of pharmacy care. This session will demonstrate how the efforts of three complementary programs can ensure access to medications.
Grassroots Preparedness to Support Vulnerable/At-Risk Populations during Emergencies*
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Marina 6
Interactive
Session Number: 105
In the fall of 2005 the
Brookline (MA) Department of Public Health, with support and assistance from
the
*This Session is an Advanced Practice Center Training
Using IP Technology to Bridge Communication Gaps Across Diverse Devices
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Fairbanks A
Interactive
Session Number: 139
During an emergency
responders must communicate, but gaps exist between disparate communication
devices. As communication technologies proliferate and become more specialized,
it becomes critical to provide bridges across the diverse technologies. This
session will explain the use of Internet Protocol (IP) technology to integrate
all voice, video, and data stream technologies; analyze communication gaps
identified in
The Power of Play: Emergency Preparedness Training in Interactive Virtual Environments
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Harbor Island 2
Interactive
Session Number: 141
Presenters will discuss their experience developing and implementing emergency preparedness training in a 3D virtual environment, an approach which can complement existing training methodologies and serve as a prelude to full-scale exercises. By applying emergency and risk communication best practices in a real-time virtual learning scenario, student subjects learned collaboration and leadership competencies necessary to implement emergency communication protocols and meet community collaboration requirements. These trainings provided opportunities to test and get feedback on training in a multi-user virtual environment.
Evaluating Preparedness: Successes and Challenges in Developing a National Measurement System
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Marina 4
Interactive
Session Number: 155
Since 2002, the CDC Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR) has awarded over $7 billion to 62 states, territories, and localities through the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement. DSLR is collaborating with RAND Corporation and federal, state, national, and local stakeholders to develop and implement a performance measurement system to address program accountability and improvement. This session will review the performance measures development approach and present new measures for the PHEP cooperative agreement, plans for future measures development, and strategies for implementing the measures at the state and local levels.
NYFLEx: Exercising Policy Decisions and Medical Countermeasures Distribution in Pandemic Influenza
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Coronado B
Interactive
Session Number: 158
The New York Full-Scale Logistics Exercise (NYFLEx) exercised emergency plans and policies for pandemic influenza. Priority issues included 1) executive-level decision making around allocation of scarce resources and 2) logistics and processes for requesting, distributing, and tracking medical countermeasures, including antivirals, personal protective equipment, and ventilators.
.Improving Coordination of Active Health Surveillance Following a Natural Disaster
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Bel Aire North
Interactive
Session Number: 186
The CDC Disaster Surveillance Working Group (DSWG) provides leadership in the development of standardized disaster response field-ready surveillance tools for local, state, and federal partners. DSWG has evaluated existing surveillance tools and methods for assessing health status during the acute response phase of a disaster and identified critical variables for active health surveillance following a natural disaster. Presenters will share the DSWG surveillance forms, solicit feedback, and seek consensus on critical variables needed to identify incidents of public health concern.
Individual/Workforce Preparedness: Focusing on Health Care Retirees and Other Groups
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Point Loma A
Interactive
Session Number: 207
During an influenza pandemic, approximately 30 percent of health care workers and volunteers may be incapacitated. At the same time, health departments will need an estimated three times the number of health workers to report to duty and communicate risk to an anxious public. This presentation considers pandemic and other emergencies, and focuses on risks perceived by medical and nonmedical volunteers, readiness barriers, and proposed solutions for recruitment of health care retirees and other groups, retention, partnerships, and collaboration.
Information Requirements Development for an Increase in Public Health Preparedness Capacity
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Marina 5
Interactive
Session Number: 213
Preparation and response to public health emergencies require access to data and resources from public health, medical, and community sources. Current information systems are not meeting this need. Key systems elements must be defined collaboratively in order to design a workable information system. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is funding Common Ground, a project involving six local and state public health departments, to develop requirements for an information system with national applicability that supports public health preparedness.
Online Training for Volunteers for Mass Point of Dispensing (POD) Operations
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Catalina
Interactive
Session Number: 227
This session examines an online training program for staff and volunteers who may work in a mass prophylaxis POD during a public health emergency. The three 30-minute modules are titled Introduction to POD Operations, POD Command Staff, and POD Manager. Trainees receive a certificate of completion for each module. The Website provides the health department with contact information for those completing the courses. Trainees also provide information about other relevant skills, which is kept on file.
Medical Countermeasures Dispensing: Opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Point Loma B
Interactive
Session Number: 232
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Developing More Effective Training for Emergency Responders
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Harbor Island 3
Interactive
Session Number: 241
Participants will identify best and worst past learning experiences and discuss the pitfalls of traditional training. Research will be presented showing the correlation between confidence, knowledge, and the ability to engage in appropriate action. The audience will participate in an online demonstration of confidence-based learning using a reviewer training course developed collaboratively by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Knowledge Factor Inc., and the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC). Program challenges and successes will be discussed.
Water, Water, Everywhere and Then It Goes Away: Partners Responding to the Iowa Floods of 2008
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Harbor Island 1
Interactive
Session Number: 291
Using GIS Mapping Tools to Improve Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planning
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Spinnaker
Interactive
Session Number: 316
This session will demonstrate two tools based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that are freely available to state and local health departments to inform and improve their public health emergency preparedness planning and response activities. The first is a decision support software tool designed to assist in choosing locations for Points of Dispensing for the distribution of mass prophylaxis. The second helps better address the needs of vulnerable populations by mapping their geographic distribution.
Medical Reserve Corps Role in Developing and Exercising Community Alternate Care Site Plans
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Bel Aire South
Interactive
Session Number: 347
This session will focus on the experiences and findings from a recent alternate care site (ACS) training and exercise of the San Diego Medical Reserve Corps, held to evaluate a potential model and identify future planning needs for the triage and treatment of ACS patients during a pandemic influenza. The exercise tested the credentialing verification of site workers, enforcement of infection control practices, ad hoc team formation, logistics requirements, and command structure for the pandemic scenario.
The Critical Infrastructure Protection Program: The Health Care and Public Health Sectors' Best Kept Secret
Friday February 20th, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Marina 2
Interactive
Session Number: 355
Presenters will provide an overview of the national Critical Infrastructure Protection Program, which includes risk and threat assessments, identification of key domestic and international assets, and areas of interdependence, cyber security, research and development, metrics development, and information sharing.
