Draft Framework for the National Health Security Strategy

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Seabreeze

Roundtable

Session Number: 31

A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workgroup has created a draft framework for a National Health Security Strategy. This session involves an interactive discussion of the key elements of the strategy as well as its relationship to other public health and medical preparedness documents.

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Partnerships Outside of Public Health: Building More than a Database, Building Relationships

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Fairbanks B

Roundtable

Session Number: 36

The Mid-America Alliance (MAA) provides a framework for mutual assistance among states, allowing for communication and collaboration during regional disasters and emergencies. The MAA is working with Gold Systems to develop and manage a resource management system to track resources within each state.

Analyzing and Compiling Lessons Learned for Planning, Training and Exercise Strategy Development

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Point Loma A

Roundtable

Session Number: 45

The DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness consolidated into one document its emergency preparedness and response lessons learned from exercises and interviews. This report provided solid recommendations for planning, follow-up, and exercise design, as well as a platform to facilitate interagency communication regarding exercises and follow-up plans.

Utilization of MRC to Provide Emergency Response to Prevent Communicable Disease Spread

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Room: Fairbanks D

Roundtable

Session Number: 55

This roundtable will discuss how a health department and the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) provided emergency rapid response to deliver emergency vaccine to the Point of Dispensing six hours after notification of community exposure to measles and mumps.

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Preparing Local EMS Providers for a Pandemic

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Point Loma B

Roundtable

Session Number: 56

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will play a major role in a global influenza pandemic. Accessing volunteers for education can be challenging. A workshop entitled “Pandemic Preparedness and Planning for EMS” has been incorporated into existing EMS educational venues.

Leveraging Laboratory Assets in Public Health Preparedness

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Marina 3

Roundtable

Session Number: 83

This presentation will provide information on preparedness at state public health laboratories, describing advances in laboratory facilities, detection and reporting, and new partnerships. Unmet needs and challenges will be described to explain the need for continued funding for laboratory preparedness.

Louisiana Volunteer Program Intergration: Medical Reserve Corps and ESAR-VHP

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Marina 4

Roundtable

Session Number: 91

Two Louisiana volunteer programs, Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) and the state Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), must work collaboratively during emergency response. This roundtable will discuss one state’s approach to the integration of two very important volunteer programs.

Strengthening Pandemic Influenza Planning for At-Risk Populations: Implementing National Guidance

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Fairbanks C

Roundtable

Session Number: 115

This session will feature an overview of the interim national guidance that has been developed to enhance pandemic influenza planning for at-risk populations. It will examine its key recommendations, helpful tools from around the country, and a timeline for implementing the recommended planning activities.

U.S. Border Strategies During an Emerging Pandemic Overseas: Feasibility of Aviation Entry Screening

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Marina 6

Roundtable

Session Number: 150

This roundtable will address activities undertaken, lessons learned, and new opportunities and challenges related to pandemic influenza screening at U.S. ports of entry as a result of an intensive exercise process involving planners, practitioners, and policy analysts from multiple levels of government.

 

**THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED**

Public Health Preparedness for Providers that Serve People Affected by Homelessness

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Marina 1

Roundtable

Session Number: 196

This roundtable will be used to obtain participant feedback regarding guidelines for preparedness for homeless shelters and to stimulate new ideas to ensure the health and safety of people affected by homelessness. Participants will share programmatic ideas for developing reasonable yet tailored action plans.

Project Public Health Ready in Colorado

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Marina 5

Roundtable

Session Number: 197

This session will present the Project Public Health Ready program process, through which local health departments have the opportunity to inventory emergency preparedness resources, become fully integrated into the response community, become prepared to respond to an emergency, enhance their infrastructure, and build capacity.

Addressing Needs of Individuals with Limited English Proficiency in Disaster Response

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Coronado A

Roundtable

Session Number: 202

This session will provide background and recommendations on how emergency responders can address the cultural and linguistic needs of individuals with limited English proficiency. It will highlight best practices and strategies for successfully reaching this population during a major disaster.

Graduate Student Epidemiology Response: An Innovative Public Health Preparedness Training Program

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Coronado B

Roundtable

Session Number: 230

During this roundtable, presenters will describe the curriculum of the Public Health Preparedness Training Program, developed by the Student Epidemic Intelligence Society of the University of Texas School of Public Health to train its members in pertinent areas of public health preparedness.

Volunteers and Interstate Mutual Aid - A Regional Approach

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Fairbanks A

Roundtable

Session Number: 242

During emergencies, health care professionals often volunteer outside their own states. Consistent means have not existed to verify their licensure status, identity, and credentials. This session will discuss initiatives that can serve as a model for sharing volunteer assets across state lines.

Evidence Based Pediatric Emergency Preparedness Guidelines

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Marina 2

Roundtable

Session Number: 266

This roundtable will inform public health preparedness professionals about the guidelines and recommendations developed during a national evidence-based consensus conference for meeting the specific needs of children during disasters, acts of terrorism, and public health emergencies including pandemics.

Surge Capacity and the Allocation of Scarce Resources: A Dialogue About Critical Issues and Strategies

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Spinnaker

Roundtable

Session Number: 297

This roundtable will address surge capacity and resource allocation at the state and local levels. The discussion will be informed by publications of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ) on altered standards of care, mass medical care with scarce resources, and home care.

Under the Microscope: Evaluating State Public Health Laboratory Systems

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Catalina

Roundtable

Session Number: 348

This roundtable will address the evaluation process for the Nebraska state laboratory system and the uses of the results. Participants will discuss the process, challenges, and successes, as well as lessons learned, with one of the key people who conducted the assessment.

 

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Healthcare and Public Health: Shaping the Future of Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Bel Aire North

Roundtable

Session Number: 349

The complexities of the health care and public health sectors, the diverse legislative landscape, and the multitude of hazards facing the nation necessitate new approaches to developing technologies, managing resources, integrating command and control processes, and harnessing the combined sector capabilities to provide a more sustainable, viable mission. This session will explore emerging research initiatives, offer background on their evolution, examine the all-hazards focus of existing programs, and offer a vision for the future of emergency response and recovery.

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Pills in the Palms of People: Medical Countermeasures for Pandemic Influenza and CBRN Threats

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Bel Aire South

Roundtable

Session Number: 354

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed and acquired a wide variety of medical countermeasures to respond to public health threats. We will discuss these medical countermeasures and their effective use in the event of a public health emergency.

Leveraging Nongovernmental Volunteer Organizations Into Disaster Response

Friday February 20th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Room: Harbor Island 1

Roundtable

Session Number: 365

This session will focus on the integration of nongovernmental volunteer organizations into disaster activities. Preliminary findings and proposed metrics will be presented. Participants will consider the roles and limitations of these organizations in emergency response. Recommendations will be presented to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FEMA.

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