FEBRUARY 19, 7:30 - 8:15 AM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONSCross-Border Legal Preparedness: Comparing Public Health Laws in Canada, Mexico, and the U. S.
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Fairbanks A
Roundtable
Session Number: 9
Implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, according to the Senate Committee report, should “include an emphasis on states bordering
School Outreach and Pandemic Influenza Planning
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Point Loma A
Roundtable
Session Number: 22
Roundtable facilitators will describe pandemic influenza awareness programs in school systems through county health department outreach, including implementation of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Planning Committees in rural communities, potential goals for school preparedness, specific activities, and resources for schools.
Point-of-Dispensing Operations: Facing the Language/Literacy Barrier in Rural and Urban Communities
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Marina 2
Roundtable
Session Number: 73
In 2007, Central District Health Department used traditional Point of Dispensing (POD) concepts to administer malaria post-exposure prophylaxis to 80 newly arrived refugees. Lessons learned from this real-world response included the need for more interpreters, a larger venue for POD operations, and escorts for each family.
Emergency Preparedness and the Elderly
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Seabreeze 1 & 2
Roundtable
Session Number: 94
The Resident Emergency Alert and Locator (REAL) System includes a database and fingerprint recording system to identify and provide needed services to Medicaid long-term care recipients who evacuate to area shelters in the event of a state-wide or parish-wide emergency.
Chemical Emergency Preparedness: Key Issues on Safety & Health and Risk Communication
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Fairbanks B
Roundtable
Session Number: 127
This session will allow attendees to share current needs, challenges, and accomplishments related to safety, health, and risk communication during a chemical emergency with representatives from the Interstate Chemical Terrorism Workgroup (ICTW). ICTW representatives will share knowledge of resources and learn about attendees’ needs.
Enhancing Situational Awareness During Emergency Response
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Point Loma B
Roundtable
Session Number: 136
Open source technology can enhance situational awareness during emergencies and preplanned events. Discussion will address the importance of situational awareness, best practices for collecting and sharing situational awareness, and how this is critical to successful emergency response. Participants will see a demonstration of Colorados' Situational Awarenss Tool.
Local Health Departments Partnering with MRCs For Sustainability and Surge Capacity
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Marina 3
Roundtable
Session Number: 168
Local health department representatives who have collaborated with or formed Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units, along with MRC leaders, will discuss the strengths, challenges, and lessons learned from their collaboration; describe how this collaboration has increased departmental capacity; and provide best practices.
Field and Laboratory Collaboration: Field Instruments and Brown Leather Wallets
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Marina 1
Roundtable
Session Number: 176
Instruments have been developed and marketed for the rapid identification of hazardous materials. However, inherent limitations can lead to misinterpretation of results and undesired consequences. This roundtable will discuss some instruments used, benefits and limitations of the technologies, and real-world examples of “cases of mistaken identity.”
The Medical Reserve Corps as a Public Health Resource
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Fairbanks C
Roundtable
Session Number: 184
Roundtable facilitators will describe how one health department recruited, trained, and utilized a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) in an effort to acquire and maintain a sufficient number of trained emergency response personnel. The MRC also is being used in nonemergency situations.
**THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED**
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Monitoring Vaccine Doses Administered using CDC's CRA Application
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Fairbanks D
Roundtable
Session Number: 192
A 2008 nationwide exercise used the CDC Countermeasure Response and Administration (CRA) system for tracking vaccine doses administered during an influenza pandemic. Participants used one of three options for keeping track of data. CRA then automatically aggregated the counts.
Lessons from 2008 State Operational Plan Reviews
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Marina 4
Roundtable
Session Number: 219
The CDC Influenza Coordination Unit is leading a review of state, territorial, and local pandemic influenza operating plans. This discussion will highlight the lessons learned from this review process and describe future planning for 2009.
A Nation Prepared:A Federal Perspective on Preparedness and Response Efforts for ESF 8
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Marina 5
Roundtable
Session Number: 224
This session will provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities of the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response as codified in the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act of 2007. Emergency Support Function 8 will be discussed.
Disaster Mental Health and Community Disaster Planning in Rural Maryland
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Coronado A & B
Roundtable
Session Number: 267
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, local health departments, academic institutions, and faith-based organizations have collaborated to expand community disaster planning, enhance mental health surge capacity, and conduct a culturally relevant psychological first aid curriculum.
Implementation of a Biosurveillance System for the Democratic National Convention
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Catalina
Roundtable
Session Number: 274
In 2008, Denver hosted the Democratic National Convention, a National Special Security Event. A biosurveillance system was implemented incorporating emergency depaprtment data from nearby acute care hospitals. Partnerships were formed, and during the convention, surveillance efforts were successful.
CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officers (CEFOs) for Public Health Preparedness
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Coronado B
Roundtable
Session Number: 306
This discussion will explore how CDC career epidemiology field officers may be optimally utilized to provide expert epidemiologic consultation and leadership in order to provide a timely, effective response to public health emergencies and to address the needs of a diverse public.
Joint Response Teams in Diasters using new FEMA Response Team Guidelines
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Bel Aire North
Roundtable
Session Number: 343
A Rapid Needs Assessment Team was created during Hurricane Dolly based on the recently released FEMA guidelines for medical and public health response teams. In this session, the strengths and weaknesses of this type of team will be discussed, as well as effective recruiting techniques.
Utilization of a Task Force to Dispense Medications to Rural and/or Small Populations
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Bel Aire South
Roundtable
Session Number: 346
Rural and small communities often lack the resources or infrastructure to develop a full-scale Incident Command Structure. A task force delivery system has been used successfully in Southwest Oklahoma to dispense medications to population sets of 3,000 to 12,000 persons.
The Good Samaritan in a Mass Disaster Response
Thursday February 19th, 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Room: Marina 6
Roundtable
Session Number: 351
Each state and territory has its own Good Samaritan statute, making emergency responders subject to different standards from state to state during a mass disaster. This presentation provides an overview of statutes in the fifty states and proposes a model Good Samaritan statute.
**THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED**
