PHEPR Region 9 Training Events 2011
Date/Time / Location / Title / Information / Registration / Target Audience /May 4, 2011
10:00-11:30 am
The first of a series of monthly webinars. They will be presented monthly (1st Wednesday of each month at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time) via the world-wide web. / Webinar / Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management: Who They Are and How to Partner with Them / The webinar will focus on the services provided by voluntary organizations during the 2009 Alaska floods and the strategies the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) used to partner with these agencies. The circumstances were bleak, time was running short, and the Alaskan villages needed help fast. Partnering was the solution and it worked! The Federal Coordinating Officer for the Alaska Floods and the Disaster Response Coordinator for one of the voluntary organizations will discuss the situation and answer your questions. / Provided by Mission Support Branch of the Emergency Management Institute
Website Information:
https://fema.connectsolutions.com/r35869310/
Conference Bridge Information:
• 1-800-320-4330
• Pin #: 885312 / The webinars are for Local, State, Tribal and emergency management personnel and their staff
May 10-11, 2011
7:30am-5:00pm / Fire Training Center, Spokane, WA / ICS 400 / Advanced ICS / Please complete the attached application and fax, at 509-477-5759, or scan and email to Pete Hartmann. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 509-477-7606.
/ The following courses must be completed for enrollment of ICS 400:
IS 700, IS 800, ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 300
May 11, 2011
10:00-11:00 am / Webinar / Integrating SNS, PHEP, and HPP Exercises with HSEEP / To assist state and local Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), Public Health Emergency Preparedness(PHEP), and Hospital Preparedness Program(HPP) planners in developing comprehensive, multi-year exercise programs in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program (HSEEP) / To join Live Meeting, log into https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join and enter conference number RW8182159 with audience passcode 498558 / Intended for state and local SNS and preparedness planner, emergency managers, public health professionals, pharmacists, medical professionals, and other public health and emergency preparedness partners
May 11, 2011 / SRHD Lab / Lab/Hazmat Exercise / Test Hazmat response in SRHD lab / Contact Karie Brouillard if questions:
May 12, 2011 / The exercise will take place at participating healthcare facilities, Emergency Operation Centers, and the Panhandle Health District’s Hayden office. / Rabbit’s Revenge Functional Exercise / The exercise will consist of a region-wide bioterrorism event designed to evoke a cooperative response between the health district, healthcare facilities, EMS, and emergency managers. The exercise will test incident management, medical supply management, and medical surge capabilities. / In order to ensure that adequate arrangements are in place for participants, please RSVP by April 29, 2011 to Mark Anderson at 208-415-5189 or
May 11-12, 2011 / Wenatchee Convention Center & Hotel, Wenatchee, WA / Disaster Readiness Conference / This conference is designed to help increase awareness for physicians and other clinical staff who may be called upon to respond or assist in a response to a CBRNE or other event that creates mass disruptions – how to prepare, implement responses more effectively and safely, create new partnerships, etc. / Washington State Hospital Association
Registration not yet available / Who Should Attend
» Physicians
» Nurses
» Hospital Staff
» Planners
» EMS
» Risk Managers
May 12-13, 2011 / Sheriff’s Training Center, Spokane Valley, WA / Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
Individual Crisis Intervention & Peer Support / / Sponsored by Spokane Sheriff’s
Course fee $125
Register at spokanecism.org
Call 509.477.6625 for questions
May 17-18, 2011 / Fire Training Center, Spokane, WA / Washington Emergency Management Division Basic PIO Course / COURSE OBJECTIVES Develop and/or enhance basic skills in writing, public speaking, working with the media, and handling interviews, inquiries, and news conferences Learn to clearly communicate life safety information to the public Gain more confidence with the media Develop working relationships with the media, co-workers, and superiors concerning public information activities Develop and conduct awareness campaigns / Contact: Peter Hartmann
Phone: (509) 477-7606
Fax: (509) 477-5759
Email: / Emergency management public information of-ficers and public information officers in related fields of Law Enforcement, Fire, Public Works, Public Health, Emergency Management and EMS. This is a regional offering and will be limited to participants from Homeland Security Region 9. All others applicants will be considered on a space available basis only.
May 19-20, 2011
9:00 am-4:00 pm each day / Pasco, WA / Pathways to Resilient Communities Summit / Day 1 – Pre-summit
Workshop 1) tools and training for business coaches who help businesses become more disaster resilent
Workshop 2) business toolkit to help business/organizations build comprehensive disaster plans
Day 2 – Summit
Panel presentations: social media – social networks- a resources for the disaster preparedness and response and discussion of disaster preparation and response strategies which involve citizens with functional needs and the organizations who support them. / Hosted by the Center of Excellence for Homeland Security and the Washington State Centers of Excellence, in partnership with the Washington State Emergency Management Division, Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council, National Partnership on Environmental Technology Education and our local emergency managers and community colleges.
www.pierce.ctc.edu/dist/coe/event/2011
Cost - Free / "Pathways to Resilient Communities" will focus on helping communities make preparedness a community effort and way of life. It will feature "hands on" sessions for business and organizations on how to prepare and plan to recover from disasters and provide training and tools to support citizens prepare and work together to build community resilience. Sessions will include discussions on how to utilize social media and social networks as a resource for disaster preparedness and strategies to assist the public and private sector plan for the functional and access needs of special populations during critical incidents
June 6, 2011
Time 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. / Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, Spokane, Washington / Alternate Care Facilities Planning Workshop / Defining Alternate Care Facilities ACF in the healthcare planning process. Establishing stakeholders’ buy-in for ACFs. What to look for when selecting ACF sites. Developing ACF plans – standards and guidelines. Considerations for managing an ACF. Legal and ethical issues related to ACFs. Best practices for alternative care facilities. Resource management for ACFs / Sponsored by Region 9 Healthcare Coalition
Registration: www.washingtonacfworkshop.com
Contact Tiffany Reed 509.324.1405 or if you have questions. / Emergency planners, Healthcare administrators, Public health agencies, Long-term care facilities, Social service agencies, Health and human service agencies, Social workers, medical staff, Non-profit, NGO and faith-based partners
June 7, 2011
8:00 am-4:00 pm / Yakima Regional Medical Center, Yakima, WA / Hospital Command and Control Course / Thiseight-hour class is designed to demonstrate and teach what an Incident Command and Management system should look like for the first 30 minutes or moreof an event.
The course focuses on immediate needs, utilizing fundamental elements of NIMS and HICS that are essential for a successful mitigation. We don't get bogged down with specifics of either NIMS or HICS, but as the incident evolves beyond the thirty minute window, the other elements of these ICS systems are incorporated as warranted.
Successful mitigation of an incident is dependent on the initial actions taken at the onset of the event. The response needs to be driven by the event, not the organization chart.This course offers a unique approach to disaster management that is functional and can be applied to a wide variety of possible events. Space is limited and is available on a first come, first serve basis. Those interested should contact me as soon as possible, so we can reserve the appropriate number of spaces for your facility. / Cost: Free
Emergency Response Training Institure (ERTI) facilitated training sponsored by Washington State Hospital Association.
Contact Chris Orkiolla
Or 360.620.2555 to register
June 13-14, 2011 / Spokane, WA / Mass Fatality Incident Response Planning / Specific plans for the management of mass fatalities are critically deficient in most community disaster response plans. The Institute’s programming addresses the essential elements of planning for response to a mass fatalities event. It is designed to assist planning-level officials from various governmental jurisdictions, public service, private sector business, and voluntary organizations to understand the concepts of a multi -faceted, integrated response plan. These plans must promote multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional response efforts that are thoroughly integrated at all levels of government. / Sponsored by Washington State Department of Health & National Mass Fatalities Institute
Registration not yet available / local public health; local emergency
June 27-29, 2011 / FTC, Spokane, WA / ICS All Hazards Finance/
Administration Section Chief / This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Finance / Administration Section Chief (FSC) on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). These responsibilities fall into two categories: FSC duties (1) managing the Finance / Administration Section personnel and (2) managing the finances and administrative responsibilities during an incident. Exercises, simulations, discussions, and a final exam enable students to process and apply their new knowledge. / Prerequisites: ICS 100, 200, 300, 700, 800. ICS 400 is recommended
Interested parties should submit a FEMA Form 119-25-1: General Admission Application routed through the appropriate County and State Emergency Management Program, to WA EMD office no later than May 26, 2011. This application can be found at http://www.emd.wa.gov/training/training_homeland_security.shtml Fax completed applications to 253-512-7206
Please contact James Yates for more information
July 28, 2011 / FTC in Spokane / ESF #8 Overview / ESF #8- Health, Medical, and Mortuary Services / TBD / All response agencies in Region 9 interested in learning more about ESF #8 role in an emergency
Public Health Training
Date/Time / Location / Title / Information / Registration / Target Audience /May 4, 2011
12:00 – 1:30 pm / Webinar / Working and playing well together: case studies in multi-sector partnerships / Multi-sector partnerships play an important role in the creation of effective programs and policy. Please join the WSPHA for our upcoming May 4th webinar to highlight the role of three such partnerships addressing pressing public health issues in Washington State. / http://www.wspha.org/Events?eventId=306876&EventViewMode=EventDetails
Cost:
Free for members
$20 for nonmembers
May 10, 2011
12:00 – 1:00 pm / Webinar / The Art of Facilitation – making meetings matter / Picture this: You’ve just wrapped up a meeting and head back to your office with the nagging feeling of wasted time. You can't help but feel that your team is unsure how to move forward and may resent the last two hours. Whether you're the leader or a team member, there is nothing worse than a poorly facilitated meeting. Effective meeting facilitation is not easy. This workshop will provide the absolute essential skills to make your next meeting shorter, more productive, and maybe even fun. / Northwest Center for Public Health Practice Hot Topic
Cost – Free
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/registerhtip
May 9-10, 2011, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / Building Performance Center
Bellingham, Washington / Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners Course / The training will help you understand the connection between health and housing and how to take a holistic approach to identify and resolve problems, which threaten the health and wellbeing of residents. Everyone from a public health nurse visiting a client to an environmental health professional doing a rodent inspection will gain insight into how housing and health are related and actions they can take to improve the health of their clients. This two-day course brings together professionals with a variety of perspectives and experiences in a series of exercises — keeping the training lively and engaging. The training complements hazard-specific training in lead-based paint, radon, mold, pests, and asbestos. It identifies root causes of health problems in a home and links them to seven principles of healthy housing: keep it dry; keep it clean; keep it pest-free; keep it ventilated; keep it safe, avoid contaminants; and maintain the house. / This course is sponsored in part by the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. Cost for participants is $200.
Click here for more information, registration form & directions.
/ If you visit homes to provide health or inspection services of any type, you will benefit from the Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners Course.
Environmental Health Professionals
• Housing Inspectors
• Public Health Nurses
• Energy Auditors
• Licensed Home Inspectors
• Lead Risk Assessors
• Health and Housing Advocates
• Property Managers
• Pest Control Operators
• Lead Poisoning Case Managers
• Community-Based Organization
• Weatherization Specialists
May 18, 2011 / Webinar / Explaining Health: Habits & Longevity / Marcia Degelman of UCSF takes a look at the potential effects of health habits upon longevity. / University of California Television
http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.aspx?showID=20044
May 19, 2011
6:00-7:00 a.m. / Webinar / Take Your Best Shot: Injection Safety / Healthcare associated infections are a growing public health concern, including those associated with unsafe injection practices. Despite being highly preventable, unsafe injection practices are increasingly a problem in the United States. Since 1999, more than 130,000 patients in the U.S. have been notified of potential exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and HIV due to lapses in basic infection control procedures.
This webcast's objectives are to: raise awareness of the problem among public health professionals, healthcare providers and patients; highlight the corrective efforts of the Safe Injection Practices Coalition’s “One and Only Campaign” in both New York state and nationwide; discuss how this problem might be eradicated through evidence-based education of the provider and empowerment of the consumer to ask appropriate questions; discuss means of disseminating the injection safety message through health education materials. / http://www.informz.net/ualbany-sph/event.asp?eid=3962
May 19, 2011
10:00-11:00 am / Webinar / CDC Public Health Grand Rounds / The Public Health Grand Rounds is a monthly webcast created to foster discussion on major public health issues. Each session focuses on key challenges related to a specific health topic, and explores cutting-edge scientific evidence and potential impact of different interventions. The Grand Rounds sessions also highlight how CDC and its partners are already addressing these challenges and discuss the recommendations for future research and practice.
Topic: Lyme Disease
http://www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds/ / · Web site: Watch live and archived broadcasts at: www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds
(No registration needed
May 19, 2011
9:15 am-4:30 pm / Webinar / The 29th annual conference of the Western Regional Epidemiology Network (WREN) / WREN is made up of Western state and local health department staff on the "front lines" of environmental and occupational health, toxicology, epidemiology, chronic disease and injury prevention, and emergency preparedness. The annual conference serves as a forum to share experiences, present our findings, and discuss our work. The presentations are less formal than one finds at most scientific or technical meetings, and offer a greater opportunity to exchange ideas with our counterparts in other agencies. / Registration & information: www.WRENConference.org
$10 registration fee
May 25, 2011
9:00 am-12:50 pm / Webinar / Speak Up! 2011 Virtual Immunization Symposium / * Assist individuals and organizations in the use of new media technologies while highlighting the continued importance of established means of communication
* Foster an interactive learning environment where health communicators, educators and providers can identify and discuss current immunization issues
* Provide resources for using effective communication strategies that prompt social change in support of vaccines
* Encourage partnerships between health communicators, professionals, coalitions, organizations and stakeholders / Visit VICNetwork.org <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=zgqqsadab&et=1104958006049&s=2261&e=001-5WXHmBDL5RI9I0hDL3ja_Rmp60dSxhHBkH1pdsOG-NWGy70nj6143mes7LN939MLRDUO4yyCZn-KHD1HKay6ZeVkgfNMJQi0RvB2WludVXA54diDvT8CQ== in the coming weeks for a list of speakers, session topics and to register for the event. / Speak Up! 2011 Virtual Immunization Symposium is a virtual conference where health communicators, professionals, and coalition members can listen and interact in presentations featuring nationally renowned speakers, advocates, coalition members and communicators.
August 8-12, 2011 / University of Washington / Summer Institute for Public Health Practice / You’ll hear from leading experts on cross-cutting issues and receive practical, case-based training. The summer institute for Public Health Practice is presented by the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, University of Washington School of Public Health. / www.nwcphp.org/si
October 16-18, 2011 / Vancouver, WA / 18th Annual Joint Conference on Health / Building Community Together-Creating Opportunities for Better Health.
More info to come / www.wspha.org
On-demand / Online / Inclusive Just-In-Time Training / Inclusive Just-In-Time Training (JITT) is an online module for public health leaders that describes the framework, methods, and environment of Inclusive JITT. A case study follows Susan, a long-time public health nurse administrator, who receives Just-In-Time Training for a mass vaccination response to a disease outbreak. This case study illustrates the three principles of Inclusive JITT—learning dimensions, learning styles, and cultural context—and describes how local health departments can adopt and use the model to better train their response staff. / The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice modules are accessed through a secure learning environment called PH LearnLink, which allows you to keep track of your learning experiences as you take our modules.You may find the help pages useful when getting started in PH LearnLink.
http://www.nwcphp.org/training/courses/ijitt / Public health leaders involved in emergency response.
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