Emergency Preparedness Conference

Red Lion Hotel on The River

Portland, Oregon

August 9-10, 2007

August 9, 2007

7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Registration

8:15a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Welcome

  • Drum
  • Colors
  • Tribal Welcome

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks/Keynote Speaker Introductions – Joe Finkbonner, Executive Director, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address – “Are We Prepared – And For What?” – Dr. Susan Allan, State of Oregon

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Morning Break (Coffee, morning snacks)

10:15 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Ilinc session “Using Tabletops by Carl Osaki (Northwest Center for Public Health Practice)” – Nedra Pautler (NWCPHP), Jay LaPlante (NWCPHP)

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Will be provided)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch time speaker - “Psychological First Aid for Disaster Survivors”- Dr. Randy Beaton (Northwest Center for Public Health Practice)

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. “BREAKOUT SESSIONS”

1.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Pharmaceutical Stockpiles and Mass Dispensing – David Owens (Washington State DOH)
  • Oregon’s Point of Dispensing – Kathy Scott (State Public Health Immunizations Program-Oregon)

2.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Portland Area IHS Emergency Management Overview -Dean Seyler (IHS)
  • IHS National Program and Support – Dean Ross (IHS Headquarters), Sid Caeser (IHS Headquarters)

3.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Natural Disaster Tabletop Exercise – Dan Banks (Washington State DOH)

4.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Lab Preparedness and Response Across Borders - Teresa McGivern (Oregon State Public Health Laboratory), Terry Crandall (Oregon State Public Health Laboratory)
  • Vital Records-what they are and why they are needed - Leslie Malek (National Archives and Records Administration)

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Afternoon break (Coffee, afternoon snacks)

3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. “BREAKOUT SESSIONS”

1.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • “Leaving No One Behind”: A Discussion about Vulnerable Populations in Disaster Scenarios and An Overview of the Oregon DHS Vulnerable Populations Preparedness Project – Mike Harryman (Public Health Emergency Preparedness – State of Oregon)
  • Rod Horejs (Southeastern District Health Department-Idaho)

2.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Disease Outbreak Preparedness and Response across Borders in the Pacific Northwest – Wayne Turnberg (WA State DOH)
  • Intro to Indian Health - Joe Finkbonner (NPAIHB)

3.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Lessons Learned from the Makah Tribe and how to engage tribal officials – Vincent Cooke (Makah Tribe), Carol Claplanhoo (Makah Tribe)
  • Exercising Pandemic Flu Plans - Ed Fox (Squaxin Island)

4.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Communication Technology; it uses, benefits and capabilities - Marina Zuetell
  • Introduction to Global Star Satellite Phone Usage - Donnie Hatch (Global Star)

4:45 p.m. Adjourn

Emergency Preparedness Conference

Red Lion Hotel on The River

Portland, Oregon

August 9-10, 2007

August 10, 2007

7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Registration

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Welcome

8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks/Presenter Introductions - Jack Thompson, Director, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, University of Washington

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Keynote Address – “Community Based participatory research and the elements that seem to be needed toenhance and grow agency/community/academic partnerships” - Dr. Bonnie Duran (University of Washington-School of Public Health and Community Medicine and Indigenous Wellness Research Institute)

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Morning Break (Coffee, morning snacks)

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. “BREAKOUT SESSIONS”

1.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Prepared or Pre-paranoid? Risk Communication Strategies in a Changing World – Laura Blaske (Washington State DOH)

2.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Tribes and Medical Surge Capacity Coalitions – Peggy Shapiro (Washington State Hospital Associate)
  • Kathleen Griffith (Coalition of Community Health Clinics-Multnomah County-OR)

3.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Pan Flu – Michael Kubler (State of Oregon), Julie Plagenhoef (State of Oregon)
  • Avian Flu – Dr. Barbara Progulske (State of Oregon)

4.  Emergency Preparedness Training Topics:

  • Federal Legal Issues – Jay Furtick (HHS-Office of the General Counsel-Region 10-Washington)
  • State Legal Issues – Joyce Roper (Washington State’s Attorney General’s Office)

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lunch (Will be provided)

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. “BREAKOUT SESSIONS”

1.  Idaho State/Tribal breakout – Rod Horejs

2.  Oregon State/Tribal breakout – Joy Weyer

3.  Washington State/Tribal breakout –

1:00 p.m. Adjourn

We would like to thank our Sponsors: Washington State Department of Health, the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice at University of Washington, and the State of Oregon.

6/13/2007