OrangeCounty Medical Reserve Corps

Training Plan For 2006

HCA Classroom Training (No CME/CEUs)

  • Introduction to Point of Dispensing Clinics (2 hours)
  • SNS Video
  • Incident Command System (ISC)/National Incident Management System (NIMS)
  • Communications – Radio Usage
  • Staff Processing Center
  • Point of Dispensing Clinic
  • Discuss different types of clinics
  • Flu
  • Smallpox
  • Anthrax
  • Layout/Flow
  • Job Action Sheets
  • Personal To-Go bag
  • Introduction to Special Populations Shelter (future mission)

HCA Classroom Instruction with CME/CEUs

Suggested topics, classroom material still needs to be developed.

  • Series of presentations on the pharmacology of disaster & public
  • health response
  • antidotes
  • antibiotics
  • vaccines
  • antitoxins
  • MMRS & SNS pharmacy cache
  • Series of case reviews as examples of missions with potential MRC

Assistance

  • Federal smallpox vaccination program & OC smallpox

Vaccination exercise lessons learned

  • Anthrax prophylaxis response of 2001, US Postal Service BDS

Response plan & OC anthrax prophylaxis exercise lessons learned

  • Anthrax case reviews of fall 2001
  • Case studies and emergency planning for major infectious disease

outbreaks

  • SARS
  • Pandemic influenza
  • Avian influenza
  • Case studies and updates on chemical and hazardous materials

Emergencies

  • Case studies and updates on radiological emergencies

Independent Study Courses

FEMA Independent Study Program (

(Download a document, read/study, and take a test)

  • Introduction to the Incident Command System (IS-100)
  • Basic Incident Command System (IS-195)
  • Introduction to the National Incident Management System/National Response Plan (IS-700)

FEMANationalEmergencyTrainingCenter – Virtual Campus

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(Online instruction with tests)

  • Introduction to the Incident Command System (IS-100)
  • Introduction to the National Incident Management System/National Response Plan (IS-700)

CDC Public Health Training Network (

The Public Health Training Network (PHTN) is a distance learning network of people and resources that takes training and information to the learner. The Archived Web casts covers a broad range of public health issues.

CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response ( )

  • Training and Education - Resources and training for natural, chemical or biological disasters.

Center for Public Health Preparedness e-Learning Center (

Terrorism, Preparedness, and Public Health: An Introduction

The goal of this introductory course is to help the learner develop an understanding and awareness of terrorism and its effects on the practice of public health. It examines potential terrorist threats and allows the learner to stop and think about possible responses to any emergency event. The course is intended for a broad range of professionals who work both inside and outside the scope of public health. Continuing Education Credit is available.

Continuing Education Certification
Participates who engage in all lessons of the course and who successfully complete the exam (80% or higher within two tries) will be eligible for 6 hours CME/CHES or 7.2 hours CNE. For more information about continuing education credit for this course, go to the
U. Albany School of Public Health website

Domestic Preparedness Campus:

National Terrorism Preparedness Institute: