Natural Disaster Awareness for Caregivers (AWR 308)*
November 6, 2019
1pm to 5pm
Haven Hospice – 4200 NW 90th Boulevard, Gainesville, FL 32606
Registration link: https://nda-for-caregivers-gainesville-11-6-19.eventbrite.com
Individuals with medical, functional or access needs are particularly vulnerable to natural hazards. Factors such as physical limitations, mental ailments, and medication requirements are issues of concern for caregivers. These specific needs, amongst other considerations for natural hazards, must be addressed in preparedness plans for these at-risk individuals.
This course provides healthcare professionals, emergency medical services, and
citizen/community volunteers involved with the care giving of individuals with medical, functional, or access needs with a basic understanding of natural hazards, risk, vulnerability and disaster preparedness. The course will enable participants to discuss best practices to prepare for the impacts of local natural hazards, identify methods of assisting care receivers to prepare for natural disasters and identify appropriate preparedness actions to take during a disaster.
Who Should Take this Course: Citizens/Community Volunteers, Emergency Management, EMS, Fire Service, Gov’t Administration, Healthcare, Law Enforcement and General Public.
This course is provided through the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC) at the University of Hawaii.
Questions, please contact: Leigh Wilsey, Senior Regional Planner
Email: LWilsey@nefrc.org Office: (904) 279-0880 ext. 105
COOP Plan Development Workshops
- November 14, 2019 – 0830 to 1230
Putnam County Emergency Services Department, 100 State Rd. 19 S. Palatka, FL 32177
Registration link: https://coop-development-workshop-11-14-19-putnam-county.eventbrite.com - January 16, 2020 – 0830 to 1230
Alachua County Emergency Operations Center – 1100 SE 27th St., Gainesville, FL 32641 Registration link: https://coop-development-workshop-1-16-20-alachua-county.eventbrite.com
Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) are a necessary component of every organization’s readiness for emergencies and disasters that effect the organization’s ability to “stay in business” through and following an emergency or disaster; to continue serving their customer and meeting their customer’s needs. The COOP is the detailed oriented plan that documents the decision making, logistics and coordination that must occur to effectively be “back in business” at alternate locations.
The Healthcare Coalition’s Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) program is designed to support any Coalition member organization in the development or refinement of their COOP. Regardless of how mature your COOP is; this workshop and planning experience is for you. The COOP program is structured to provide you several planning tools and planning experiences.
- COOP Planning Materials –
- • the COOP program includes a COOP Plan Template that is aligned with national standards (CMS Emergency Rule and NFPA 1600 – Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity/Continuity of Operations Programs)
- • National Standard reference materials
- • Logistics checklists
- COOP Planning Workshop
- • A free 4- hour workshop available to any Healthcare Coalition member
- • Workshop will provide an overview of the COOP template and reference materials
- • Specific “how to” prompts are provided throughout the template and discussed in the workshop
- • All workshop participants will receive COOP program materials on a USB memory device for their use
- COOP Planning Technical Assistance
- • Workshop attendees will have access to COOP Planning Technical Assistance
- • Technical assistance by COOP planning specialists will be available on scheduled days throughout the region.
Questions, please contact: Leigh Wilsey, Senior Regional Planner
Email: lwilsey@nefrc.org Office: (904) 279-0880 ext. 105
Personal Protective Measures for Biological Events (PER 320)
March 5, 2020
8am to 5pm
Gainesville Regional Utility (GRU)
4747 North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32609
Registration link: https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mExtLogin
This course focuses on the challenges faced by first responders and clinical health care professionals in pre-hospital and hospital environments as they deal with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needs and potential contamination issues while dealing with highly infectious diseases. Personal Protective Measures for Biological Events provides students with an overview of personal protective equipment (PPE), and includes an experiential learning activity (ELA) practicing donning and doffing PPE Level C. Additionally, there is a review of the different types of decontamination and an ELA practicing technical decontamination.
TOPICS:
• Hazards specific to infectious disease incidents in a health care setting
• Exposure control plans
• Best safe work practices and current guidance from the CDC and WHO
• Use and limitations of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Donning & doffing of appropriate levels of PPE to include practice with Level C PPE
• Roles and responsibilities
• Technical decontamination processes and procedures
Participants: Responders & Receivers such as EMS, Public Health, Hospital, Private Sector Healthcare & Hospital Organizations, County/State/Federal Responders.
The ENA (Emergency Nurses Association) & the AAFP (American Association of Family Physicians) has approved this class for Nurses & Physicians to receive 8 hrs of CE’s.
This course is provided through the National Emergency Response & Rescue Training Center at Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX).
Questions, please contact: Leigh Wilsey, Coalition Coordinator
Email: LWilsey@nefrc.org Office: (904) 279-0880 ext. 105
Real World Event After Action Template
This “Real-World” after-action report template is a modified Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program AAR template. This template was developed by the Northeast Florida Healthcare Coalition for healthcare facilities (non-hospital) to use to evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare facility Plans that have been activated as a result of a real-world event (not an exercise). The template provides direction on what should be included within each section of the document.
The template has the following sections to address:
•Real World Event Overview
•Analysis of Plan Activation (includes a summary of Plan performance)
•Strengths and Areas for Improvement
•Improvement Plan Matrix (highlights issue areas and the corrective action to be taken)
Any questions regarding this AAR template can be directed to Leigh Wilsey, Sr. Planner at 904-279-0880 x105 or lwilsey@nefrc.org.