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This presentation outlines the importance of writing clear, measurable objectives to ensure effective exercises. The session describes three exercise-planning pitfalls that could endanger participants and gives recommend steps hospitals can take to avoid problems.
Presented by Cedars-Sinai Health, this presentation outlines the system’s preparations for Ebola response, including preparedness, collaboration, and gives an overview of Cedars-Sinai’s special pathogens program.
This presentation provides background and jurisdictional information on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) weapons of mass destruction response process, assists hospitals in understanding the CBRNE threat profile, and provides HIPAA considerations during events where the FBI is engaged. It also outlines other FBI response initiatives that are helpful to hospitals in planning and response for threats, offering outreach and training resources hospitals can utilize in engaging the FBI before, during, and after these events.
This session focused on Emergency Preparedness Final Rule Implementation and considerations for national compliance in emergency management to ensure integration of federal requirements with state and local regulations, as well as accreditation standards.
Hancock Health presented on a cyberattack event they experienced, describing their pre-incident conditions, the timeline of the attack, and their response to the event. The session provided a legal analysis, and gave insights on how hospitals and health systems can prepare for, and lessen the likelihood of, cyberattack incidents.
This session provided an overview of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) system and the NDMS deployment in response to the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. The presentation gave an overview of the priorities during these events, and now hospital operations were impacted as a result of this severe weather.
Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health presenters share how their organizations responded to wildfires that caused their hospitals to evacuate in October 2017. The session details operational impacts as well as recovery efforts taken by both health systems to restore hospital services to the community. Presenters shared lessons learned from these events and highlight opportunities for improved performance.
2020 Virtual Disaster Conference
This presentation reviews how hospitals can develop and implement guidelines for continuing care when resources become critically constrained. The session provides information for hospitals on the process of shifting from conventional to contingency and ultimately to crisis care, where the focus transitions from individual patient care to managing care for the broader population. Highlights of the session include the ethical and non-discriminatory decision-making processes that help prepare hospitals for adapting their operations.
2020 Virtual Disaster Conference
This presentation outlines how hospitals can build relationships with public safety partners to effectively respond to disasters. The session covers implementation strategies and lessons-learned from facilities who use a collaborative planning and response structure within their communities.
2020 Virtual Disaster Conference
This presentation offers strategies hospital can use in taking a simplified approach to planning, engagement, and communications as they plan to manage patient surges.