Preparing for Mass Casualty Shootings
2018 Disaster Conference
Presented by Sunrise Hospital of Las Vegas, this session reviews the hospital’s efficiencies, challenges, and lessons-learned from their response to a mass casualty incident.
Hospital Disaster Preparedness
Mass Casualty Incident Response Protocols
2018 Disaster Conference
This session provides strategies for hospitals to automate their Mass Casualty Incident Response to improve outcomes. The presentation provides an overview of the threat landscape, ways hospitals can identify essential elements, describes the need for mass casualty incident protocols, and reviews lessons-learned from past events/exercises.
Workplace Violence Training: Health Care System Approaches to New Law
2018 Disaster Conference
This presentation provides an overview of Dignity Health’s approach to a new workplace violence law. The session provides an outline of their approach, an evaluation of the law’s impacts, reviews implementation timelines, and reviews logistical steps for meeting new requirements.
Incorporating Clinics into Network Command Centers
2018 Disaster Conference
This session provides an overview of how hospitals can include clinics in their emergency operations plans, exercises, and communications to meet standards and requirements, as well as strengthen their overall emergency response capabilities.
Preparing Fire Evacuation of Rural Hospitals
2018 Disaster Conference
This presentation provides an overview of steps hospitals can take in preparing for imminent evacuation due to wildfire events. The session provides an overview of Helena-Fork Fire, details the hospital’s immediate response, their actions and activities, reviews decision making strategies, and provides overall lessons-learned from the event.
Mass Casualty Incident Response for Small Hospitals
2018 Disaster Conference
This session outlines the “15 til 50″ mass casualty incident response methodology, demonstrates how to implement the methodology, and provides an overview of the “15 til 50” toolkit and resources.
When a Health Care Facility Needs Help Evacuating
2018 Disaster Conference
This presentation outlines California’s Public Health and Medical Response System, identifies healthcare facilities’ role in the system, and details best practices and lessons-learned from events.
The Pediatric Black Swan Event: What it is and How to Prepare
2018 Disaster Conference
This presentation defines Pediatric Black Swan Events, and describe lessons learned in real world disasters and their impact on children and families. The session discusses why California may be particularly at high risk for pediatric black swan events, and identifies key preparedness activities to improve resiliency to these events.
Rural Readiness: Preparing, Maintaining and Utilizing MOUs
2018 Disaster Conference
This presentation discusses resource limitations and needs faced by rural hospitals and describes the types of community collaboration that can be useful to filling in resource gaps. The session outlines the importance of proactive planning in preparation for emergency/disaster situations by establishing and maintaining the use of MOUs.
Making the 2018 Statewide Medical and Health Exercise Work for You
2018 Disaster Conference
This session assists hospitals in evaluating their current response concepts, plans, and capabilities related to a medical surge of patients from an emerging infectious disease outbreak in the local community among community health care partners.