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Building Crisis Standards of Care During COVID-19

2022 Disaster Conference

The pandemic has revealed weaknesses in the health care system and how we deliver care. The Emergency Department is often on the front line when making difficult decisions regarding care when resources become scarce. It is important to address this with education on crisis standards of care as well as scrutiny of existing models. This includes challenging how they are best designed to meet our current needs, where there might be crucial gaps in the assessment of need and delivery of care, and when they must be implemented.

Active Shooter Preparation for Hospitals

2022 Disaster Conference

This active shooter training for hospital settings aims to assist leadership and educators in establishing protocols, training strategies, community assessment of coverage, and developing a recovery response plan.

Protection Dogs in Hospitals for Security

2022 Disaster Conference

K9s represent an effective way to prevent and reduce hospital violence and increase safety for patients, staff and visitors. This panel discussion explores the pros and cons of using protection dogs in hospitals and/or hospital emergency rooms. Presenters currently work in hospitals using protection dogs or with security companies providing canines for hospital security.

Hospital Evacuation Considerations for Hospitals

2022 Disaster Conference

This session was presented by Kaiser Permanente Northern California and provides emergency management personnel with an overview of hospital evacuation considerations when there are only minutes to hours to prepare. The presentation reviews the life cycle of an evacuation event including the Pre-Evacuation, Evacuation, and Post-Evacuation stages, with a focus on the preparedness and response actions in each stage.

Emergency Management Stressors & Their Impacts

2022 Disaster Conference – Best Practice Showcase

This new look at emergency management focuses on stressors and their impacts, and addresses how (and why) the culture of stoicism should change to improve performance, resilience, and increase success for healthcare workers. The tool details how applying neuroscience to crisis management and leadership can reduce stress and burnout, improve organizational resilience, and build long-term peak performance.

Prepare Your Facility for a Chemical Emergency

2022 Disaster Conference

Chemical emergencies can happen at any time at health care facilities. The impact may not only be to the facility but patients, staff, and the surrounding community. To assist hospitals and all health care partners, ASPR/TRACIE has developed a “Chemical Emergency Considerations for Health Care Facilities” resource to assist in preparing and responding to chemical emergencies.

Social Media Roles in Emergency Management

2022 Disaster Conference

The public information officer (PIO) is a vital part of the incident command team, charged with delivering accurate information to the right people at the right time. This session will review the role of the PIO and present attendees with strategies for utilizing social media for emergency communications.

Dive into Emergency Management Chapter Revisions

2022 Disaster Conference

This presentation helps Joint Commission-accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals implement newly revised emergency management chapter standards and elements of performance and understand the new survey process.