Webcast Info:
View the webstream for this event.
Site Coordinators:
register your facility for satellite downlink
Closed Captioned:
Satellite downlink & VHS only; not available for webcast.
For additional information please contact us via email, or phone 518-486-7921.
There is no charge for this program.
Local Site:
University at Albany School of Public Health
George Education Center Auditorium
University at Albany East Campus, Routes 9 & 20 (near Interstate 787 & downtown Albany).
To purchase a videotaped copy of this satellite broadcast, please visit the Public Health Foundation bookstore.
Expanding Health Care Preparedness
January 25, 2007
Program Description:
Many health workforce preparedness efforts justifiably focus on core medical and nursing staff. The speaker will present ideas about how to achieve more comprehensive preparedness that may assist health care organizations through a wide range of emergencies. She will also share strategies to reach out to the community via workers, accounting for the needs and roles of support staff, promote preparedness, as well as address basic issues during disasters, such as transportation. Recent experiences from the flooding in New York will also be shared.
Speakers:
Bonnie Kaido, MS - Director, Emergency Preparedness, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of involving all staff in hospital emergency planning and response
- Identify barriers that health care workers may experience in reporting to work during an emergency and solutions to help prevent these barriers
- Understand the role that personal preparedness plays in overall organizational preparedness.
Flyers: Word Format PDF Format
Who Should Attend:
National audience of state and local porfessions health care, public health, emergency management, public safety, law enforcement, media representatives, and their partners.
January 25, 2007 10-11:15 AM Eastern Rebroadcast Time:
4-5:15 PM Eastern
Sponsored by the New York Consortium for Emergency Preparedness Continuing Education (NYCEPCE) under the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program, award number 5 T01HP01411-04-00. The contents of this program are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HRSA.
