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Pre and Post Conference Sessions
Pre-Conference 1 - Teaching Caring Professionals to Take Care
Monday, June 18, 2007, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Tuesday, June 19, 2007, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Objective: This day-and-a-half training program will serve to provide the nurse with basic information about how they can best safeguard their health and well-being in their role as a first receiver before, during and after an intentional or unintentional event, such as in a mass casualty chemical disaster.
Description: This training program will cover highlights of the OSHA Best Practices Document, fundamentals of Hospital Incident Command System, relevant JCAHO requirements for emergency preparedness and a review of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.
Participants will receive references materials and an assessment tool which they may find useful in developing or improving their facility's emergency preparedness plan.
Cost: $75 to cover lunch and continental breakfast expenses to conference attendees – Registration is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis
Supported by a grant through the International Chemical Workers Union Council.
Pre-Conference 2 - Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS)
Tuesday, June 19, 2007, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, 7.5 NCH
Objective: This one-day training program will serve to provide the nurse with basic disaster life support (BDLS) information.
Description: The BDLS course is a review of the all-hazards topics including natural and accidental man-made events; traumatic and explosive events; nuclear and radiological events; biological events; and chemical events. Also included, is information on such critical areas as the health care professional's role in the public health and incident management systems, community mental health and special needs of underserved and vulnerable populations.
The recognition and management of the disaster scene and victims is reinforced through a unique approach, introduced in the Core Disaster Life Support Course, called the D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R paradigm. The D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R paradigm organizes the students' preparation and response to disaster management. It emphasizes an all-hazards approach to mass casualty incident management and facilitates ongoing qualitative and quantitative assessment of an incident.
The triage system for BDLS is the M-A-S-S Triage model (Move, Assess, Sort, Send). ID-ME! is a simple mnemonic for sorting patients during triage of mass casualties, which is used effectively in the M-A-S-S Triage model. A detailed discussion and application of these assessment tools is discussed and reinforced throughout the BDLS course.
Participants will develop basic skills related to event recognition, providing initial patient care, personal protection measures and how to work within a disaster response system.
Cost: $130 – Registration is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Cost includes materials and lunch.
Post-Conference - American Red Cross Disaster Training Workshop
Saturday, June 23, 2007, 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Description: Health Services Response is a one-day workshop for licensed or certified health professionals. Short instructor presentations, discussions and group activities identify the role and responsibilities of the health professional during a disaster relief operation as well as methods to meet disaster related needs of American Red Cross clients.
The target audience is nurses interested in working in their local Red Cross chapter jurisdiction or being deployed to a Red Cross disaster relief operation and functioning within the Health Services Protocols
Cost: $130 - Registration is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Cost includes materials and lunch.
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