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All events take place at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Wednesday, June 20

9:00 am - 10:30 am Plenary #1 - Setting the Stage for Response

This session will provide an overview of disaster response and the planning and coordination that must occur at the federal, state and local levels. It will also speak to the nature of threats faced in the U.S. today.

Invited Speakers:

• Secretary Michael Leavitt (invited), Department of Health & Human Services
• Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR, President, American Nurses Association

10:30 am - 11:30 am Breakout Sessions - Be Prepared!

• S 101 - The federal response to emergencies - National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the role of federal agencies
  Speaker: CAPT Lynn A. Slepski, RN, MSN, CCNS (invited) Senior Public Health Advisor, Department of Homeland Security
• S 102 - - Incident Command System and its application to local and institutional levels Speaker: Cheryl Starling, RN (invited) Threat Assessment Consultant, Kaiser Permanente
• S 103 - Making family and professional emergency plans
  Speaker: Cheryl K. Schmidt, PhD, RN, CNE, UAMS College of Nursing
• S 104 - Keeping yourself safe: Mental and physical protection
  Speaker: Carole Jakeway, RN, MPH (invited) Chief Nurse, Division of Public Health Department of Human Resources, GA
• S 105 - Volunteers and volunteering: Where, how and who?
  Speaker: Ann Knebel, RN, DNSc, FAAN (invited) Deputy Director Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Poster Session - Exhibits - Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Plenary #2 - Considering the Legal and Regulatory Implications of an Altered Standard of Care

Expert legal and regulatory scholars will discuss state and federal laws and regulations that must be taken into account when considering issues related to standards of care provided during a disaster.

Invited Speakers:

• Tony Moulton, PhD Co-Director, Public Health Law Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Faith Fields, MSN, RN, President, National Council of State Boards of Nursing

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Repeat Breakout Sessions - Be Prepared! (These are repeated from 10:30am, June 20)

• S 101 -The federal response to emergencies - National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the role of federal agencies
• S 102 -Incident Command System and its application to local and institutional levels
• S 103 -Making family and professional emergency plans
• S 104 - Keeping yourself safe: Mental and physical protection
• S 105 - Volunteers and volunteering: Where, how and who?

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Policy Feedback and Listening Session

Conference attendees will have the opportunity to speak their mind about issues related to standards of care during a disaster.

Thursday, June 21

8:30 am - 9:30 pm Plenary #3 - Challenges in Allocation of Scarce Material and Human Resources During a Disaster

During a disaster, medical material and human resources will be in short supply. Difficult decisions will need be made to determine how best to deploy them to meet the greatest need. This session will focus on factors and strategies that need to be taken into consideration during this time.

Invited Speaker: Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

9:45 am - 10:45 am Breakout Sessions - Disasters Happen!

• S 201 - Natural and Environmental Disasters
• S 202 - Biological Agents

Speaker: Terri Rebmann, PhD, RN, CIC Institute for Biosecurity, School of Public Health

• S 203 - Chemical Agents

Speaker: Michael W. Procter, MD Regional Director of Extramural Training The University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston Center for Biosecuirty and Public Health Preparedness

• S 204 - Radiological Events
  

Speaker: Robert Emery, DrPH, CHP, CIH, CSP, RBP, CHMM, CPP, ARM Assistant Vice President for Safety, Health, Environment & Risk Management The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• S 205 - Explosive Events and Weapons

Speaker: Richard Hunt, MD, FACEP (invited) Director, Division of Injury Response, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

11:00 am - 12 noon Repeat Breakout Sessions - Disasters Happen! (These are repeated from 9:45am, June 21)

12 noon - 2:00 pm Poster Session - Exhibits - Lunch

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Plenary #4 - Protecting Health Care Facilities, Workers and their Families

Keeping health care personnel safe during a disaster is absolutely paramount given the critical role they play during a disaster. In addition, knowing that family is being cared for can relieve a burden to allow the health care provider to focus on the task at hand. This session will discuss the current knowledge on how best to care for health care workers, facilities and families.

Speaker: Richard E. Besser, MD (invited) Director, Coordinating Center for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Repeat Breakout Sessions - Disasters Happen!

(These are repeated from 9:45am, June 21)

• S 201 - Natural and Environmental Disasters
• S 202 - Biological Agents
• S 203 - Chemical Agents
• S 204 - Radiological Events
• S 205 - Explosive Events and Weapons
  

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Policy Feedback and Listening Session

Conference attendees will have the opportunity to speak their mind about issues related to standards of care during a disaster.

Friday, June 22

8:00 am - 9:00 am Plenary #5 - Caring for Populations with Special Needs during a Disaster

Significant issues remain within the disaster planning and response community related to the care of populations with special needs during a disaster. This session will discuss these challenges and provide some strategies for consideration.

Invited Speaker:

• Belinda Joy Deal, RN, MSN, CEN The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Rebecca A. Fountain, RN, MSN The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing and Health Sciences

9:15 am - 10:15 am Breakout Session - Providing Care!

• S 301 - Caring for and working with the mentally ill and substance abuse patient

  Speaker: Christine Tebaldi (invited) University of Rochester Medical Center

• S 302 - Caring for the pediatric patient

  Speaker: Tener Goodwin Veenema, PhD, MPH, MS, CPNP University of Rochester Medical Center

• S 303 - Caring for and working with the elderly patient

  Speaker: Marilyn Patillo, PhD, RN, APRN (invited)

• S 304 - Caring for and working with people with disabilities

  Speaker: Elizabeth Davis, JD, EdM (invited) EAD & Associates, LCC

• S 305 - Caring for and working with the responder and yourself

  Speaker:

  • Jean Randolph, RN, COHN-S/CM, FAAOHN, MPA
  • James Augustine, MD Medical Director, Atlanta Fire Department

10:30 am - 11:30 am Repeat Breakout Session - Providing Care! (These are repeated from 9:15am, June 22)

• S 301 - Caring for and working with the mentally ill and substance abuse patient
• S 302 - Caring for the pediatric patient
• S 303 - Caring for and working with the elderly patient
• S 304 - Caring for and working with people with disabilities
• S 305 - Caring for and working with the responder and yourself

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Poster Session - Exhibits - Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Closing Session and Presentation of Policy Statement

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