Lessons Learned Information Sharing

Wednesday February 17th, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Room: M106/107

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Session Number: 97

The presentation will cover features unique to LLIS.gov, including original best practices and lessons learned and its extensive library of after-action reports, state and local plans, federal guidelines, and other related documents. This session will also cover the Web site's community-building network features, such as member collaboration tools, information sharing tools, feedback tools, the member directory, and LLIS.gov channels.

Building in Preparedness

Wednesday February 17th, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Room: International 10

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Session Number: 111

This session is an overview of the creation of a state-of-the-art public county health department built with the intent to not only provide day-to-day health services, but to also provide the necessary facilities to accommodate mass medication and mass decontamination, should the need arise. This session will provide creative and innovative ideas for slight modifications made during construction that can produce a facility with a vast array of options and uses.

Medical Special Needs Sheltering in Disasters: The National Model

Wednesday February 17th, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Room: International A

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Session Number: 136

Public health agencies are tasked with the management of mass care in disasters, and part of the mass care considerations includes the care of vulnerable populations. Some vulnerable populations have significant enough special medical needs that they may not be appropriate for shelter placement with general populations. This presentation examines the issues related to medical special needs sheltering and introduces the best practice model selected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the national operating model for the country. This session is valuable for any public health agency that is struggling with this critical issue of providing appropriate sheltering needs for vulnerable populations, despite the limited training, resources, and funding associated with meeting this requirement.

A Community-Centered Pandemic Flu Tabletop Exercise for First-Year Medical Students

Wednesday February 17th, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Room: A701

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Session Number: 138

The need for increased integration of preparedness planning between public health and medicine is urgently present and accompanied by a need to enhance population health education for medical students. The purpose of this session is to describe a community-centered, pandemic influenza tabletop exercise designed for medical students during their first week of medical school. This exercise is intended to give incoming medical students an opportunity to experience the extent and complexity of issues related to a pandemic flu emergency, including medical and public health systems issues; historical precedent; biology of novel viral infection and vaccination; empowerment for public health preparedness volunteering; and the toll of such an event.

Drive-through Clinics and Public Incentives to Attend Them

Wednesday February 17th, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Room: L405/406

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Session Number: 150

This session will offer tools that local health departments (LHDs) can add to their current drive-through vaccination programs. This session will also highlight the benefits for those communities that do no currently utilize the drive-through components. The drive-through setup can have additional public health awareness add-ons that the community can use to educate the public of the mission of LHDs and provide nutritional and health issue awareness. This concept was recently tested in the town of Sandwich, Massachusetts during an annual flu clinic.

This session has been canceled.

Ready or Not?: Using Data for Public Health Advocacy

Wednesday February 17th, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Room: A601

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Session Number: 158

There is a critical need to inform policymakers and the general public about our nation's preparedness to both guard against complacency and demonstrate how taxpayers' dollars are being spent. The Trust for America's Health (TFAH) publishes an annual report on federal and state preparedness efforts to help identify where and how governments can improve or overcome obstacles to an all-hazards approach to public health preparedness. This session will present data from the 2009 Ready or Not? report, offer participants the chance to learn more about the data TFAH uses to develop the annual report, and offer an opportunity for participants to suggest new indicators for measuring state-level preparedness.

Utilizing Normal Business Operations to Enhance Situational Awareness

Wednesday February 17th, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Room: A706/707

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Session Number: 187

In the aftermath of a disaster, situational awareness is crucial. However, in order to gain a clear picture of the situation, the process of information gathering can sometimes be overly burdensome on local businesses and government agencies that are the first line of response and recovery. In this session, the Pharmacy Status Reporting tool will be demonstrated.

Effective Emergency Communication with Vulnerable Populations and Healthcare Providers

Wednesday February 17th, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Room: International B

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Session Number: 275

This session presents practical research for public health emergency communications. For example, how can emergency call centers communicate more effectively with limited English proficient callers? What communication methods are most effective for reaching healthcare providers with public health alerts? How can texting work for emergency preparedness communication and surveillance? Northwest Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center investigators will lead a discussion about how to best make research findings readily usable by public health practitioners and will solicit suggestions for areas of future research on emergency communication with vulnerable populations.

Enhancing Security During Public Health Emergencies

Wednesday February 17th, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Room: M101

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Session Number: 311

This session will demonstrate how establishing and utilizing a partnership among public health, healthcare, and law enforcement can improve security planning for public health emergencies. The discussion will focus on how to establish such a partnership and what plan templates are being developed to assist agencies in developing operational security plans for public health emergencies.

Today's Social Networking Tools are Tomorrow's Emergency Response Engine

Wednesday February 17th, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Room: International 4/5

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Session Number: 316

The world of public health emergency preparedness and response is beginning to take notice that the world is more connected. The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) has been an early adopter of communication and social networking technologies. This presentation will cover APHL's current and future activities, the importance of utilizing social media, and a focus group on the audience's use of social networking technologies.