This event was held on April 25, 2007.

Watch or Listen to the Presentation and Receive a Certificate

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As a result of this training, you will:

• Become familiar with the continuum of patient care following a large scale health emergency and the role of non-traditional care sites in that continuum.
• Be able to describe mass dispensing sites including their purpose, operational parameters, and staffing plans.
• Be able to describe alternate care sites including their purpose, operational parameters, and staffing plans.
• Be familiar with the incident command system utilized at both of these sites.
• Learn about the experiences of those providing care in diverse community-based settings in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina.

Accreditation

.1 CEU will be given; Designed to meet the requirements of the Minnesota Board of Nursing for 1.8 contact hours.

Featured Speakers

Jill DeBoer, MPH, is director of the Academic Health Center Office of Emergency Response where she has responsibility for preparedness and response to health emergencies at the University of Minnesota, and in the broader community. She is also associate director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. She has served as a consultant to the CDC, Department of Homeland Security, and state and local health departments on public health emergency preparedness, and teaches on this topic. She worked for the Minnesota Department of Health Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control Division for 15 years before joining the University in June 2002.

Timothy Schacker, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Associate Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine at the University of Minnesota. He completed a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington. Dr. Schacker has developed a translational research program focused on HIV transmission and pathogenesis. Dr. Schacker deployed with the University of Minnesota’s Medical Reserve Corps first response team to Hurricane Katrina and has continued his active involvement with the U of MN Medical Reserve Corps as a faculty advisor.

Sponsored By

The University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Preparedness (UMNCPHP), a program of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Funded in part through a grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Academic Health Center Office of Emergency Response.

Minnesota Emergency Readiness Education and Training (MERET), a program of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and School of Public Health. Funded in part through a grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration.