Northeast:
Monday, March 10 from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Blackwoods Event Center, Proctor, MN

Southwest:
Tuesday, April 8 from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center, Marshall, MN

South Central:
Friday, April 11 from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
South Central College, N. Mankato, MN

Central:
Monday, April 21 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at
Centracare Health Plaza, St. Cloud, MN

West Central:
Wednesday, April 23 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location to be determined

Northwest:
Tuesday, May 13 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Best Western, Thief River Falls, MN

Metro:
Monday, May 19 from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Snelling Office Park-Mississippi Room, St. Paul, MN

Southeast:
Wednesday, May 21, from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Optional practice session from 1:30-3 p.m.
Olmsted County Public Health Campus, Rochester, MN

Minnesota Emergency Readiness Education and Training (MERET) and Minnesota Department of Health are partnering to hold a series of trainings around the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). HSEEP is a capabilities-based exercise program with the purpose of building self-sustaining exercise programs and providing a standardized methodology for designing, conducting, and evaluating all exercises. These 4-hour face-to-face trainings are conducted regionally throughout the state of Minnesota. Participants will receive a basic overview of HSEEP and learn about HSEEP-compliant exercise meetings, planning, and evaluation, including After-Action Reports and improvement planning. These trainings are an orientation and do not replace participation in the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management's two-day HSEEP Training, which participants should plan to attend in 2008.

Register

Register online

The trainings are free, but space is limited, so please register early. You may also visit MN TRAIN for information. After receipt of registration, we will notify you of your registration status and will send a confirmation letter with additional details.

Audience

Public health and healthcare emergency preparedness planners and other staff involved in exercise development are encouraged to attend with 1-2 local or regional partners. Topics will be applicable to the emergency management
community. It is strongly recommended that participants complete IS120/IS120A (www.hseep.dhs.gov) before taking part.

As a result of this training, you can learn to

1. Identify requirements that your agency has in order to comply with HSEEP.
2. Enhance community-wide exercise planning on local and regional levels.
3. Outline elements of HSEEP-compliant exercise planning.
4. Identify standard meetings that are part of the HSEEP exercise planning process.
5. Describe components of HSEEP evaluation, including the After-Action Report and improvement planning.

Program Agenda

1. Introduction, Objectives, and Review of Handouts
2. Overview of Components of Compliance
3. Overview of Exercise Planning
4. Steps for Conducting Exercises: Discussion-based and Operations-based
5. Evaluation: After Action Report (using the template)
6. Performance Improvement Plan: Priorities, responsibility, and deadlines
7. Workshop Summary and Evaluation

Note: Specific schedule varies by region; registration confirmation letters will include detailed schedule and food information for your region.

Instructors and Planning Committee

From MERET (MN Emergency Readiness Education and Training):

Jeanne Pfeiffer, RN, MPH, CIC, Clinical Assistant Professor, UMN School of Nursing.
Tonya Fitzgerald, MPA, Assistant Continuing Education Specialist, UMN School of Public Health.
Andrea Hickle, MPH, Continuing Education Specialist, UMN School of Public Health.
Mary Larweck, RN, MS, CIC, Coordinator/Consultant, UMN School of Nursing.

From MN Department of Health Office of Emergency Preparedness - Education, Exercises and Planning Unit:

Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber, BS, Supervisor.
Elizabeth Jane Tangwall, DVM, MEP, Exercise Planner.
Eric Weller, South Central MN Regional Hospital Resource Center Coordinator (RHRC), and Emergency Medical Services Instructor/Coordinator, South Central College.

Sponsored by

Minnesota Department of Health Office of Emergency Preparedness, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Office of the Assistant of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).

Minnesota Emergency Readiness Education and Training (MERET), funded under grant #T01HP006412 from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), DHHS, Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program. Carol O'Boyle, PhD, RN, at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, is the Principal Investigator.

Questions

For registration, content, and logistics, contact Tonya Fitzgerald with MERET at 612-625-4409 or tdfitz@umn.edu. For other regional matters, contact your regional contact person.