2008 Advanced Practice Centers Training Resources: Cambridge APC

Preparing Medical Reserve Corps for Points of Distribution (POD) Operations --- Cambridge Advanced Practice Center, Cambridge, MA
Presenters: Lynn Schoeff, MEd, LCSW, Charles K.T. Ishikawa, MSPH, and Ashley J. Barrat, MPH

Overview: Cambridge APC will describe a training curriculum that they have used with regional Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers on Points of Distribution (POD) operations to gain fundamental knowledge and skills that enhance the capacity and quality of POD services within an ICS structure. The training curriculum is divided into two parts. In part one, MRC volunteers master the use of Job Action Sheets, gain a functional understanding of incident command, and learn to identify, trouble shoot, and resolve bottle necks or obstructions to POD flow. In part two, volunteers examine client case studies and explore issues and potential solutions to language, physical, cognitive, and cultural barriers to service. Both trainings use a peer-to-peer, experiential teaching methodology that builds team work and strengthens relationships among MRC volunteers.

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Available in May: a Trainer's Guide and CD-ROM containing resources from all 8 presentations at the 2008 Advanced Practice Centers Training Conference. To order, contact APC Project Manager Carol Gunther-Mohr at cgm@email.unc.edu or 919-843-2518.

For information on the NACCHO Advanced Practice Centers program, visit www.naccho.org/topics/emergency/APC.cfm