2008 Advanced Practice Centers Webinars
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Using Innovative Preparedness Tools
Wednesday,
March 19, 2:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
Engaging Community Partners in Preparedness
Wednesday,
April 2, 2:00 to 3:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time
Applying ICS to Enhance Preparedness
Wednesday,
April 23, 2:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
Implementing Biosurveillance and Environmental Health Response
Wednesday,
May 14, 2:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
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Using Innovative Preparedness Tools
Wednesday,
March 19, 2:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
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- Master the Disaster! The next generation of emergency preparedness tabletop exercises for public health --- DeKalb
County Advanced Practice Center, Decatur, GA
Presenters: Julie Smith and Melissa Alperin
Overview: DeKalb County APC will introduce participants to Master the Disaster!, an interactive, customizable and easy-to-use tabletop exercise builder developed specifically for public health agencies. The tool has seven scenarios, complete instructions for planning, designing, conducting and evaluating an exercise, plus a host of resources for creating interesting and realistic exercises.
- Strategies and Resources for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Rural USA--- Western New York Advanced Practice Center, Buffalo, NY
Presenters: Tracy Fricano Chalmers and Michael Meit
Overview: Western New York APC will describe how local health departments can access and use a Web-based tool that can predict rural population surge following urban disasters. Best practices associated with multi-jurisdictional collaborations for rural preparedness will also be discussed.
Engaging Community Partners in Preparedness
Wednesday,
April 2, 2:00 to 3:30pm Eastern Daylight Time
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- Equity in Emergency Response: Public Health Planning for Vulnerable Populations --- Seattle/King
County Advanced Practice Center, Seattle, WA
Presenters: Carina Elsenboss and Meredith Li-Vollmer
Overview: Seattle/King County APC will describe strategies and methods they have used to engage community based organizations that serve vulnerable populations in order to improve response during an emergency.
- Pandemic Flu & You: Public Health Can Not Do It Alone! --- Montgomery
County Advanced Practice Center, Silver Spring, MD
Presenters: Rachel Abbey and Betsy Burroughs
Overview: Montgomery County APC will share their innovative strategies, tools and resources for businesses and organizations to help preserve community function and to limit the impact of a pandemic on health, society, and the economy.
Applying ICS to Enhance Preparedness
Wednesday,
April 23, 2:00 to 3:00pm Eastern Daylight Time
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- Preparing Medical Reserve Corps for Points of Distribution (POD) Operations --- Cambridge
Advanced Practice Center, Cambridge, MA
Presenters: Charles K.T. Ishikawa and Ashley J. Barrat
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.
- Public Health in a Joint Information Center (JIC) --- Santa
Clara County Advanced Practice Center, San Jose,
CA
Presenters: Joy Alexiou and Marta Lugo
Overview: Santa Clara County APC will share their experience with establishing a joint information center (JIC). Public health professionals with public information officer (PIO) and risk communication responsibilities will learn how to organize a JIC, determine appropriate staffing roles and responsibilities, and work within the ICS structure.
Implementing Biosurveillance and Environmental Health Response
Wednesday,
May 14, 2:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
- Building a Public Health Community of Practice: How to Take Biosurveillance to the Next Level and Reap its Broad Benefits --- Tarrant
County Advanced Practice Center, Fort Worth, TX
Presenters: Bill Stephens, Dean Lampman, and Kay Sanyal-Mukherji
Overview: Tarrant County will introduce the concept of a public health community of practice in which biosurveillance data is gathered and shared between key stakeholders and public health in a comprehensive, collaborative, rigorous manner. They will provide examples of response protocols now being used at the national, state, and local levels to support enhanced, rapid decision-making.
- Disaster Strikes – Do You Have an Environmental Health Emergency Response Plan? --- Twin
Cities Metro Advanced Practice Center, Hopkins, MN
Presenters: Brian R. Golob
Overview: Twin Cities Metro APC will share their expertise in building environmental health emergency response capacity. Potential roles and responsibilities for environmental health professionals will be discussed and two environmental health emergency response plans will be reviewed.
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What is a webinar?
What will I learn?
Who should attend?
What is the agenda for the webinars?
What are the technical requirements to participate?
How do I test my computer prior to the webinar?
Who do I contact if I need technical assistance?
Who is sponsoring these webinars?
What is a webinar?
It's basically a cross between a webcast and a conference call. Webinar technology enables participants to view presentation slides and submit questions online and listen over the phone as presenters discuss their training resources and answer the audience's questions. To participate, you must have both a computer with an internet connection and a telephone.
What will I learn?
The webinars feature all eight training programs delivered at the NACCHO Advanced Practice Centers Training Conference in February 2008. Each APC presenter will give a brief overview of the training resources, describe ways they can be used by health departments, and answer questions from the audience. As an additional resource, a trainer's guide and accompanying CD-ROM containing the 2008 APC conference training materials may also be obtained from NACCHO.
Who should attend?
The APC Webinar Series is intended for NACCHO members, public health staff responsible for preparedness, and others interested in public health preparedness.
What was the agenda for the webinars?
1:45 pm EDT
- Access the website and dial the toll-free number provided in the confirmation email. If you are not in Eastern Daylight Time, please note the correct starting time.
2:00 pm EDT
- Start promptly
with a review of the agenda and brief instructions on how to ask questions
and how to receive technical assistance.
- Each Advanced
Practice Center will deliver an overview of the training resources they
have developed (approx. 15 min.) and then respond to questions from
the audience (approx. 10 min).
- At the conclusion, attendees will receive information on how to access additional APC resources and will be asked to respond to a brief evaluation.
What are the technical requirements to participate?
To participate in these webinars, you will need access to a computer with an internet connection to view the presentation and a touch tone telephone to hear the presenters.
Computer requirements:
- Windows operating system (98, NT 4.0 or XP)
- an Internet connection of 56k minimum (higher speed recommended)
- Internet Explorer (version 5.0 or higher) OR Netscape Navigator (4.7 or higher), and additional browser requirements which will be tested during the system test described below
You also need to disable all 'Pop-Up Blocker' software to properly open the presentation window. To override the 'Pop-Up Blocker', hold down the Control Key while clicking the link to open the presentation window.
How do I test my computer prior to the webinar?
We strongly
recommend that you test the computer that you plan to use to participate
in the webinar several days prior to the event to ensure that you will
be able to view the presentation portion of the webinar. The confirmation
memo you receive will have the link to connect to the brief system test.
If your system doesn't "pass," you can get assistance (see the
next question).
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here to test your system.
Who do I contact if I need technical assistance?
If you need technical assistance, send an email to Genesys' Event Services Group at ges.help@genesys.com.
Who is sponsoring these webinars?
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These webinars are part of the Advanced Practice Centers (APC) program, sponsored by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) |
The APC Training Conference and webinars are being produced by the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health |
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