Concurrent Session Descriptions & Handouts
CONCURRENT SESSION 1
1A A
Cooperative Approach to Alternate Care Site Planning: Emphasizing the Role
of Laboratory Medicine
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This session will provide an overview of developing regional and
state-wide partnerships to establish alternate care sites in response to
emergencies and disasters. Presenters will provide real world examples
of laboratory planning activities related to alternate care sites.
Emphasis will be on cooperative partnerships among institutions, including
public health agencies, to obtain supplies, establish procedures, increase
communication capabilities, and provide training for laboratory personnel
and others in the larger context of an austere care setting.
1B Republican National Convention – Local, State and Healthcare
Perspectives
The panel will address the unique characteristics of planning for and
working during a National Special Security Event; lessons learned by
integrating planning activities by local health departments, healthcare
systems, emergency medical services, federal partners, and MDH; how public
health/healthcare/EMS were viewed by public safety; and other unique
insights!
1C Here a Plan, There a Plan, Everywhere a Plan Plan: Creating A
Comprehensive All-Hazards Plan
All-Hazards Plan, Multi-Agency Coordination Plan, COOP Plan, Incident
Specific Plans, Annexes and Appendices: How do you to make sense of all
these types and components of plans and create a cohesive All-Hazards Plan?
This session will share resources and templates that were used to develop
the various response plans for the Minnesota Department of Health. You’ll
learn a common sense approach to connecting all these types of plans into
one comprehensive all-hazards plan.
1D How Social Media Tools Can Be Used for Emergency Preparedness and
Response
During a response, time is of the essence! Learn how social networking
tools such as Twitter, blogs, podcasts, video on the Web, RSS and e-mail can
be used during emergency preparedness and response activities. Mr.
Fong will explore how these technologies were used during the 2009 Red River
Flood, the 2008 Southern CA fire and the US Food and Drug Administration’s
peanut recall.
1E Mass Dispensing: Incident Command System Applied to Mass
Dispensing Sites and Local Distribution Nodes
This session will provide an overview of planning for and implementing
mass dispensing operations using the National Incident Management System and
specifically the Incident Command System (ICS). The Mass Dispensing
Organizational Charts are compliant with NIMS. NIMS forms the basis for
interoperability and compatibility that will enable local public health to
integrate an effective response with public and private partners. The
organizational charts distributed in this session are designed to create a
common framework but allow for varying differences in jurisdictional
implementation.
CONCURRENT SESSION 2
2A Dogs and Cats and Birds, Oh My! Community Planning for Animals in
Disasters
2B Joint Commission and Hospital Emergency Management
As of January 1, 2009, Joint Commission has given Emergency Management
its own Chapter. Learn more about the standards to which healthcare
organizations are held by this accreditation agency. Gain insight and
listen to examples about how these standards can be met and understand the
role healthcare plays in disasters.
2C Responding to the Emotional Crest of the Red River Flood
Like other disasters, flooding can result in emotional distress, as well
as property damage. Disasters threaten our sense of control and safety, and
can affect many aspects of our physical and emotional health. This panel
presentation will discuss the emotional impact of the Red River Flood on the
community, the healthcare system, and the responders, and how local and
regional disaster behavioral health services were utilized, including the
deployment of Behavioral Health Strike Teams.
2D Pandemic Influenza Update – Panel Discussion
International disease experts predict a significant worldwide outbreak of
influenza. This panel will discuss how Minnesota is planning: 1)Pandemic
Influenza Plan revisions including application of Intervals, Triggers &
Actions; 2) Community Assessment, Referral and Treatment Centers (Flu
Centers); and 3) Ethically Rationing Health Resources in Minnesota in a
Severe Influenza Pandemic: the Public Engagement Process
2E Long Term Care Preparedness Planning Update
Long Term Care is a term used to indicate a wide array of facilities,
entities and individuals. This session will look at the last year of
planning surrounding emergencies and disaster, development of committees and
workgroups, partnerships and collaborations, and end with what really
happened when the need arose to evacuate a Long Term Care facility.
CONCURRENT SESSION 3
3A Mass Dispensing – Best Practices
Washington County Public Health &
Environment
This session will feature best practices of select local public health
agencies related to mass dispensing planning. Practical tools, processes and
strategies developed by greater Minnesota and metro planners will be shared.
Emphasis will be placed on methods to make planning efficient and effective.
3B Overview of Emergency Preparedness: Past, Present and Future
Learn about the evolution of emergency preparedness, where we are today
and where we are going. This presentation will look at the emergency
management phases, incident management, response assets and coordination
entities, and methods for determining how ready we are.
3C Neither Rain nor Snow, nor Computer Virus nor National Convention:
Business Continuity Management and Planning
Is your organization ready to continue to provide critical services no
matter the obstacle or challenge? Learn important concepts and walk away
with tools you can use to improve your business continuity plan. Business
continuity management and planning at the Minnesota Department of Health,
State of Minnesota and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be
discussed to connect your planning to state and federal plans and standards.
3D Four Exercise Scenarios: Anthrax, Ice Storms, Explosive, Pandemic
Influenza
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This session will introduce participants to the recently completed
4-Scenario’s workbook produced by the Minnesota Department of Health.
These workbooks were developed by a multi-disciplinary group with the
purpose of giving the users a suggested training & exercise program
schedule, and four scenario based workbooks containing HSEEP – compliant
exercises. The workbooks contain Table Top (TTX), Functional (FE), and
Full Scale (FSE) exercises that can be customized to meet the specific needs
of each user’s jurisdiction. The multi-disciplinary group
selected four scenarios for this exercise program; an ice storm, a pandemic
influenza outbreak, an explosive incident, and an anthrax release.
Following this session, participants should be able to take the Instruction
Manual and corresponding 4-Scenarios and implement the program and/or
exercises at a local or regional level.
3E Patient Care Strategies for Scarce Resource Situations: An Update
This session will provide an update on the work of the Minnesota
Department of Health’s Science Advisory Team, a working group of clinicians
that has developed a toolkit of clinical guidelines for the use of oxygen,
medication administration, hemodynamic support and intravenous fluids,
mechanical ventilation, nutrition and staffing during scarce resource
situations. The presenter will also discuss the state’s role in developing
and implementing altered standards of care.
CONCURRENT SESSION 4
4B How Mutual Aid from Local Governments Can Augment Public Health
Disaster Response OR Good Reasons to Get to Know Your Emergency Manager
Explanation of Minnesota Statute § 12
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Mutual aid is the sharing of personnel, equipment, and supplies across
political boundaries. It occurs in varying degrees across the international
border with Canada, across tribal reservation boundaries, across state and
county lines, and across city limits. Its origins, at least in this part of
the country, lie in local fire departments’ mutual assistance and in
coordinated response to large wildfires in the northern forests. In the Gulf
States, devastating hurricanes lead first to governors’ agreements for
mutual aid and those expanded into the 50-state Emergency Management
Assistance Compact (EMAC).
For mutual aid to be the most help in a disaster, advance planning is
needed on both the logistical and legal fronts. This session will feature a
county perspective on the successes and shortcomings of mutual aid in a
recent disaster and a state perspective on the laws and agreements that can
enable mutual aid to work more smoothly. Model agreements on mutual aid and
other resources available to assist local planning will also be covered.
4C A Pragmatic Approach to Radiological Incidents
Forget for the moment about Rads, Rems, Curies, Counts Per Minute and
Disintegrations. The recipe for a sustainable response program really
consists of only seven ingredients. This presentation discusses the
basics for developing and implementing a radiological response program. It
includes some of the lessons learned during the past 25 years in federal and
state government.
4D Hospital Response Teams and Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve
Corps: Support for Medical Sheltering of Evacuees During a Flood
When there is evacuation of skilled nursing patients, or even vulnerable
adults from assisted living, the sheltering can easily require a medical or
special needs component. The panel speakers will discuss how the Central
Region Hospital Response team answered a request to provide medical
sheltering, with augmented healthcare volunteers from the Central Region
Medical Reserve Corps, and volunteers from other MRC programs. A great
success story with many lessons learned.
4E Laboratory Functional Exercise: Lessons Learned
As part of the Minnesota Healthcare System Preparedness Program, the
Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory’s Emergency
preparedness and Response Unit (EPR) conducted a 3-state chemical exposure
exercise lasting approximately six weeks from early January through late
February, 2009. The exercise highlighted several strengths in the
Minnesota Laboratory System (MLS) and also revealed some areas for
improvement in laboratory preparedness. The exercise provided input
for the formulation of future MLS projects related to chemical threats.