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2022

Overview

Disaster Planning Conference for California Hospitals
Sept 13-14, 2022
Pasadena

June 2, 2022

During the pandemic, healthcare workers experienced professional and personal losses, pushed themselves beyond their limits, and learned more than ever expected.

Through it all, their greatest strength was resiliency. Despite the challenges presented, they strengthened ties with colleagues, communities, and families: the 2022 Disaster Planning Conference for California Hospitals is an opportunity to reconnect and share the collective lessons learned from this unprecedented time.

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UC Davis Meets TJC Emergency Management Standards While Increasing Program Quality
Tools, templates and cheat sheets

November 29, 2022

Learn how UCDH conducted an in-depth inventory of the current EM program and used a focused self-assessment protocol to identify and address gaps that can be easily applied to your hospital’s EM Program. Hear how this collaboration opportunity with stakeholders increased the success of the EM program, and what The Joint Commission surveyors thought of these efforts. Available tools for attendees include an updated Hazard Vulnerability Analysis template and standards cheat sheet spreadsheet.

Presenters:

  • Kristina Spurgeon, Emergency Manager, UC Davis Health
  • Charles Schafer, Emergency Management Coordinator, UC Davis Health

Downloadable Materials:

  • UC Davis Meets TJC Emergency Management Standards While Increasing Program Quality Presentation
  • TJC EM New and Removed EPs
  • UCDH TJC Emergency Management Chapter Focused Standards Assessment Tool
  • UCDH HVA 2022 Template
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Leading, Learning and Laying the Course Through COVID-19
Best practices to make a daunting task manageable

November 29, 2022

This presentation demonstrates how CHOC adapted to the barrage of issues that were faced during COVID-19. The hospital command center (HCC) implemented day care for staff families, outdoor preprocedural drive-through testing, staff guidance and information sharing through “Source of Truth” messaging and two-way situational reporting amongst coalition peers. Documenting all activities through a virtual HCC tool with over 6,000 activity log entries over 36 operational periods has proven to be a best practice that made a daunting task manageable.

Presenters:

  • Christopher Riccardi, CHSP, CHEP, Manager, Emergency Management & Business Continuity
  • Calvin Fakkema, Director of Support Services, Children’s Health of Orange County (CHOC)

Downloadable Materials:

  • Leading, Learning and Laying the Course Through COVID-19 Presentation
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Incident Response and Maintaining Situational Awareness Across Multiple Facilities/Regions
Adopting and standardizing hospital incident response systems

November 29, 2022

Kaiser Permanente embarked upon a journey to standardize emergency response and research and deploy an incident response tool which will allow the organization to communicate effectively in an accurate and timely manner. Join us in a discussion to review the research, development and implementation process Kaiser has utilized to adopt and standardize a hospital incident response system covering eight regions, 42 hospitals and a national command center. The purpose of the discussion will be to help others identify technology needs, potential questions, issues and strategies.

Presenters:

  • Kimberly Galey, National EM Consultant
  • Shakiara Kitchen, CHEP, CEM, Regional Practice Specialist, Emergency Management, Kaiser Permanente

Downloadable Materials:

  • Incident Response and Maintaining Situational Awareness Across Multiple Facilities/Regions Presentation
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Hospital Guidebook for Access and Functional Needs (AFN) in a Disaster
Serving the AFN community during disasters

November 29, 2022

The AFN Guidebook is a tool hospital emergency managers can use to broaden their understanding of diverse AFN communities while empowering them to develop hospital policies and procedures, risk assessments, and Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) capable of meeting the complexities associated with serving the AFN community during disasters.

Presenters:

  • Kevin Muszynski, Project Manager, Support Services
  • Steve Storbakken, Director, Emergency Preparedness & Environment of Care Compliance, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
  • L. Vance Taylor, Chief, Office of Access and Functional Needs, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services 

Downloadable Materials:

  • Hospital Guidebook for Access Presentation
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How to Manage a Response Using Virtual & Hybrid Command Centers
Incident response and management in a virtual/hybrid command center

November 29, 2022

The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Pilot Program is identifying opportunities to enhance partnerships between military and civilian health care systems to improve military-civilian interoperability and medical surge capabilities and capacity to care for combat casualties repatriated to the United States. This session will provide an overview of the pilot program, activities completed to date, highlight medical surge readiness and opportunities for improvement in the Sacramento region based on stakeholder feedback. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of opportunities and mechanisms to improve medical surge readiness in California.

Presenter:

  • Kelly Anderson, Enterprise Emergency Management, City of Hope

Downloadable Materials:

  • Virtual & Hybrid Command Centers Presentation
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NDMS Pilot Program
Enhancing Capacity, Capability and Interoperability across the NDMS Definitive Care Network

November 29, 2022

The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Pilot Program is identifying opportunities to enhance partnerships between military and civilian health care systems to improve military-civilian interoperability and medical surge capabilities and capacity to care for combat casualties repatriated to the United States. This session will provide an overview of the pilot program, activities completed to date, highlight medical surge readiness and opportunities for improvement in the Sacramento region based on stakeholder feedback. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of opportunities and mechanisms to improve medical surge readiness in California.

Presenters:

  • Clair Pelura, Manager, Deloitte Consulting
  • Patrick Femia, Business Analyst, Deloitte Consulting
  • Gabriela House-Lee, Project Manager, Operations, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

Downloadable Materials:

  • NDMS Pilot Program Presentation
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Health Systems’ Partnerships with Public Health for Disaster Response
Community collaboration offers unique opportunities

November 28, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health care delivery systems world-wide by straining scarce resources, such as critical care therapeutics, hospital beds and clinical staff, necessitating drastic public health measures. Cross-institutional collaborations within communities offer unique opportunities to prevent or mitigate health disparities in resource utilization and access to care. In this session, San Francisco Department of Public Health will present on their collaboration with health systems that allowed them to do just that.

Presenters:

  • Tiffany Riviera, Deputy Director, PHEPR, San Francisco Department of Public Health
  • Mary Mercer, MD, Clinical Health Systems
  • Lukejohn Day, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Downloadable Materials:

  • Partnerships with Public Health for Disaster Response Presentation
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Social Media Roles in Emergency Management
Utilizing social media for emergency communications

November 28, 2022

The public information officer (PIO) is a vital part of the incident command team, charged with delivering accurate information to the right people at the right time. This session will review the role of the PIO and present attendees with strategies for utilizing social media for emergency communications.

Presenter:

  • Valerie Lakey, Executive Director, Mayers Memorial Hospital District

Downloadable Materials:

  • Social Media in Emergency Management Presentation
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Trial by Fire: Building the Strength to be Flexible 
Adding resilience to emerge stronger after disasters

November 28, 2022

Disruption is now the norm, and hospitals must be prepared to respond to multiple types of disasters – sometimes running simultaneous responses or prolonged Incident Command Centers. Learn from an emergency preparedness coordinator whose hospital has opened HICSi 17 times in seven years, responding to a wide variety of disasters. During this session, you’ll learn how to engage staff and leaders in a meaningful way to build a living, relevant EM program that has the strength to be flexible, adding resilience to your team to emerge stronger after disasters.

Presenter:

  • Morgan Jarus, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Sutter Lakeside Hospital 

Downloadable Materials:

  • Trial by Fire: Building the Strength to be Flexible Presentation
  • Department Status Summary
  • HICS 214 Activity Log
  • HICS Incident Action Plan Quick Start
  • Status Summary Board
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Pros and Cons: Protection Dogs in Hospitals for Security

November 28, 2022

K9s represent an effective way to prevent and reduce hospital violence and increase safety for patients, staff and visitors. This panel discussion explores the pros and cons of using protection dogs in hospitals and/or hospital emergency rooms. Presenters currently work in hospitals using protection dogs or with security companies providing canines for hospital security.

Presenters:

  • Mark Bosque, Founder & CEO, K9 X-Factor
  • Marcus Brown, K9 Security Officer, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
  • Mike Dunning, Principal Consultant, The Healthcare Security Consulting Group, LLC
  • Michael Vestino, Dr, PH, MHA, EML, FACHE, Vice President of Support Services, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
  • Enox, K9 Officer

Downloadable Materials:

  • Pros and Cons: Protection Dogs in Hospitals for Security Presentation
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Uvalde Texas: School Shooting Medical Response Teams
Perspectives from Uvalde Memorial Hospital

November 28, 2022

On May 24, 2022, 19 students and two teachers were fatally shot, and 17 others were wounded, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. In a community of just over 16,000 people, responders faced one known factor — they likely knew victims involved in the shooting. In spite of this, emergency responders had to keep their focus on their jobs: saving lives. The dialogue will take a profound dive into the on-scene perspective, regional mutual aid response, resources deployed, and the role of the Incident Commander at the Uvalde Memorial Hospital on that tragic day.

Presenter:

  • Eric Epley, Executive Director & CEO, Uvalde Memorial Hospital
  • Jordan Ghawi, Director of Strategic Initiatives, and TX-EMTF Task Force Leader, Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC);
  • Julia Rodriguez, Emergency Director, Uvalde Memorial Hospital

Downloadable Materials:

  • Uvalde Texas School Shooting Medical Response Teams Presentation
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Emergency Management Chapter Revisions

November 28, 2022

This presentation provides information about the new and revised Emergency Management chapter standards and elements of performance (EPs) and provide recommendations for implementing the new and revised standards/Eps as well as understand the new survey process . It is specifically for Joint Commission Accredited Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals. At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

  • Describe new and revised Emergency Management chapter standards for HAP/CAH Accreditation Programs
  • Discuss and understand the new Survey Process
  • Identify Emergency management available chapter resources

Presenter:

  • Angela Murray, Project Director, Healthcare Standards Development,
  • Jim Kendig, Field Director, Surveyor Management and Support, The Joint Commission

Downloadable Materials:

  • Reference Guide: Emergency Management Standards
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Spill Drill Thrill
Prepare Your Facility for a Chemical Emergency!

November 28, 2022

Chemical emergencies can happen at any time at health care facilities. The impact may not only be to the facility but patients, staff, and the surrounding community. To assist hospitals and all health care partners, ASPR/TRACIE has developed a “Chemical Emergency Considerations for Health Care Facilities” resource to assist in preparing and responding to chemical emergencies.

Presenter:

  •  Jason Wilken, PHD, MPH, CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer
  • Danny Kwon, MPH, REHS, California Department of Public Health

Downloadable Materials:

  • Spill Drill Thrill Presentation
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Minutes to Hours
The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Evacuation Toolkit

November 28, 2022

This session will provide emergency management personnel with an overview of hospital evacuation considerations when there are only minutes to hours to prepare. The life cycle of an evacuation event will be presented including the Pre-Evacuation, Evacuation, and Post-Evacuation stages, with a focus on the preparedness and response actions in each stage. The components of a standardized evacuation toolkit and recommendations for hospitals/health care systems to adapt and implement the toolkit will be reviewed.

Presenter:

  • Suzy Fitzgerald, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Regional EM Training Director & Emergency Physician, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
  • Shakiara Kitchen, CHEP, CEM, Regional Practice Specialist, Emergency Management, Kaiser Permanante

Downloadable Materials:

  • Minutes to Hours Presentation
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Hospital Evacuation
Lessons from the Caldor Fire

November 28, 2022

The primary objective of this presentation is to assist other health care facilities with improving their own response and business continuity plans in the event of a wildfire evacuation. Presenters share lessons learned from the full-scale evacuation of Barton Memorial Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility in response to the Caldor Fire. We will discuss the logistical challenges of evacuating and repopulating a bistate rural health care system, explore staffing and personnel challenges and considerations, and review lessons learned.

Presenter:

  • April Boyde, MSSM, CPP, Safety and Security Manage
  • Elizabeth Stork, Chief Human Resource Officer, Barton Health

Downloadable Materials:

  • Hospital Evacuation (Lessons from the Caldor Fire) Presentation
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Desperate Times Call for Different Measures
Building Crisis Standards of Care During COVID-19

November 28, 2022

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has revealed weaknesses in the health care system and how we deliver care. The Emergency Department is often on the frontline when making difficult decisions regarding care when resources become scarce. It is important to address this with education on crisis standards of care as well as scrutiny of existing models. This includes challenging how they are best designed to meet our current needs, where there might be crucial gaps in the assessment of need and delivery of care, and when they must be implemented.

Presenter:

  • Martha Meredith Masters, Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

Downloadable Materials:

  • Desperate Times Call for Different Measures Presentation
  • Crisis Standards of Care
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Active Shooter Preparation and Training for Hospitals
Protocols, strategies, assessment, and planning

November 28, 2022

An active shooter event is likely one of the worst events that can happen within a medical facility due to trauma, loss of potential life, and the continued need for patient care. The active shooter training within hospital settings will assist leadership and educators in establishing protocols, training strategies, community assessment of coverage, and developing a recovery response plan.

Presenters:

  • Angela Warneke, Hospital Administrator, County of San Diego
  • Michael Pacheco, Detective, San Diego County Sheriff Department

Downloadable Materials:

  • Active Shooter Preparation and Training for Hospitals Presentation
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Platinum Pediatric Surge Playbook
Catastrophic Capable

November 28, 2022

This session provides a proposed Model State and Multi-Jurisdictional Pediatric Surge PLAYBOOK (Master Guide Toolkit) to maximize and leverage pediatric surge operational capability during catastrophic events across local, state, and regional borders. It aligns and supports existing national, and state pediatric surge/emergency operations plans, and hospital plans. Recommendations can be utilized by a future integrated command structure across state jurisdictions to collectively leverage and incorporate pediatric situational awareness and response capabilities.

Presenters:

Cynthia Frankel, RN, MN Pediatric Surge Lead, HPP LEMSA Liaison and EMSC Coordinator, WRAP-EM Working Group & Alameda County EMS

Michael Frogel, MD, Chairman, National Pediatric Disaster Coalition

Mary A. King, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Trauma Pediatric ICU, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington

Damien Siwik, Project Manager University of Michigan, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Downloadable Materials:

  • Platinum Pediatric Surge Playbook Presentation
  • Children and Disaster Hazard Awareness
  • Curated Resources (courtesy of National Pediatric Disaster Coalition)
  • Just in Time handbook
  • National Pediatric Disaster Coalition
  • Perinatal, Neonatal, Pediatric Surge Annex
  • PICU in the MICU
  • PsySTART Pediatric Mental Health Incident Management System
  • Universal Level Designations for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients in Evacuation
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Resilience Through Chaos
Building resilience in a no-nonsense, achievable way

November 28, 2022

Now, more than ever, first responders and health care workers must be resilient. Resilience means being, living, working, and playing well. It means living the best life possible. While most people want to be more resilient, many simply do not know how. This session helps participants define and understand resilience and teaches ways to build resilience in a no-nonsense and completely achievable way.

Presenter:

  • Rebecca Thomas, LMSW, Counselor
  • Tania Glenn & Associates, PA®

Downloadable Materials:

  • Resilience Through Chaos Presentation
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