Archived Trainings
The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication regularly collaborates with the Pennsylvania Public Health Training Center at the Dornsife School of Public Health and other partner organizations to offer training in a variety of public health preparedness topics. Archived webinars and videoconferences from the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communications seminar series can be viewed below.
2015
In collaboration with the Pennsylvania Medical Society, the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians, the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers, the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Colleges of Physicians, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication presented a mini-webcast CME series on emergency preparedness for primary care practices.
To view the webinars and earn CME credit, click here.
The six-part series included the following sessions:
Session 1: Roles of primary care physicians in disasters and importance of preparedness (1/14/15)
Download the PowerPoint from Session 1
Learning Objectives:
(1) Participants will be able to describe specific roles and responsibilities of primary care professionals in community-wide response during public health emergencies
(2) Participants will be able to explain the need for practices to have plans that provide for continuity of practice operations, safety of supplies, and patient preparedness
Session 2: Risk and hazard vulnerability assessment for medical practices (1/15/15)
Download the PowerPoint from Session 2
Learning Objectives:
(1) Participants will be able to assess the hazards to which their practice is most vulnerable
(2) Participants will be able to describe the impact of hazards on service delivery and strategies to mitigate or respond to those hazards
Session 3: Planning for disasters - key elements of business continuity planning for medical practices (1/21/15)
Download the PowerPoint from Session 3
Learning Objectives:
(1) Participants will be able to list the important components of continuity of operations planning
(2) Participants will be able to describe strategies for maintaining practice operations during disasters that disrupt infrastructure, supplies, staff availability, or utilities
Session 4: Evaluating the practice emergency plan - training and drills (1/22/15)
Download the PowerPoint from Session 4
Learning Objectives:
(1) Participants will be able to describe methods to test or evaluate their practice emergency plan
(2) Participants will be able to explain different types of exercises that can help to assess the effectiveness of the practice emergency plan
Session 5: Communicating with patients - using voicemail, websites, and social media (1/28/15)
Download the PowerPoint from Session 5
Learning Objectives:
(1) Participants will be able to describe their role as risk communicators for patients during disasters that impact the health of the public
(2) Participants will be able to identify ways to maintain communication with patients during emergencies
Session 6: Preparing patients with special health care needs for emergencies (1/29/15)
Download the PowerPoint from Session 6
Learning Objectives:
(1) Participants will be able to identify specific problems that patients with special health care needs may face during major disasters that disrupt community infrastructure and business continuity
(2) Participants will be able to describe measures that patients with special needs may take to prepare for disasters
2013
Emergency Preparedness and Children with Special Healthcare Needs (12/4/13)
Presenter: Renee Turchi, MD, MPH - Dornsife School of Public Health
http://media.irt.drexel.edu/Mediasite/Play/18a52dce3f3a408f8a9b1acb9ecc989a1d?catalog=7b16f1a1-b713-4be4-bc83-5cbdeab61bbf
Radiation Emergencies: Expectations for Public Health (9/25/13)
Presenter: Dr. Armin Ansari, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://learn.dcollege.net/webapps/bb-collaborate-BBLEARN/guest.recording.launch.event?uid=9966fccc-469c-41d8-97ea-476fee9f178d
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: Overview and Application for Public Health Professionals (6/26/13)
Presenter: Tom Hipper, MSPH, MA - Program Manager, Center for Public Health Readiness & Communication
http://media.irt.drexel.edu/Mediasite/Play/9c3758ac5a724b05ba6cf2b40c5ed7181d
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy (4/24/13)
Presenters: Dr. Mukesh Roy, Ocean County, NJ Department of Health; Carl Michaels and Larry Heidenberg, NJ Department of Health and Senior Services
http://media.irt.drexel.edu/Mediasite/Play/0df2e020181148ec9d4b9f99b0e0a9941d?catalog=7b16f1a1-b713-4be4-bc83-5cbdeab61bbf
2-1-1 Call Centers and their Role During Emergencies (2/27/13)
Presenters: Laura Zink Marks, New Jersey 2-1-1; Wendy David, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern NJ
http://media.irt.drexel.edu/Mediasite/Play/48c52e80dbbc4383a4f1f4af438cff141d
2012
Environmental Health Consequences of Disasters (11/28/12)
Presenters: Mike Eller, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Cristina Schulingkamp, MSEH, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Kevin Boyd, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Rob Helverson, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
http://media.irt.drexel.edu/Mediasite/Play/6f387ad9158a4356be6527c37ed146a21d
Outbreak Investigations for the Non-Epidemiologist (9/27/12)
Presenters: Dr. Ami Patel, CDC CEFO
http://media.irt.drexel.edu/Mediasite/Play/1f2b0f5bebb449cc9c4fae48dcf2eddf1d
Foodborne Pathogen Update: Salmonella Infections (6/27/12)
Presenter: Esther Chernak, MD, MPH, PACP - Director, Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication
http://media.irt.drexel.edu/mediasite/SilverlightPlayer/Default.aspx?peid=7d763e66004045a69047a32443fa96671d