Emergency Preparedness Trainings

The Home Care Association of New York State, Inc. in cooperation with the Albany Medical Center and the SUNY Albany School of Public Health Preparedness, announce an Emergency Preparedness Conference & Regional TableTop Exercise focusing on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness & Response Planning

DATE:  Wednesday, 7/12/06 & Thursday, 7/13/06

LOCATION:  Century House, Latham, New York

This day and a half –long program is intended to foster understanding of and development of interagency collaboration of health partners in emergency response.  The first day is “home care-centered” and will include educational programming intended to cover many of the critical areas that impact emergency preparedness for Pandemic Influenza planning. 

The tentative agenda for July 12th includes:

• ICS/HEICS
• Regulatory Compliance for Home Care
• Pandemic Influenza & Infection Control
• Legal & Ethical Issues in Pandemic Influenza Response
• Exercise Design 101
• Beyond the Local Response:  Integration & Collaborative Response

July 13th will be devoted to a tabletop exercise based on a community response pandemic influenza, followed by a “hot wash.”

July 12th – Education

Who Should Attend?  Home care administrators, home care emergency planners, home care clinicians, public health representatives

July 13th – Regional TableTop based on the NYS Pandemic Influenza Exercise with special emphasis on surge capacity Emergency planners & responders from all health care settings (including but not limited to home care, nursing homes, adult homes, hospitals, community health care centers, and assisted living facilities), local and county emergency planners, representatives of EMS, fire, police, involved in community response

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Please read carefully:  Registration for this program if free, however “no-shows” who do not cancel within three days of this conference will be invoiced for $75 to cover costs.  You may register for one day or both days.

Lodging:  Participants are responsible for their own lodging.  The Century House in Latham offers overnight accommodations.  Rooms should be reserved directly through the hotel by calling their toll free number (888)674-6873. 

Meals:  A continental breakfast will be provided both days, and lunch will be included on July 12 only.

Registration is available online at www.hcanys.org/node/1284

Registrations may also be faxed to Teresa Brown at the Home Care Association at 518-426-8788.

We hope that you all will be able to attend and take advantage of this opportunity!