Jan 21, 2016
Preparing your hospital for a disaster
Sara Gray Synopsis: This talk will highlight essential components
of hospital-based disaster planning.
We will discuss tips for planning training exercises, getting funding, and effective debriefing. Preparedness really matters, find out why!
Objectives:1.
Discuss essential components of a disaster plana.All hazardsb.IMS
structures. Should your plan be long or short?
2.Talk about training exercisesa.Low fidelity versus high fidelity
exercises.Getting funding
3.Review why debriefing mattersReferences and Links1.Canada’s
national preparedness site, pitched mostly to individuals
http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/index-eng.aspx
2.Ontario’s Emergency Management Office site includes some training
tools and resources for
organizationshttp://www.emergencymanagementontario.ca/english/home.html
3. The CDC Emergency Preparedness Site
http://emergency.cdc.gov/hazards-all.asp
4. FEMA’s site has some good resources for organizations.
Also has an interesting text message program about hurricanes and
other natural disasters, where people can sign up for text updates
about local disasters. https://www.fema.gov/
5. A good site for improving debriefing skills:
http://thoughtleaderzone.com/2013/03/11-questions-and-prompts-for-insightful-debriefing-sessions/