Alternate Care Site / Shelter Management Course
Alternate Care Site / Shelter Management Course
Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 8:00 AM (CST)
to Friday, June 7, 2019 at 4:30 PM (CST)
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Gateway Regional Medical Center
2100 Madison AvenueGranite City, Illinois, United States 62040
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Please join us for a full two days of Alternate Care Site (ACS) and Shelter Management Training provided by our training partners at BCFS Health and Human Services Emergency Management. BCFS HHS is an innovative and dynamic system of non-profit organizations that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of at-risk populations. BCFS HHS partners with government agencies, corporations, non-profits, and community leaders to develop programs and service models that combat challenges in health and human services.
Day One - Alternate Care Site Planning for HealthCare Facilities - A course for healthcare emergency planners, administrators and staff that will cover the basics of alternate care site planning and operations, including medial surge planning for ACS, types of ACS locations, regulatory requirements for a healthcare based ACS, continuity of operations, communication considerations, resource acquisition and staffing strategies. The course covers requirements for acute care facilities as well as long term care/assisted living facilities.
When: June 6th, 2019
Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Workshop : 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Who Should Attend:
- Healthcare administrators
- Healthcare supervisor and managers
- Healthcare risk managers and emergency preparedness directors
- Facilities managers and safety officers
- Medical personnel
- Emergency medical services staff (EMS)
- Emergency managers
Topics To be Covered: - Defining requirements for alternate care sites (ACS) planning
- Medical surge planning
- Considerations for ACS facilities selections
- Standards of care in ACS and deviation from standards
- Operations and logistics considerations
- Healthcare systems collaboration
Day Two - Alternate Care Site Workshop: This course is designed specifically for local emergency managers, elected and appointed officials, emergency planners, public health agencies and other stakeholders who may have a role in standing up a sheltering operation during a disaster. The course will cover general population sheltering, medical needs sheltering and other community based alternate care site operations. The course provides attendees with an understanding of the definition of community based alternate care sites (ACS), and an overview of setting up and managing a community based ACS. We will also discuss how to incorporate functional needs support services into alternate care site shelters.
When: June 7th, 2019
Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Workshop: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Who Should Attend: - Emergency managers
- Public Health staff
- City/government officials
- Planners
- Social Services agencies
- Health and Human Services agencies
- Social workers, medical staff and first responders
- Non-profit, NGO’s and faith based partners
Topics To be Covered: - Defining alternate sites for mass care
- Pre-planning for alternate care sites
- Operational best practices
- Logistics and resource management
- Partnerships and community collaboration
- Medical care for shelter guests
- Functional Needs Support Services requirements
Day two culminates with a scenario-based table top activity designed to demonstrate shelter set up and configuration utilizing information presented during the lecture rounds out the training.
This session includes spiral-bound classroom handout materials, a laminated Field Operations Guide and a course completion certificate from the BCFS HHS Emergency Management Division.
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Gateway Regional Medical Center
2100 Madison AvenueGranite City, Illinois, United States 62040
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