April Updates:

Juvare Webinar Series
April 24, 2024
During these sessions, a Juvare Subject Matter Expert will present a short webinar featuring a Juvare product.
These sessions will include the following:

• Overview
• Key Features
• Demonstration

Three sessions will be offered:

• April 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.to Noon PDT
• July 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. to Noon PDT 
• October 23, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. to Noon PDT

Each session requires a separate enrollment.  So, save your seat and make sure to sign up for the specific dates you wish to join the live sessions. 
Don't worry if you miss the session, a recording will be uploaded at the end of each week.  Reminder emails are sent out every 45 days. 
For further questions, please contact us at [email protected].
To Register for Webinars

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​Healthcare and Public Health Planning for a Chemical Emergency Webinar Series
April 30, 2024
In partnership with the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT), Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP), Interstate Disaster Medical Collaborative (IDMC), MedGlobal, Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN), and Region 4 Poison Control Center Collaborative (R4PC3), the Southern Regional Disaster Response System (SRDRS) invites you to attend their upcoming webinar, Vesicants and Irritants.

This webinar is part #5 of a multi-part series on Healthcare and Public Health Planning for a Chemical Emergency. Keep an eye out for details on future webinars! Feel free to share this with other interested parties, and we look forward to seeing you on April 30 at 3:00 p.m.
Registration and More Information


​Animal/Plant Health Joint Criminal-Epidemiological Investigations Course
May 14-15, 2024, and May 16-17, 2024
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are pleased to announce two separate offerings of its Animal/Plant Health Joint Criminal Epidemiological Investigations Course in May 2024. This two-day training workshop aims to expand on the concepts and operational tools for:
1) joint law enforcement and animal-plant health agency investigational techniques
2) agricultural threat and intelligence briefings
3) application of operational case studies and field scenarios
4) the concepts of information sharing, joint interview, and hazardous materials (CBRN) crime scene investigations
5) Red Cell exercises.

This course, which addresses the specific threats to animal-plant health and the pre-harvest phases of agricultural production, is based on the existing Public Health Criminal-Epidemiological Investigations Course developed and implemented by the FBI and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than a decade ago.

Please refer to attached flyers for additional information.

• Date(s): May 14-15, 2024, and May 16-17, 2024
• Location: East Lansing, MI
• Time: 8:00 AM ET – 5:00 PM ET each day
• Registration: — Animal/Plant Joint Criminal-Epidemiological Investigations Course - Lansing, Michigan (fbi.gov)

Flyer for May 14-15, 2024


​National Disaster Life Support (NDLS) Course
July 31, 2024
The NDLS course will be virtual and offered on MS Teams July 31, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  It is a competency-based, awareness-level course that prepares health professionals for the management of injuries and illness caused by disasters and public health emergencies. This will be the last Statewide BDLS course offered before the August 7 Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS) class. BDLS is a pre-requisite to take ADLS.
To register please contact Judy Wheeler. Registration will open 30 days prior to the class. 
NDLS Upcoming Courses


NNSS Counterterrorism Operations Support (CTOS)
NNSS Counterterrorism Operations Support (CTOS) has recently announced the following web-based courses for first receiver/healthcare disciplines. The target audience includes state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT). The “First Receivers” include personnel in the following roles: clinicians (physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians’ assistants) and other hospital staff who have a role in receiving and treating contaminated victims (e.g., triage, decontamination, medical treatment, and security) and those whose roles support these functions (e.g., set up and patient tracking)”, according to OSHA’s Best Practices.

• AWR-410-W: Hospital Radiological Emergency Operations: Hazards and Countermeasures
• AWR-411-W: Hospital Radiological Emergency Operations: Personal Protective Equipment
• AWR-412-W: Hospital Radiological Emergency Operations: Pre-Arrival and Recovery
• AWR-350-W: Hospital Radiological Emergency Operations: Hospital Operations Plan

Access to the training is free and easy. Simply click on the WEB Campus link, sign in or apply for a new account and then navigate to the Available Training.