National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) Re-assessment
The NPRP Assessment evaluates a hospitals ED's ability to provide high-quality pediatric care according to the latest national guidelines. Conducted by the EMSC Data Center, these confidential and voluntary assessments are updated with new guidelines and scored on a 100-point scale. We encourage all partners to take a reassessment to ensure they are up-to-date with the latest standards and continue providing the best care for pediatric patients. Encourage your hospitals to participate, it helps improve pediatric emergency care nationwide! When the facility completes their reassessment, encourage them to save the results as a PDF. Once you close out of the reassessment you cannot go back, you will not have access to the results. Assessment Link CMS Provider Types: Upcoming No-Cost Suicide Prevention For Service Providers in Rural Communities August 1 and 15, 2024 Join a no-cost, live, interactive suicide prevention workshop, and gain access to one year of learning and interaction made possible by the UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence, with funding from the Health Resources & Services Administration. Register MGT 403: Underserved Populations Preparedness Planning For Rural Responders and Volunteers August 20th, 2024 This 8-hour management-level, instructor-led course is designed to prepare rural first responders, care providers, public health, and local volunteers with the basic knowledge, skills and abilities to develop a whole community approach to incident planning. View the full course description here. This course may be delivered locally, in person or virtually through the internet at no cost to participants or local hosts. The training benefits those working in law enforcement, public health, healthcare, emergency management, volunteers, and more. Request the course now by clicking here. Medical Surge: 15 'til 50 MCI Guide For Healthcare Entities The innovative and award winning 15 ’til 50 program is designed to enable hospital staff to receive a surge of 50 or more patients within 15 minutes of notification of a mass casualty incident. This includes the rapid deployment of staff, supplies, and equipment to successfully activate and operate a mass casualty incident triage and treatment area. The program utilizes the Hospital Incident Command System and can be initiated using existing supplies and equipment. Mass Casualty Incident Guide L-1301: Continuity Planning Course September 17 & 18th, 2024 A course designed for continuity planners throughout the Whole Community. This course assists continuity practitioners with an understanding of their continuity roles and responsibilities, and provides them with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to help develop and maintain a viable continuity plan for their organization. The course does have a prerequisite of IS-1300 and can be completed here. Registration for L-1301 ends on August 31, 2024 More Information on L-1301 FEMA NETC Online Admissions Application Comprehensive Infection Prevention and Control Training Program The MDHHS Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Section recently partnered with Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center to create a comprehensive infection prevention and control training program to support continuous learning in healthcare settings. The series includes six courses designed to integrate into an organization’s comprehensive infection prevention and control training plans. Participants will receive a certificate of completion for each course, which can be retained for employee training files. Courses 1, 2, and 6 are tailored for infection preventionist in acute and long-term care settings. These quality improvement courses walk infection preventionist through implementing quality improvement best practices, and how to conduct assessments in an infection control and prevention program. Courses 3, 4 and 5 are designed for all staff interacting with patients, including direct care staff, housekeeping, and food service. Course Modules and More Information PER-294: Testing an Emergency Operations Plan in Rural EOC This eight-hour performance-level course has been designed with a proactive approach to testing rural communities’ Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) in an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) environment. In the process, the course provides relevant and valuable training to elected officials, EOC personnel, and rural community leaders representing both public and private sector entities. Throughout the training session, participants are provided with opportunities to exchange perceptions and best practices while interacting with participants from responder organizations, public and private sectors organizations, as well as with other EOC personnel working at regional and state levels. The emphasis of this course is a performance-oriented exercise which allows course participants to replicate the roles of various EOC personnel in an effort to test their community’s EOP. In the event that the community receiving the training does not have a written EOP, participants will be provided with a model EOP written for a rural county in the fictitious state of Columbia. Register for a class by selecting a class date from the Training Schedule, click on the Registration link above the course description to access a registration form for that class. Request a new class to be scheduled in your area by submitting a Request a Course form. WRAP-EM Cybersecurity Fact Sheet The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant rise in telemedicine usage across healthcare organizations nationwide. This surge in digital care has also brought about increased challenges in securing patient data. WRAP-EM has highlighted cybersecurity as a crucial element in providing safe and effective virtual healthcare services. In response, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 405(d) Task Group has released specific cybersecurity guidelines for healthcare settings. WRAP-EM Cybersecurity Fact Sheet Care for the Walking Wounded In a Burn Mass Casualty Incident The Walking Wounded webpage is now up and running. The link can be found on the https://michiganburn.org page. There is a lot of great information and videos that can be used not only during a mass casualty incident, but in everyday clinical practice. Please share with all your hospital partners. This information could be extremely helpful to small community hospitals that receives burn patient. Immediate Bed Availability (IBA) Lectora Available There is a Lectora module on MI-TRAIN. It reviews the IBA Guidelines and provides information on the process of utilizing IBA during a patient surge. The course number is 1117296. Please share this information with your partners. Immediate Bed Availability Lectora Healthcare Workplace Violence Speaker Series
Workplace safety affects all healthcare staff, patients, and visitors. ASPR TRACIE recently added two new recordings to our Workplace Violence Speaker Series:
Volunteer Management Topic Collection (Updated) During large-scale disasters or extended health emergencies, healthcare facilities may need to augment their teams (often with volunteers) to continue to provide patient care or support patient care services. The resources in the Volunteer Management Topic Collection include strategies, legal information, and planning templates to assist healthcare facilities with incorporating volunteers into their disaster management plans. The updated version includes new categories dedicated to Medical Reserve Corps experiences from the field and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Juvare Training
July 10-12th, 2024 This event is a pivotal opportunity for users of emergency preparedness and response software solutions to delve into the heart of digital innovation that directly impacts our communities. The conference will be held virtually July 10 to July 12, 2024 and is free of charge. Featured Sessions:
Abdominal Trauma Webinar July 10th, 2024 Please join us Wednesday, July 10, 2024 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. for a webinar on Abdominal Injuries. As a reminder, we will send out the link for the webinar to all registrants at 10:00 a.m. on the day of the session. To register for this webinar, go to: eLicensing Portal and register for Continuing Education Course: 24-ICE-09250 Preparedness Lunch and Learn July 16th, 2024 Through natural disasters, active assailant events and even pandemics, Healthcare Emergency Managers are consistently challenged to help their organizations plan, train and respond to incidents. In this Preparedness Lunch and Learn series of virtual trainings every third Tuesday of each month, we will continue to build knowledge for emergency managers. Credits are offered for EMS, NHA, CME, and CNE. Audience: EMS, Healthcare Coalitions, Hospitals, Long-Term Care, Local Emergency Management, Local Health Departments, Tribes, etc. Pediatric Education Hour July 30, 2024 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ummer Special: Common Pediatric Illness and Injury in the Summer “Pediatric Heat Related Emergencies” (2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.) Speaker: Denny Fitzpatrick, B.S. Ed., EMT I/C. Denny will present a half hour lecture on heat related emergencies (Heat cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke), treatment, and how they affect children. Credit: Pediatric – Medical 0.5 hours “Pediatric ATV Injuries” (2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Speaker: Lisa Hill, DNP, RN, TCRN, EMT-P I/C. Lisa will provide a half hour lecture on pediatric ATV accident injuries, treatment, and ATV safety. Credit: Pediatric – Trauma 0.5 hours Basic Disaster Life Support 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. Advanced Disaster Life Support August 7th, 2024 ADLS is a practical, hands-on course which follows BDLS and allows participants to demonstrate competencies in mass casualty management. Working through scenarios such as a mass casualty incident, decontamination, entrapment, and emergency operations center. BDLS is a pre-requisite and pre-course work is required. The ADLS course will be offered at 300 Nazareth Rd., Kalamazoo, MI. Courses open up one (1) month prior to the course date. Contact Judy Wheeler for the enrollment code. ICS 300 August 12-14, 2024 EPESoC will be hosting ICS 300 August 12 – August 14, 2024 in Lansing. Dr. Karla Black from Kent County Health Department and Luke Aurner, Region 6 Healthcare Coalition Coordinator will be teaching the course. This is a great course for health care, Healthcare Coalitions, local health departments, tribes, and others to attend. Below is the registration instructions and prerequisite information, space is limited, so register soon. Course registration is at MI-TRAIN, course ID # 1029037. MI-TRAIN Registration Instructions ICS 300 Prerequisites Emergency Response Volunteer Conference August 27th, 2024 Registration is now open for the MDHHS Emergency Response Volunteer Conference on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing, MI. Funding for this conference was made possible by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, Medical Reserve Corps – State, Territory and Tribal Nationals, representative organizations for next generation (MRC-STTRONG) Cooperative Agreement. This conference is free, in-person only, and attendance will be limited to 300 participants. Register online through MI-TRAIN (registration code 1115955). CEUs are available for:
A limited number of hotel rooms at the conference facility are also available at the discounted rate of $85/night. Attendees can call 800-875-5090 or book online with code 2408MIVOLU. Contact MVR Coordinator Stephanie Steele for more information. |
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