July Updates from ASPR

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:


• An Overview of the Healthcare Facility Armed Assailant Planning Considerations document, where we provide an overview of the resource designed to help healthcare planners help prepare their facilities to mitigate, respond to, and recover from an active shooter or armed assailant situation on campus.
• Active Assailant Planning Consideration Review, where Doug Johnsen, CEM, shares his experiences working with our resource in his work as the manager of Emergency Management at Froedtert Health in Wisconsin. 

​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.