MGT 403: Undeserved 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. 


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 


Public Health Decision Making in a Radiation Emergency
September 24-26, 2024
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is happy to announce two offerings of the CDC’s Public Health Decision Making in a Radiation Emergency course. This course is focused on preparing participants to anticipate decisions that will need to be made, and to support decision makers who will guide public health needs, in a radiation emergency. Specifically, this course:

• Highlights the role of Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) #8 and #6 as they relate to key tasks,
  
• Identifies which public health and medical functional areas (e.g., clinical care, epidemiology, communication) to provide such support,
  
• Generates discussion around the key decisions that participants will need to be ready to explain/support, and
  
• Identifies reference materials and tools that participants can use to reinforce their advice/decisions.
  

The target audience for this course includes professionals from across all sectors who are expected to take on decision-making roles in a radiation emergency, or to support those who do. Participants should already have a basic level of knowledge about radiation emergency preparedness and response. Please contact Jason Smith ([email protected]) if you’ve any questions.

Location(s): Lansing, MI (July) and Wayne County (September)
Time: 8:00 AM ET – 5:00 PM ET each day 


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.

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:

• WebEOC Nexus: Delve into the latest breakthroughs and best practices in emergency response.
• Juvare's Unified Command Platform (UCP): Learn about enhanced coordination and collaboration tools specifically tailored for U.S. Federal Agencies and the Department of Defense.
• All Things Alerts: Update your strategies with the latest in alert systems to ensure your messages are received loud and clear.
• Juvare Exchange: Step into the future of data-driven collaboration and analysis.
• SimulationDeck: Experience how realistic training simulations can enhance preparedness.

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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. 

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

Public Health Decision Making in a Radiation Emergency
September 24-26, 2024
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is happy to announce two offerings of the CDC’s Public Health Decision Making in a Radiation Emergency course. This course is focused on preparing participants to anticipate decisions that will need to be made, and to support decision makers who will guide public health needs, in a radiation emergency. Specifically, this course:

• Highlights the role of Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) #8 and #6 as they relate to key tasks,
• Identifies which public health and medical functional areas (e.g., clinical care, epidemiology, communication) to provide such support,
• Generates discussion around the key decisions that participants will need to be ready to explain/support, and
• Identifies reference materials and tools that participants can use to reinforce their advice/decisions.

The target audience for this course includes professionals from across all sectors who are expected to take on decision-making roles in a radiation emergency, or to support those who do. Participants should already have a basic level of knowledge about radiation emergency preparedness and response. Please contact Jason Smith ([email protected]) if you’ve any questions.

Date(s): July 16-18, 2024 and September 24-26, 2024
Location(s): Lansing, MI (July) and Wayne County (September)
​Time: 8:00 AM ET – 5:00 PM ET each day Registration: The 2024 Michigan Special Pathogens Response Network (SPRN) Conference will be held on June 18, 2024. This one-day event will include training in the morning and an afternoon exercise for hospitals and EMS agencies. Please share the save the date with HCC partners. Save the Date for the 2024 MI SPRN Conference (Course ID #1119326)