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AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD

presented on March 27, 2007

Preparation and Prevention. Response and Recovery.

Emergency preparedness is on the lips of all safety officers these days, and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) is taking an ever-increasing role in these efforts.

NIMS sets a variety of national requirements for community response plans, including a 17-point implementation list that hospitals must follow to remain eligible for certain emergency planning funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Under NIMS, hospitals benefit from a unified approach to incident management and standard command and management structures.

Listen to this 90-minute audioconference and hear the latest information you need to know about NIMS compliance, including training expectations. During Strategies to Incorporate New NIMS Requirements into Hospital Emergency Plans, expert Albert H Fluman, acting director of the federal government’s NIMS Integration Center, describes how NIMS ties into federal hospital emergency planning funds, outlining important NIMS deadlines.

At the end of the program, you'll be able to recognize 17 hospital implementation elements that are a focal point of NIMS and understand how NIMS relates to the Hospital Incident Command System (HISC).

PROGRAM AGENDA

1. Key concepts and goals behind NIMS
   • Best practices nationally in integrating emergency management
   • NIMS as part of community response efforts
2. NIMS’ 17-point hospital implementation activities
   • How these points tie into local government and community plans
   • Guidance on each element
3. How does NIMS tie into federal emergency planning funds for hospitals
   • NIMS relationship to Department of Health and Human Services grants
   • Training requirements tied to funding
4. Important NIMS deadlines for hospitals
5. Tips to better comply with NIMS, including training needs
   • Required training courses
   • Steps to keep you in line with NIMS compliance
6. NIMS’ relationship with the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)
   • How HICS IV has changed to better meet NIMS provisions
   • Resources for HICS education
7. Examples of how one hospital is rolling out its NIMS integration

A 30-minute Q&A follows the presentation.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Recognize 17 hospital implementation elements that are a focal point of NIMS
• Recall NIMS training expectations for hospitals
• Describe how NIMS ties into federal hospital emergency planning funds
• Outline important deadline dates for hospital NIMS compliance
• Understand how NIMS relates to the Hospital Incident Command System

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Albert H Fluman, is the acting director of the NIMS Integration Center Training for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The NIMS Integration Center is charged with administering and implementing a consistent nationwide template to enable Federal, State, local and tribal governments and private-sector and nongovernmental organizations to work together effectively and efficiently to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic disaster incidents. The NIMS represents a core set of doctrine, concepts, principles, terminology, and organizational processes to enable collaborative incident management at all levels.

Melinda Stibal is the administrative director of Trauma Services at Memorial Regional Hospital, a large volume (72,000 annual visits) Level 1 Trauma Center, in Hollywood, Florida. She is a registered nurse with over 25 years of nursing experience. She has been involved in emergency preparedness and management since the early 1990's and has taken a primary role in the development of emergency preparedness activities for her 5-hospital health care system. Stibal was a National Workgroup Member for the HEICS IV project and is currently a member of the HIC's advisory board and the Florida Hospital Association Emergency Preparedness Training Committee.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

• Safety officers
• Facility directors
• Emergency management directors
• Infection control professionals
• Operations directors
• Medical directors
• Emergency department directors

PROGRAM MATERIALS

Program materials and the tools included in the packet are provided with PDF links.

Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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