HSCS '09: Strengthen the Links Between HICS, NIMS, and The Joint Commission
Product Description:
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Emergency planners in hospitals must stay familiar with The Joint Commission's emergency management standards, the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and possibly the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS).
HSCS '09: Strengthen the Links Between HICS, NIMS, and The Joint Commission Requirements is a 60-minute presentation where Joseph Cappiello and Marge McFarlane, CHSP, MS(Risk Control), MS(ENPH), MT(ASCP) demonstrate sensible strategies to meet the mandates of all three sources, including where overlap compliance exists among NIMS, HICS, and The Joint Commission.
Bonus materials
Purchasers of this session will also receive a crosswalk between The Joint Commission's emergency management standards, HICS, and NIMS; and a checklist of NIMS elements for healthcare.
After listening to this session, you will be able to:
- Tie in the requirements from The Joint Commission, NIMS, and HICS
- Describe areas in which NIMS, HICS, and The Joint Commission share common mandates
Who should listen:
- Safety officers
- Facility directors
- Safety committee members
- Emergency management coordinators
- Directors of engineering
- Directors of plant operations
- Hospital fire marshals
- Survey prep coordinators
About the speaker:
Joseph Cappiello is chairman of Cappiello & Associates in Elmhurst, IL, and the former vice president for accreditation field operations at The Joint Commission. He spent 10 years at The Joint Commission directing key internal functions, as well as serving as a surveyor. He led Joint Commission initiatives on emergency management and disaster response, personally debriefing nearly 300 healthcare organizations following disasters. He testified before Congress following his experiences with Hurricane Katrina and before the National Transportation Safety Board following the evacuation of Houston during Hurricane Rita.
Marge McFarlane CHSP, MS(Risk Control), MS(ENPH),MT(ASCP), is founder of Superior Performance Consulting in Eau Claire, WI, and currently the Wisconsin Hospital Preparedness Program Exercise coordinator. Prior to serving in her current position with the state, she was the lead for the environment of care committee at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and has been involved with hospital safety since 1990. She participates in a wide range of activities related to emergency preparedness at the hospital, county, regional, and state level.
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