Does your hospital need training on hospital surge capacity management for natural disasters and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) incidents? Join us for Hospital Disaster Management Training, an in-depth two-day session that is a product of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Emergency Medical Services Agency’s Disaster Resource Center Program.

This course has a broad approach, with both a clinical and non-clinical target audience that includes but is not limited to hospital administrators, physicians, nurses, emergency care technicians, safety/security officers, facilities management, mental health, ancillary, legal/risk management, human resources, educators, clinic and first receiver staff. Participants will learn how to move beyond awareness and focus on operational strategies.

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

• Identify an all hazards approach to coordinate a hospital response during a mass casualty incident.
• Perform a role in the hospital command center.
• Perform a role in either the emergency department or triage.
• Describe the health care facility’s role in a disaster

This two-day course features:

• Lectures and skill sessions
• Tabletop and functional exercises
• Immediate exercise evaluation and feedback
• Continuing education credits*

Agenda — Day 1 – October 10

• 7:00 a.m. Registration and breakfast
• 7:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
• 8:00 a.m. Disaster Myths and Facts
• 8:40 a.m. How the System Works
• 9:20 a.m. Break
• 9:30 a.m. How the System Works Tabletop Exercise
• 10:00 a.m. Break
• 10:10 a.m. Hospital Surge Planning and Altered Standards of Care
• 10:50 a.m. Radiological Incidents
• 11:30 a.m. Break
• 11:40 a.m. Skill/Learning Stations: Geiger Counters + Dosimeters and ReddiNet®
• 12:30 p.m. Lunch (Provided)
• 1:00 p.m. Hospital Command Center Management
• 1:40 p.m. Hospital Mass Casualty Triage
• 2:20 p.m. Orientation to Functional Exercises
• 2:45 p.m. Break
• 3:00 p.m. Functional Exercise: Earthquake
• 4:30 p.m. Debrief

Agenda — Day 2 – October 11

• 7:00 a.m. Registration and breakfast
• 7:30 a.m. Welcome Day 2
• 7:50 a.m. Natural Disasters
• 8:30 a.m. Chemical Incidents
• 9:10 a.m. Break
• 9:20 a.m. Skills/Learning Stations: Decontamination suits & PAPRs and Mass Fatality Planning
• 10:00 a.m. Break
• 10:10 a.m. Resource Request
• 10:30 a.m. Break
• 10:40 a.m. Biological Incidents
• 11:20 a.m. Explosive/Blast Incidents
• 12:20 p.m. Lunch (provided)
• 12:50 p.m. Children and Disasters
• 1:40 p.m. Break
• 2:15 p.m. Functional Exercise: Explosive
• 3:45 p.m. Debrief

Note: Agenda is subject to change.

Location

LAC+USC Medical Center
Old General Hospital, Room 1350
1200 North State Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033

Dress Requirements
Casual/comfortable or scrubs. You will be moving around during this hands-on training. Temperatures vary and a jacket is recommended.

Hospital Disaster Management Training Flyer

This event will be held October 10-11, 2023

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Training fee: $100

Registration Closes October 3, 2023

Contact Training Center at training@ccalac.org if you wish to pay via check. Thank you!

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