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August 15-16, 2008
Charleston Area Convention Center
5055 International Boulevard - North Charleston, SC 29418
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The nation’s Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) are leaders in the field of health education and training for healthcare providers and are uniquely positioned to help the United States prepare for natural and man-made disasters. The South Carolina AHEC, supported in part by a federal grant, is hosting a national summit for emergency and disaster medicine providers to learn about the latest methods for responding to and treating victims of emergencies and disasters and to learn about the newest products and technologies available to providers.
This summit will be held at the Charleston Area Convention Center on Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16, 2008. Participants will have the opportunity to select from the following educational subject areas on day one: Pre-Hospital Care (EMS), Emergency Nursing, Disaster Medicine and General Interest. The second day features a panel of experts who will consider the decisions communities face trying to prevent, prepare for, or respond to massive public health emergencies. In a moderated discussion with the audience, this panel will explore the kinds of choices that public officials, healthcare workers, law enforcement, and volunteers will have to confront in the case of a bioattack.
Summit Information & Resources
- Conduct forums for discussion of current emergency medical care issues.
- Identify the strategic and tactical considerations necessary for a comprehensive all-hazards preparedness plan.
- Describe collaborations necessary for a community to respond to large scale emergencies.
- Implement strategies to prepare for an impending traumatic, biological or chemical incident.
- Provide opportunities to learn about the latest products and services available in emergency medical care.
- Provide opportunities for fellowship and networking with
fellow emergency medical care professionals.
Continuing Education Credits
EMT: This workshop is approved for up to 12-hours of CEUs by the South Carolina DHEC for all levels of certified emergency medical technicians in South Carolina. Application has been made for continuing education credit for EMS professionals in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
NURSING: Mid-Carolina AHEC, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation. This nursing continuing education activity, approval #0608-016-PR-305 is approved for 11.5 hours.
Summit Host
South Carolina AHEC Disaster Preparedness and Response Training Network
This project, a collaboration of many partners in South Carolina, is addressing the training needs of practicing health care professionals for bioterrorism and public health emergency event recognition and response. Originally funded in 2003, the Disaster Preparedness and Response Training Network was refunded in 2005 through a $3.8 million, three-year grant from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (grant # T01HP01418).
Emergency preparedness and response issues include all forms of terrorism, natural disasters and tragic accidents. The goal of this program is to equip the healthcare workforce with the knowledge, skills, abilities and core competencies to recognize indications of a terrorist event; meet the acute care needs of patients;
participate in a coordinated, multidisciplinary response to emergencies; and rapidly and effectively alert the public health system in such an event.
Activities include providing regional and statewide training programs, serving vulnerable populations including children and the elderly, and addressing high risk target areas including rural communities, ports/coastal areas, and nuclear/chemical facilities. Also included is the establishment of a Disaster Preparedness and Response Training Network Resource Center. For additional information, visit www.scahec.net/prepares.
Summit Sponsors
GOLD SPONSORSHIP:
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
The mission of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is to improve the health and safety of communities across the country by organizing and utilizing public health, medical and other volunteers. A local Medical Reserve Corps provides a means for healthcare and other volunteers to supplement existing medical and public health staff during a disaster. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control received approval from the U.S. Surgeon General’s Office to develop a MRC. South Carolina was the first state to register MRC Volunteers for every county. Volunteers wishing to join a local MRC support team can registered with the South Carolina Statewide Emergency Registry of Volunteers (www.scserv.gov).
Funding for this program and other Medical Reserve Corps training is provided by the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response, Hospital Preparedness Program, CFDA Number 93.889 through a contract with SC Department of Health and Environmental Control.
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