The COVID-19 pandemic has changed healthcare delivery, and healthcare organizations are facing unprecedented challenges as a result of these changes. Healthcare organizations are working quickly to assess the effect of the changes on the methods they use to deliver care to ensure patient and provider safety, and on their day- to-day operations. Understanding the challenges […]

The National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center is offering a webinar to discuss the use of HUCS during the COVID19 recovery phase. Register Here

FEMA Releases COVID-19 Operational Guidance for Hurricane Season FEMA released "COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season" to help emergency managers and public health officials best prepare for disasters, while continuing to respond to and recover from COVID-19.   The guide provides actions emergency managers and public officials can take to prepare for […]

FEMA Releases COVID-19 Operational Guidance for Hurricane Season FEMA released "COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season" to help emergency managers and public health officials best prepare for disasters, while continuing to respond to and recover from COVID-19.   The guide provides actions emergency managers and public officials can take to prepare for […]

FEMA’s National Integration Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) will host a 60-minute training webinar to demonstrate how the Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT) can be used to plan for severe weather events. RAPT now includes several real-time weather-forecast layers, including five-day Tropical Cyclone/Hurricane Outlook, eight-day Severe […]

FEMA Releases COVID-19 Operational Guidance for Hurricane Season FEMA released "COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season" to help emergency managers and public health officials best prepare for disasters, while continuing to respond to and recover from COVID-19.   The guide provides actions emergency managers and public officials can take to prepare for […]

In this National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center webinar they will discuss strategies around reassigning and optimizing the workforce due to operational changes related to COVID-19. Strategies used during the initial outbreak and returning to normal business operations will be discussed. Register Here

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) During this COCA call, presenters will use case-based scenarios to discuss how to apply infection prevention and control guidance for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities that are preparing for and responding to COVID-19. Presenters LCDR Kara M. Jacobs Slifka, MD, […]

The National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center is offering a webinar to review strategies used to transport COVID-19 patients and person under investigation to healthcare facilities, efforts to address challenges, describe a methodology to increase the likelihood of identifying infectious disease risks in the workplace (Identity, Isolate and Inform), and describe strategies to […]

FEMA Releases COVID-19 Operational Guidance for Hurricane Season FEMA released "COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season" to help emergency managers and public health officials best prepare for disasters, while continuing to respond to and recover from COVID-19.   The guide provides actions emergency managers and public officials can take to prepare for […]

The impacts of COVID-19 will persist for the foreseeable future, and recovery will likely last for years. As a result, countless aspects of emergency management will be challenged: community preparedness, mass sheltering, relief services and care, and much more. In this virtual Distinguished Speaker Series program, Craig Fugate, former Administrator of FEMA, and Greg Brunelle, […]

The National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center is offering a webinar to learn how to assess and foster post-traumatic growth, understand the importance of bi-directional (systems/individual) approaches to resilience, and learn how to practice a few short-term/simple resilience practices. Register Here 

FEMA Releases COVID-19 Operational Guidance for Hurricane Season FEMA released "COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season" to help emergency managers and public health officials best prepare for disasters, while continuing to respond to and recover from COVID-19.   The guide provides actions emergency managers and public officials can take to prepare for […]

FEMA Releases COVID-19 Operational Guidance for Hurricane Season FEMA released "COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season" to help emergency managers and public health officials best prepare for disasters, while continuing to respond to and recover from COVID-19.   The guide provides actions emergency managers and public officials can take to prepare for […]

Following today’s call, participants will understand why using personal protective equipment (PPE) is necessary for infection prevention and will be able to describe how to properly use it. Additionally, participants will learn how to use an audit tool for tracking compliance in proper use of PPE. An auditing tool will be shared with participants. Lastly, […]

During this webinar, the latest federal guidance regarding the importance of transparency during the COVID-19 public health emergency will be reviewed. Participants will learn best practices to implement a comprehensive communication plan and strategies to improve transparency and provide compassionate care during challenging times. Speakers Gayle Atherton, BSN, RN, CPHQ, CDP Healthcare Quality Improvement Specialist […]