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 […]
RFA has conducted nearly 300 in person Ethanol Safety Seminars across the country. Due to current circumstances and social distancing the RFA will be offering 4-hour long Ethanol Safety Webinars. These webinars are instructed by a nationally accredited and professional instructor with an extensive background in emergency management/firefighting/hazardous materials response. The goal of these seminars […]
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, […]