In this National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center webinar they will describe how the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) structure can be utilized for managing a “dual” response as derived from case-based scenarios involving COVID-19 and Wild Fire/Hurricane emergency situations, identify key considerations in preparation for natural disasters during a pandemic including PPE, […]

Training will cover the following topics: Topic: How to Update your Status Board - Why is the information important? "Where to find VHASS resources" To join via webinar: Meeting link Meeting number: 180 761 8130 Password: vhass_training

Course Information: HICS is an incident management system based on principles of the Incident Command System (ICS), which assists hospitals and healthcare organizations in improving their emergency management planning, response, and recovery capabilities for unplanned and planned events. HICS is consistent with ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles. The principal beneficiaries of […]

Course Information: Nursing homes provide essential services that must be protected at all times, including those extraordinary occasions we call emergencies or disasters. Yet it is difficult to predict when an incident may occur that threatens the ability of a nursing home to safely care for its residents, staff, and visitors; or conduct normal operations […]

Course Information: HICS is an incident management system based on principles of the Incident Command System (ICS), which assists hospitals and healthcare organizations in improving their emergency management planning, response, and recovery capabilities for unplanned and planned events. HICS is consistent with ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles. The principal beneficiaries of […]

 VDH will be hosting an Expert Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines on February 16th. The panel will be recorded, and the recording will be available on Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 Vaccine webpage. Please share details of this panel with members of your professional organizations. While content will be tailored to the Dental Community, the panel […]

Course Information: Nursing homes provide essential services that must be protected at all times, including those extraordinary occasions we call emergencies or disasters. Yet it is difficult to predict when an incident may occur that threatens the ability of a nursing home to safely care for its residents, staff, and visitors; or conduct normal operations […]

Course Information: HICS is an incident management system based on principles of the Incident Command System (ICS), which assists hospitals and healthcare organizations in improving their emergency management planning, response, and recovery capabilities for unplanned and planned events. HICS is consistent with ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles. The principal beneficiaries of […]