Know the Response: Disaster
Management and Communication for the Health Care Provider
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Original Publish Date:
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September 22, 2008
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Review Date(s):
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September 2009
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Term of Approval End Date:
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September 30, 2010
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Estimated Time to Complete:
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1.5 Hours per module
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Risk Management:
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Yes
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Course Format:
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Slide - Audio Lecture
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Course Fee:
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Mbrs-$10 per module
Non Mbrs-$20 per module
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To participate in this CME
activity: (1) review the information on this page which includes the
learning objectives and faculty disclosures; (2) listen to the
presentation; (3) complete the exam; (4) view/print
certificate.Original
Course Information
General Information
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Course Overview
Know the Response:
Disaster Management and Communication for the Health Care
Provider is sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and
its Committee on Preparedness in collaboration with the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Emergency preparedness
requires that physicians and nurses are willing and available to
respond. It also necessitates that responding health care providers know
what to expect in a disaster situation. Communication and coordination
remain significant challenges. Presently, volunteers are not clear about
the roles at local, regional and state levels. Knowing what to expect,
both from a managerial and clinical standpoint will enhance efficiency
and treatment in a disaster or emergency. This online education program,
presented in a slide-audio format, is based on a live program held at
MMS headquarters on April 30, 2008. Utilizing slides, syncronized
audio and transcripts participants can experience the following
presentations:
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Medical Problems, Injury
Patterns, and Infectious Diseases Following a Disaster by Paul D.
Biddinger MD, FACEP
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Disaster Management Systems
& Incident Command by Julia Sinclair, MBA, Paul Biddinger, MD
and Amy Kirkwood
More on MSAR and
MRC
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Intended
Audience
The program is intended for
physicians, nurses and MSAR/MRC volunteers.
Course
Objectives
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Explain the terms and core
functions of incident command and disaster management systems.
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Cite the medical problems, injury
patterns, and infectious diseases that typically arise in a
disaster.
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Describe likely deployment
scenarios and volunteer expectations.
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Identify and discuss liability
issues for volunteers in a disaster situation.
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Course
Credit
Deadline for completing the course
is September 30, 2010.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only
claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.*
This program meets the criteria of
the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management
study.
Participants will receive a
confidential report of their examination score. You must receive a score
of 70% or better to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. A
confirmation of credit will be issued at the end of the course to those
who successfully complete the examination.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
*Each module is designated for 1.5
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
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Course Fees
Know the Response:
Disaster Management and Communication for the Health Care Provider
and all associated course materials are available free of charge. An
opportunity to complete an exam and receive AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™ for a nominal fee is available at the end of the course.
The course fees are as follows:
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS)
Member: $20 ($10 per presentation module)
Non-MMS member: $40 ($20 per presentation module)
Course Faculty
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Paul Biddinger, MD, FACEP,
Director, Prehospital Care & Disaster Medicine, Director of
Operations
Emergency Dept; MGH Associate Director, Harvard Center for Public Health
Preparedness
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Julia Sinclair, MBA, MGH
Executive Director for Emergency Services and Emergency
Preparedness
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Amy Kirkwood, MSAR
Coordinator
Disclosure/Commercial Support
The following facutly and course
content contributors have no financial interests to disclose:
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Paul Biddinger, MD
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Julia Sinclair, MBA
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Priscilla Fox, Esq.
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Lisa Stone, MD
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Vanessa Kenealy, JD
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Kerin Milesky
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Amy Kirkwood
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Susan Webb
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Kathleen Bellisle
Off-Label Disclosure
This course does not include any
discussion of an off-label use of a commercial product or an
investigational use not yet approved for any purpose by the FDA.
Commercial Support
No commercial support was received
for this online program.
Content Disclaimer
The views expressed are not
necessarily those of the Massachusetts Medical Society.
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Course Content
Developers
Vanessa Kenealy, Education
Coordinator for MSAR
Susan Webb, Director, MMS Public Health and Education
Kerin Milesky, Project Manager MSAR
Lisa Stone, MD, MPH, Hospital Preparedness Coordinator
Amy Kirkwood, MSAR Coordinator
Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of MMS Distance Learning
Online Course Developer
Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of
Distance Learning, MMS
Bibliography
Massachusetts Regional Conference on Preparedness 2006
Report of Findings
PricewaterhouseCoopers; Analysis of Emergency preparedness "Closing the seams: Developing an integrated approach to
health system disaster preparedness” (.pdf, 790
KB)
More on
MSAR and MRC
MSAR, Massachusetts System
for Advance Registration, is a preparedness program sponsored
by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. It is a statewide
secure database of pre-credentialed health care professionals who are
interested in volunteering their services in the event of a disaster or
other public health emergency. Having a system in place
avoids last minute credentialing of physicians, nurses,
pharmacists, and other health professionals, which uses up valuable time
that could be used to deploy resources more quickly.
Once you have registered to become
a MSAR volunteer, your professional credentials will be verified. MSAR
may only be activated by the Commissioner of The Massachusetts
Department of Public Health or his or her designee in the event of an
emergency. Please note that volunteers in the Commonwealth are never
under any obligation to participate in an MSAR activation.
Medical Reserve Corps
(MRC) is an allied program. While MSAR is a credentialing
program that allows medical professionals to have their credential
verified by the state so that they can be deployed effectively, the
Medical Reserve Corps are community based groups of providers
(physicians, nurses, other health care providers, and non-medical
individuals) who work together to help their community in time of
a disaster. MRCs allow your community to know who is willing and
available to respond within a community enabling quick deployment for
emergency situations.
As with MSAR, medical professionals
who are MRC volunteers are not obligated to participate even though they
have signed up. The most important factor for health care professionals
to know is: if you are considering responding to a disaster or
emergency, it makes the response much more efficient and coordinated
when volunteers are part of an existing organized group.
To volunteer for MSAR visit www.mass.gov/msar
To volunteer for a local MRC visit www.mamedicalreservecorps.org
Hardware & Software
Requirements
Supported Browsers
Internet Explorer v.7 or greater
(for Windows)
Mozilla Firefox v.2 or greater (for Windows, Mac, Linux)
Minimum System Requirements
Windows Systems Requirements
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A Pentium-based PC or compatible
computer.
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At least 64MB of RAM.
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Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista
system software.
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A Sound Blaster or compatible
sound card and speakers.
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DirectX version 3.0 or later
recommended.
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Screen resolution of 1024 x 786
or larger recommended.
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Browser Plug-in: Adobe
Flash Player version 9 or higher.
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PDF Reader: Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher, Foxit Reader 2.0 or likewise.
Mac OS System Requirements
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