Online Continuing Education

Know the Response
Disaster Management and Communication for the Health Care Provider

Know the Response: Disaster Management and Communication for the Health Care Provider is jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society, Health Information and Management Systems Society and the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative. This course was developed from a live program held at MMS Headquarters in Waltham, MA on April 30, 2008.  Utilizing audio and slides you can experience each presentation.

The course presentations will open in a separate player window displaying the presentation slides, synchronized audio and transcripts. In order to view this course, you will need:

Click on the link below to begin viewing each presentation. When you are done viewing the presentation, close the window and select Exam 1 or Exam 2 in the Course Sections box (top right).  (Presentation 1 corresponds to Exam 1 and Presentation 2 corresponds to Exam 2.  Information from the panel discussion is not included in the exams.)

Presentations

Welcome and Introduction
Vanessa Kenealy, JD and Paul Biddinger, MD

Presentation 1
Incident Command and Disaster Management Systems
Julia Sinclair, MBA., Paul Biddinger, MD and Amy Kirkwood

Presentation 2
Medical Problems, Injury Patterns, and Infectious Diseases in a Disaster
Paul Biddinger, MD

Panel Discussion*
Paul Biddinger, MD
Julia Sinclair, MBA
Lisa Stone, MD, Hospital Preparedness Coordinator, MDPH
Priscilla Fox, Esq. Deputy General Counsel, MDPH, Adjunct Professor, Vermont Law School

*Note: The Panel discussion does not have a corresponding CME exam. Please listen to the audio lecture prior to taking the exams on "Incident Command and Disaster Management Systems" and "Medical Problems, Injury Patterns, and Infectious Diseases in a Disaster".

Next: CME Exams Instructions

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