Providing Medical Care in an Emergency Shelter Setting
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society in Collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Medical Reserve Corps Units of Massachusetts
All presentations in .pdf format
| 5:15 p.m. | Registration and Light Dinner |
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| 6:00 p.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks
Paul Biddinger, MD FACEP
Director, Prehospital Care & Distaster Medicine, Emergency Department, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Director, Harvard Center for Public Health Preparedness
Mary Clark, JD, MPH
Director, Emergency Preparedness Bureau, Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
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| 6:40 p.m. | Common Health and Medical Needs of Individuals Who Present to Emergency Shelters
Leighton Jones
Regional Emergency Services Director
Eastern Massachusetts Region for the American Red Cross |
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| 7:10 p.m. | Triage and Basic Care in Emergency Shelters
Mary-Elise Manuell, MD, MA, FACEP
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
MA-2 DMAT Team |
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| 7:40 p.m. | Recognizing and Addressing Stress Response and Mental/Behavioral Health Issues that Arise in Emergency Shelters
Louise Carcione, MEd
Emergency Manager (Ret.), Massachusetts Department of Public Health |
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| 8:10 p.m. | Practical Experiences: Caring for Those in Need, Lessons from a MRC in Action (Presentation Not Available)
Nina Martin-Anzuoni, RN
MRC and Cert Coordinator, Franklin County Medical Reserve Corps |
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| 8:35 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
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| 9:00 p.m. | Adjournment |
