MGT-317 Disaster Management for Public Services

The Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare Organizations Within The Community Infrastructure course provides information specific to healthcare organizations vulnerability to a disaster. During this FEMA sponsored course, participants will be introduced to the various natural, technological, and civil hazards to which healthcare organizations may be vulnerable and the potential impacts of those hazards.

Federal guidelines and legislation that serve to aid in the preparedness for, and response to, incidents involving these hazards are discussed, as are current emergency management standards for the healthcare community. Participants review response and recovery issues that should be addressed by medical facilities and organizations in preparation for a large-scale incident, including identification of critical resources necessary for response and recovery.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Completion Requirements

FEMA Student ID Requirement

Prior to course delivery, the hosting jurisdiction for the class shall inform all participants of the FEMA requirement to establish a FEMA Student Identification Number (SID)opens in a new tab. This can be accomplished by registering at FEMA’s website opens in a new tab. Participants will be asked to provide their SID when they arrive and complete the registration process for the course.

Participant Must Provide

• a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.

Attendance Requirements

To meet attendance requirements, participants must review each training module and complete all required course assignments, activities, quizzes, and/or end of course exam. Participants will need to bring a device such as a smart phone, tablet or laptop to take the pre-test, evaluation and post-test online in the class.

Recommended

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

• Discuss the fundamental preparedness frameworks for Healthcare organizations and the community.
• Practice assessing threats to the healthcare infrastructure in their community through structured threat assessment processes.
• Determine preparations for response to incidents affecting the community and healthcare organizations.
• Assess the preparedness of healthcare organizations, within the context of the community, using medical surge as a model.
• Determine preparations for the recovery from incidents affecting the community and healthcare organizations.

Suggested Audience

• Emergency Management
• Public Works Management
• Utility Management
• Power Providers
• Healthcare and Hospital Management
• Water Authorities
• Hospital and Healthcare Managers
• Senior Medical Staff
• Regulatory Personnel
• Health Department Personnel
• Local Emergency Planning Directors/Managers
• Emergency Service Managers/Administrators
• Emergency Preparedness Planning Personnel

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

• 15.25 hours – Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)