Steering Committee:Dr. Damon T. Arnold, <strong>Summit</strong> Co-ChairKrissy Roseberry, <strong>Summit</strong> Co-ChairJessica PickensDr. Walter J. BradleyWinfred RawlsDavid CulpAdvisory CommitteeSharie Sommer, Chair, Exhibits/SponsorsVicky Ritz, Chair, LogisticsAlexandria Reed, Co-Chair, RoundtablesMarc McCloskey, Co-Chair, RoundtablesSarah Blank, Chair, Technical ProgramHalley Moore, Chair, AwardsLinda AngarolaConnie BrooksElaine DarnallDr. Leon DingleDarryl DragooCindy FlaytonJonathan GunnDave HassMark HayesChris HoffKim HunterGretchen JarrettTom JohnsonKim Conrad JuniusJudy KaueraufJackie KilpatrickJoe MitchellJanet NussElizabeth PatonLeslie PiotrowskiDan RiemannFrankie-Marie ShipmanMarilyn ThomasIrene WadhamsLisa WaxPat Welch<strong>Summit</strong> <strong>Invitation</strong>On behalf of each member of the <strong>Illinois</strong> Departmentof Public Health, I would like to invite you to be a partof the 2009 <strong>Illinois</strong> Public Health <strong>Emergency</strong> Preparedness<strong>Summit</strong>: “Strengthening <strong>Illinois</strong> Through CommunityEngagement.” Perhaps more than ever before, it isimperative that we join together as a unified communityto prepare our state in the event of a natural disaster orpublic health threat. This year’s summit will focus oncritical issues facing us as public health and emergency response professionals andoffer all of us an opportunity to share our experiences and lessons learned in the field.<strong>The</strong> program agenda offers a wealth of nationally and internationally renowned speakersand experts that you will not want to miss!I strongly encourage you to attend this important event and join us as we work togetherto prepare and strengthen <strong>Illinois</strong>.Damon T. Arnold, M.D., M.P.H.Director<strong>Illinois</strong> Department of Public HealthObjectiveThis summit is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of critical public healthpreparedness and emergency response issues, as well as the importance of communityengagement and collaboration.Target AudienceThis multi-disciplinary program is designed to benefit a broad range of public healthprofessionals involved in emergency preparedness, planning and response, includingstate and local health professionals in the following disciplines: public health administration,environmental health, nursing, communicable disease, laboratory services,food protection, immunization, hospital emergency services, allied health and otheremergency response areas.
<strong>Summit</strong> HighlightsSATELLITE BROADCASTSThis year, the summit will offer national viewing, via satellite broadcast,of the keynote speeches. This unique feature will allow colleaguesfrom across the nation to view the presentations made by our expertplenary speakers. For more information on registering as a satellitedownlink site, please visit the summit Web site at www.ipha.com.LIVE WEBCASTS<strong>The</strong> summit also will feature live webcasts of the keynote speeches,as well as selected other sessions. If you are unable to attendthe summit, presentations will be streamed to the Web, enablingyou to view the presentations live via your desktop computer. Alink to the webcasts will be available on the <strong>Illinois</strong> Public HealthhAssociation Web site at www.ipha.com during the summit. Clickon “2009 <strong>Illinois</strong> Public Health <strong>Emergency</strong> Preparedness <strong>Summit</strong>”for further instructions. Look for the ( ) symbol in this brochurefor the dates and times of the webcasts. Also, note that the webcastswill be archived and made available through the IPHA Website for 30 days following the summit.EXHIBITS<strong>The</strong> summit will feature a variety of vendors, organizations andprograms on display for participants to visit. <strong>The</strong> exhibits will beavailable from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 15.CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITSContinuing education credits will be available for <strong>Illinois</strong> licensed environmentalhealth practitioners (LEHP), emergency medical technicians(EMT), trauma nurse specialists (TNS), emergency communicationsregistered nurses (ECRN), pre-hospital registered nurses (PHRN) andlicensed social workers/licensed clinical social workers (LSW/LCSW).Continuing nursing education for registered nurses (CNEs) will beprovided by Oakton Community College, Alliance for Lifelong Learning,Continuing Education for Health Professionals (OCC/ALL/CEHP),accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the AmericanNurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong> Public Health Association is a designated provider ofcontinuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education bythe National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Inc.This program is a designated event for CHES Category I CECH.Oakton Community College also will provide universal Continuing EducationUnits for other professionals. One universal training hour (UTH)from Oakton Community College is equal to one 60-minute clock hour.Participants requesting certificates will need to sign in each day atthe continuing education table at the summit. Certificates will bemailed after the summit.PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOPSA series of pre-summit workshops will be offered from 8 a.m. to 11a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14. <strong>The</strong>se skillbuildingsessions will focus on critical issues related to public healthpreparedness, response and recovery. Pre-registration is required.CONCURRENT SESSIONSThis year’s summit will offer a top-quality program agenda with morethan 20 concurrent sessions centered around eight focus areas:• Natural Disasters • Lessons Learned• Building Skill Capacity • EMS Challenges in Preparedness• Emerging Issues• Community Engagement• Public Information and • Vulnerable PopulationsCommunicationSPECIAL NEEDS ROUNDTABLESRoundtable discussions focused on special needs issues will beheld at the summit from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 15.<strong>The</strong> format will consist of your choice of attending two 25-minutesmall group presentations within the one-hour time slot. <strong>The</strong>seroundtable discussions will be presented by local public healthprofessionals and hospital staff from across the state on planningand response issues related to special needs populations in anemergency situation.LESSONS LEARNED ROUNDTABLESRoundtable discussions focused on lessons learned will be heldat the summit from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, July 16. <strong>The</strong> formatwill consist of your choice of attending two 25-minute small grouppresentations within the one-hour time slot. <strong>The</strong>se roundtablediscussions will be presented by local public health professionalsand hospital staff from across the state. This will be an opportunityto learn and share knowledge with colleagues on projects, modelprograms, exercises, community collaboration, and more.WELCOME RECEPTIONPlan to attend the welcome reception from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.Tuesday, July 14. Enjoy live music and complimentary horsd’oeuvres. This will be an excellent opportunity to network withyour counterparts from across <strong>Illinois</strong>.DIRECTOR’S AWARDS RECEPTION & BOOK SIGNING EVENTNew to the summit this year will be an awards reception and booksigning event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 15. Joinus to honor colleagues and community members who have beenchosen to receive an award for their work in preparedness andresponse. Following the awards ceremony, the event will featureseveral well-known public health and preparedness authors. Youwill have the chance to purchase their books and have it signed bythe author. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served.
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