Leading from Preparedness Through Recovery - The 2012 ...

wednesday, May 23, 2012Session Descriptionssession DescriptionsFocus Area: Resource Management and Patient MovementWorking dogs are likely to respond early in a disaster, before the deploymentand arrival of veterinary personnel. This talk will provide a review of basicfirst aid and medical care for working dogs utilizing supplies from a basichuman medical cache or first aid kit, and also discuss aspects of the handlerdogrelationship. Target audience for this session will be EMT/ paramedics,physicians, nurses, and other allied healthcare responders.Canine resources have been used to search for missing people in varioustypes of search and rescue responses. This session will describe thecapabilities, skills, and certification credentials of Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams—thecanine search specialists and their canines—and explain how to best utilizethis specialized canine resource on a search mission. A description of casestudies of actual searches and lessons learned will be included.Learning Objectives:u Describe similarities and differences in human and veterinary first aid.u Explain the role of FEMA USAR canines.u Identify early-onset medical conditions and environmental injuries forwhich field care can be initiated.u Describe FEMA USAR canine abilities and appropriate use of FEMAUSAR canines in a disaster situation.u Recognize partnerships that can be formed with the handlers, dogowners, medical personnel, and veterinary responders.Intended Audience: Dentists, emergency physicians, EMT/paramedics,environmental health personnel, healthcare executives, health educationspecialists, medical administrators, nurses, physicians, veterinariansSession 20: Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and Patients...OH MY! A Peek behind the USTRANSCOM CurtainPresenters: Lisa DeDecker, MS; Lt Col Heidi Hastings, FACHETime: 1315-1430 hrsRoom: Governor’s DFocus Area: Resource Management and Patient MovementThe United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), a combatantcommand of the Department of Defense, is the sole provider of patientmovement in support of Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA). Thissession will outline the Joint Patient Movement Team (JMPT) and JointPatient Reporting Team (JPRT), who facilitate patient movement during DSCAresponse efforts. Unlike a no-notice event, pre-hurricane patient movementrequires a certain lead time for success. The use of pre-scripted missionassignments (PSMAs) and the critical timeline for DOD involvement will bedelineated. Throughout this session, success stories and lessons learnedfrom exercises and real-world events such as Operation Unified Response(Haiti) will be discussed. As planning has evolved over the past three yearsfor events such as those described in the National Response Plan, twocritical elements have been identified: the increased reliance on a strongDOD/DHHS partnership and the need for compatible information systems.The DOD/DHHS partnership of the Disaster Aeromedical Staging Facility(DASF) with the Mobile Acute Care Strike Team (MAC-ST) will be highlighted.42Technological advances in data capture and transfer could benefit patientmovement in the DSCA environment. An example of this would be theexpanding use of the Joint Patient Assessment and Tracking System (JPATS).The new disaster patient movement request forms will be demonstrated andfeedback requested. Annual interagency training opportunities are beingprojected and standardized training plans are being developed.Learning Objectives:u Describe the timelines required and capabilities for a DOD DSCAresponse.u Analyze the cooperative DASF/MAC-ST initiative between DOD andHHS.u Compare the DOD and DHHS patient tracking systems used duringpatient movement.u Illustrate required training needed for DSCA patient staging andevacuation.Intended Audience: Certified counselors, emergency physicians, EMT/paramedics, healthcare executives, health education specialists , marriage& family therapists, medical administrators, nurses, physicians, socialworkersSession 21: A Military and Public Health Joint TrainingModel that CaresPresenters: Charles R. Bauer, MD, CPE, FACS; CAPT Sean Boyd, MPH;CAPT Steven Hirschfeld, MD, PhD; Brian Smith, MD, MPHTime: 1315-1430 hrsRoom: Delta BFocus Area: Response Integration/Operational MedicineThe United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corpsparticipated in Operation Lone Star (OLS), a joint services exercise toprovide medical care to the underserved community in South Texas. Theexperience required integration of three USPHS response teams with theTexas State Guard (TXSG), members of the Texas National Guard (TXNG),and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The resultsof this fully integrated, local, state, and Federal mission for patient careand disaster preparedness, including potential future deployments, willbe the focus of this session. This exercise provided a unique opportunityto implement a new deployment model for PHS, which involved dividingassets into multiple operational sites, coordinating efforts with state andlocal responders, integrating mental health and social services, and lookingat new ways of collecting and analyzing data. Clinical teams developeda framework and tools whereby clients could become empowered tobecome active in the management of their own healthcare. Services includeimmunizations, preschool physical exams and screening, treatment, andeducation for general medical conditions plus hearing, vision, behavioralhealth, and dental care. A navigator-based system was implemented toprovide permission, education, and tools so that people left the site withan understanding of their health status in several dimensions, includingphysical, mental, emotional, dietary, and safety. Teams provided attentionand focus on the individual and family to plan for health improvement.USPHS and Texas epidemiologists and preventive medicine professionals2012 Integrated Training Summit