Leading from Preparedness Through Recovery - The 2012 ...

THURsday, May 24, 2012Session DescriptionsThe infant, child, and adolescent are all parts of the vulnerable pediatricpopulation. Based upon anatomical, physiological, developmental,and psychosocial differences, the pediatric patient must be consideredseparately from adults in terms of disaster planning. Unique pediatric issuesof mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery do exist. The mostchallenging is the proactive nature of mitigation. A key aspect of mitigationis identifying the pediatric population and its relationship to various hazards.Routinely, a hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA) is performed in a welldefinedcommunity. The community, in turn, is defined by key stakeholdersincluding, but not limited to, public safety and security, public works,public health, schools, colleges and universities, housing, utilities, healthcare providers, industry, service and religious organizations, and Federallyfunded local response initiatives. Other key elements to be consideredinclude geography, residential patterns, highways or other infrastructure,and climate. Once completed, the HVA will allow an institution to compilea list of potential hazards. Hospitals will then be able to prioritize planningefforts to deal with the top ten hazards and develop their preparednessefforts accordingly. However, children are a unique population, and there islittle evidence on how to perform a pediatric hazard vulnerability analysis(PHVA). This is quite concerning, especially since about 25% of the U.S.population fits into the pediatric age range. Therefore, we applied basichazard vulnerability principles to develop a novel PHVA tool using a websessionDescriptionsu Explain the difference between a “no notice event” requiringevacuation or sheltering-in-place versus an “event with notice” and beable to provide examples.u List a minimum of five factors to consider when determining whetherto evacuate or shelter-in-place individuals with medical dependencies.Intended Audience: Certified counselors, dentists, emergencyphysicians, EMT/paramedics, healthcare executives, health educationspecialists, marriage & family therapists, medical administrators, nurses,pharmacists, physicians, respiratory therapists, social workersSession 39: A Training Primer: Leaders UsingOrganizational Building BlocksPresenter: Teddy Rogers, MSA, NREMT-PTime: 1300-1415 hrsRoom: Delta CFocus Area: LeadershipThis session will focus on the three primary pillars that support anyorganization and the three things a leader must be in order to successfullylead. All organizations are grounded in leadership, training, and resources.A great leader must be a servant, a teacher, and a vessel. Leadershipand training are inextricably interconnected and then blended into theorganization’s total resources, which of course include the people. Leadersand trainers are both in the “people business,” and a failure to thrive inthis arena will lead to dismal organizational performance, if not failure.Successful leaders and trainers place the resources of an organization intoan environment and mind-set that require creating expectations and thenmanaging those expectations. The actions of successful leaders and trainerscan be compared to heavy equipment as they may function as cranes,bulldozers, and tow trucks or a combination of all when leading and trainingtheir groups. The success or failure of an organization is a direct reflectionon the proper use of the three pillars, the three things, and the three actionsthat leaders and trainers must understand, be, and use.Learning Objectives:u Explain the concept of the three pillars of an organization.u Discuss the concept of the three things that a leader or trainermust be.u Explain the heavy equipment analogy to identify the three actions thata leader or trainer must use.Intended Audience: Certified counselors, dentists, emergencyphysicians, EMT/paramedics, environmental health personnel, healthcareexecutives, health education specialists, industrial hygienists, morticians,nurses, marriage & family therapists, medical administrators, physicians,social workers, veterinariansSession 40: Integrating Your Team with Their TeamPresenter: Tom Lawrence, NREMT-PTime: 1300-1415 hrsRoom: Delta DFocus Area: Leadership50There are many occasions when a cohesive, well-practiced response teammust work uncomfortably close with a comparable team. Given humannature, combined with the fact that these teams are often made up ofsuper Type A personalities, the management skills of their leaders will beseverely tested. Experience in these situations may be the best teacher.This session will offer the lessons identified by a team leader who hasfrequently encountered this situation and has blended teams, had his teamsupplemented by others, and supplemented others with his own. The resultsdemonstrate that with careful coordination, mutual respect, and awarenessof the potential pitfalls these scenarios often present, successful integrationof efforts is not only possible but quite likely.Learning Objectives:u Describe two scenarios in which teams must be integrated.u Describe the challenges to the integration of a cohesive team intoanother.u Discuss three techniques for the integration of one team with another.Intended Audience: Certified counselors, dentists, emergencyphysicians, EMT/paramedics, environmental health personnel, healthcareexecutives, health education specialists, industrial hygienists, marriage &family therapists, medical administrators, morticians, nurses, physicians,psychologists, social workers, veterinariansSession 41: Performing a Pediatric Hazard VulnerabilityAnalysis Utilizing a Web-Based Interface: The ChicagoExperiencePresenter: Paul Severin, MD, FAAPTime: 1300-1415 hrsRoom: Governor’s AEFocus Area: Public Health2012 Integrated Training Summit