Leading from Preparedness Through Recovery - The 2012 ...

Focus area DescriptionsFocus Area DescriptionsHealthcare Systems:Healthcare organizations are critical to a community’s responseto disasters and major emergencies. Those organizations,when aligned as healthcare coalitions, have the potential ofeffectively integrating with multiple local, state, tribal, andFederal agencies, creating a powerful, unified system of careand services.The Healthcare Systems focus area seeks to provideinformation, techniques, tools, and networking opportunitiesessential to the continuing development of both individualhealthcare organizations and emerging healthcare coalitions.Proposed participants will include hospitals, communityhealth centers, air and ground EMS providers, skilled nursingand other long-term care organizations, physician medicaloffices, state, tribal, and jurisdictional health departments,dialysis and other outpatient service providers, and theirpartner agencies.Leadership:Building community, state, and national resilience requiresstrong leaders to develop preparedness plans and provideguidance to volunteers and other response groups. Leaders inall phases of the disaster life-cycle can benefit from developingand improving the process of motivating others to accomplishboth strategic planning and tactical response objectives. Thesuccess of leadership is measured by those willing to follow.It is never too late to discover the leader in you!Planning & Development: Sessions in this area will highlightprinciples of strategic leadership such as setting goals,developing teams, creating and executing plans, andevaluating outcomes.Tactical: Sessions in this area will focus on the tactical leadershipof “boots on the ground,” including team dynamics, effectiveleadership communication, and ensuring responder wellbeing.62012 Integrated Training Summit