Hospitals, Treatment Centers, and Public Health: Partners in Emergency Planning and Response (CD-Rom)

Course Number: CB1472

During a public health emergency or natural disaster, treatment centers, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities, may be taxed beyond their capacities. Additionally, normal supply chains may be compromised, and treatment centers will rely on medications and supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to maintain operations as well as respond to the additional burdens of such a disaster. This broadcast will focus on many of the issues facing both public health planners and their local treatment center partners, including the asset request process, apportionment considerations, and training for treatment center managers and employees. State and local SNS planners and health care professionals will share their experiences in developing coordinated plans for an emergency response, demonstrating the importance of strong partnerships between local health care entities and public health during an SNS response.

TARGET AUDIENCE: State and local public health officials, State and local SNS and CRI planners, and Hospital/Treatment Center Administrators.

MATERIALS: Participants need access to a computer with either internet access or a CD drive (for the CD version). Or participants will need to have access to a television connected to a working VHS or DVD player.

Archived broadcast can be viewed at http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/treatmentcenters/default.asp. Contact your State Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Consultant to request a videotape or CD. For further information, contact SNS_PPBcdc.gov.

PREREQUISITES: Learners should be Strategic National Stockpile local and state planners with a basic knowledge of the Strategic National Stockpile, its mission, and goals. Additionally, learners should have basic knowledge of mass antibiotic dispensing.