ND Healthcare Preparedness Conference

Ramkota Hotel - 800 S 3rd St, Bismarck, ND

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August 31, 2016
Pre-Conference Training

Morning Session
8:30am - 12:00pm

Exercise Planning with HSEEP Principles by Brenda Vossler and Larry Regorrah (Slides)
   Or
10:00am - 12:00 pm

Quantitative Fit Test Training Using TSI's PortaCount
   by Paul Kulich

Afternoon Session
1:15pm - 4:30pm

- ReGroup Training by Ryan Dreher (Slides)
- ICS and NIMS Basics by Derek Hanson (Slides)
- Versaflo PAPR Training by Marc Roe

September 1, 2016
Preparedness Conference

7:30 - Registration and Vender Set-Up

8:00 - Welcome/Conference Opening

8:15 - When Disaster Strikes Panel - Moderated by Tim Wiedrich
            - Panel discussion on actual response
            - See how it all comes together

9:15 - Break

9:30 - Breakout Sessions

           - Evacuation Protocols & Assumptions Vs. Lessons Learned
               by Andy Stann (Slides)
           - How to Write a Preparedness Plan by Dr. Steven Pickard (Slides)
           - Medical Assets: What we have and how to request by Tim Wiedrich
              (with tour of the assets)

10:30 - Break

10:45 - Dark Days and Defining Moments: A Coalition's Response
              to a Devastating Bus Accident by Captain Charity Menefee (Slides)

11:45 - Lunch and Learn : Who do I call? - Public Health - What's their role?
              by Juli Sickler (Slides)

1:00 - Breakout Sessions

          - Infectious Diseases A to Z: From AIDS to Zika by Molly Howell (Slides)
          - Cybersecurity and the NDSLIC by Tony Aukland
          - Representing Your Organization to the Media by Colleen Reinke

2:00 - Break

2:15 - Breakout Sessions

           - Emergency Medical Services in Ghana West Africa: A personal perspective
                 by Dr. Jeffrey Sather
           - The What, When, Where and How of Medical Shelters
                 by Sherry Adams (Slides)
           - Severe Weather and Your Facility by Derek Hanson (Slides)

3:15 - Break

3:30 - Active Shooters in Diverse Environments by Special Agent Joseph Malhoit III (Slides)

 "Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government."