Friday, June 25, 2010

More Justification for Attending the July 1 Webinar: "Preparing for the Unexpected Disaster"

Our July 1 webinar "Preparing for the Unexpected" -- a free webinar for hospital and healthcare emergency managers is very timely in light of the newly released AHRQ guides:
  • "Hospital Evacuation Decision Guide" -- designed to help decisionmakers better understand what factors to consider when making the decision to evacuate, shelter in place, or defer the decision to evacuate and reassess as the situation evolves.
  • "Hospital Assessment and Recovery Guide" -- facilitates the assessment of infrastructure components and provides guidance on making the decision to have staff and patients safely return to the hospital following a disaster.
"Location" is a critical consideration in evacuation decisions and GIS should be an essential tool in the process.

Webinar details:

Webinar for Hospital/Healthcare Emergency Managers: Preparing for the Unexpected Disaster
Thursday, July 1, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT/9:00 AM PDT
Webinar Registration -- https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/184894241

A large part of the Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA) carried out by hospitals and healthcare organizations focuses on events that have a "geographic" attribute -- whether the events are external or internal, where the facility is located, where the event occurs, how to move people/supplies from where they are to where they need to be -- all require actions for which "location" should be considered in your decisions.

Join Ric Skinner, GISP* as he co-presents a webinar with the folks at Depiction and learn how Geographic Information System (GIS) technology can be used to help you "think spatially, decide visually, act wisely, and be satisfied" that you've satisfactorily planned for, prepared for, responded to, and recovered from many of the hazard events that your facility may be exposed to.

*Ric Skinner is Editor of the recently published book GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management and is an independent consultant helping hospitals & healthcare organizations find the best vendors and tools to meet their healthcare preparedness needs. He is affiliated with Depiction as one of its Preferred Consultants.

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