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DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness Newsletter |
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Upcoming Courses | |
Bookmark the Learning Center for the upcoming courses schedule with dates and locations as they become available: http://delvalle.bphc.org.
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This 8-hour course addresses assessment of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards and use of Level C Personal Protective Equipment. Learn the limitations of wearing air-purifying respirators and the importance of adhering to required policies and procedures...
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A 3-day, 24-hour course in awareness and operations level training for health care settings. Learn to recognize hazards, respond defensively and effectively isolate, decontaminate and manage contaminated patients...
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This course will provide individuals involved in continuity of operations (COOP) planning in healthcare institutions with a framework, processes, recommended strategies, best practices, and templates to apply to their organizational and departmental COOP plans. Participants will learn how the core COOP planning elements of the Assess, Build, and Maintain phases can be used to both develop and enhance COOP plans. The course content continuously underscores the importance of COOP plans as vital tools used to ensure minimal disruption to essential services and operations following an incident...
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Emergency Planning for the Diverse Needs of Communities
NEW Course!
May 10, 2012
This course will emphasize the role and responsibility of emergency management and ESF 8 stakeholders to become aware of, recognize, and incorporate the diverse needs of their communities into emergency management processes including an overview of the national guidance and legal foundations that support and/or require these actions. The course will provide examples of best practices, lessons identified, tools, web-based resources, diverse needs concepts, and contact information that will help participants to strengthen their planning processes to protect the diverse needs of communities in the event of a disaster... | |
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First Responder/ Hazardous Worker Emergency Response - Defensive Operations Openings Available!
May 7 - May 11, 2012
This 5-day course provides awareness and technician level training for responding to weapons of mass destruction, toxic industrial chemicals and/or CBRNE hazardous incidents that create health and physical risks to response personnel. The course outlines recognition, evaluation and control methods to manage WMD/hazardous materials that cause toxic symptoms and environmental damage...
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NEW Offering!
June 26 - June 27, 2012
ICS-400 is a 2-day program that examines the role and responsibilities of the key command staff positions of Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Operations Section Chief all of whom report to the Incident Commander...
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The National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC) developed this course as part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium's curricula to improve the abilities of jurisdictions to combat domestic terrorism. This course was developed by TEEX to provide emergency responders with a practical learning experience that will provide them with the skills and knowledge necessary to prevent the spread of hazardous materials and WMD agents during a terrorist incident...
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This will provide participants with a framework for the consideration of Functional Needs Support Services (FNSS) in shelter planning and operations as outlined by FEMA's "Guidance on Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters," issued in November 2010. Intended for general shelter line level workers and supervisors, this course will summarize basic shelter operations concepts and outline common scenarios related to the provision of FNSS that may be encountered during shelter operations.
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Various Dates
Learn what it means to be a Boston MRC volunteer! Orientation prepares you to volunteer in an emergency or at a special event such as the Boston Marathon. Successful completion of this course enables you to take advanced MRC training programs. |
The delivery of these courses is supported through grant funding from (1) U.S. Department of Homeland Security Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Homeland Security Grant Program , (2) the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Hospital Preparedness Program, and (3) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement. Please visit the course(s) of interest for more information on target audiences or click here to learn more about funding. |
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Emergency Preparedness News, Updates and Affiliated Trainings | |
 Northern New England MMRS Field Operations Guide Mobile App
The Northern New England MMRS team put together a Field Operations Guide that they have used as a field deployment reference for the past several years. The App includes deployment packing, setup of Base of Operations, and general ICS. While it is specific to the tri-state regional MMRS, 98% can be applicable to other response teams such as MRC, CERT, DMAT, etc. It is an interactive iPhone/iPad App available free from the Apple App Store. Search "Med Field Ops" to bring it up. The App is in the process of being adapted to other platforms.
National Health Security Strategy (December 2009)
While some of you may already be familiar with this strategy, or may have read the document when it came out, we would like to re-emphasize this valuable healthcare preparedness document. The NHSS is designed to achieve two goals:
* build community resilience
* strengthen and sustain health and emergency response systems
The strategy is intended to minimize the health consequences associated with significant health incidents and provide a framework for how the nation will seek to achieve national health security. This is a foundational document supporting the "A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles, Themes, and Pathways for Action". It's worth a review.
http://www.phe.gov/National Health Security Strategy
Release of Updated NIMS Training Program
The National Integration Center has completed development of a National Incident Management System Training Program to supersede the Five-Year NIMS Training Plan released in February 2008. The new training program establishes a common national foundation for NIMS training and qualifying emergency management and incident response personnel. More specifically, the NIMS Training Program guides NIMS training activities; supports stakeholder training and planning; and serves as a single-source, regularly updated compilation of training within the NIMS national core curriculum. The training program outlines responsibilities and activities that are consistent with the National Training Program and integrates with FEMA training offered through the Emergency Management Institute and the U.S. Fire Administration.
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/NIMSTrainingCourses.shtm |
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Focus on the DelValle Institute |  The Latest in eLearning Strategy for the DelValle Institute - Focus on Mea Allen, Sr. Program Manager
Mea Allen, Senior Program Manager at the DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness has been the major innovator behind the development and implementation of the DelValle Institute Learning Center. Mea developed and promoted a long-term strategic vision for the Learning Center as well as championed the tremendous potential of eLearning for publishing quality online trainings and educational opportunities to support emergency preparedness and response. She continues to educate staff on eLearning technology and potential implications for the Learning Center. We encourage all of our stakeholders to continue to visit the Learning Center over the next six months to witness the evolution. Thank you to Mea for her leadership and to all of the staff for supporting this necessary and exciting enhancement of learning opportunities for stakeholders. |
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The Institute has great partners in emergency preparedness trainings for public health and healthcare providers in Massachusetts:
Additionally, we leverage the knowledge and expertise of programs in Boston EMS and Boston Public Health Commission:
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DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness
785 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 343-1370 Fax: (617) 343-1121
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Boston EMS, the provider of emergency medical services for the City of Boston, is committed to compassionately delivering excellent pre-hospital care and to protecting the safety and health of the public. The DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness is a program of Boston EMS, a Bureau of the Boston Public Health Commission.
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