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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Are you ready to respond? Planning and evaluating emergency response within a local public health agency
1007.0: Saturday, December 10, 2005: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
CE Hours: 3 contact hours
Are you ready to respond? Planning and evaluating emergency response within a local public health agency
Statement of Purpose and Institute Overview:
The purpose of this institute is to provide local public health professionals with skills and information that will facilitate planning for and evaluating emergency drills and exercises, whether they are conducted in collaboration with other agencies or within the public health community. Materials include guidance on identifying exercise goals, planning scenarios, selecting evaluation criteria, developing evaluator materials, and moving from observation to summary evaluation and after action reports. All materials are consistent with national guidance on drills and exercises.
Organizer(s):Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN
Discussant(s):Joan Valas, PhD(c), RN
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMWelcome and Overview - Gebbie
9:30 AM - 10:15 AMIdentifying exercise goals - Alvarez
10:15 AM - 11:00 AMPlanning scenarios - Valas
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMBreak
11:15 AM - 12:00 PMSelecting evaluation criteria - Gebbie
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMGroup reports - Valas
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLUNCH
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMDeveloping evaluator materials - Alvarez
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMMoving from observation to summary evaluation - Gebbie
3:30 PM - 4:00 PMBREAK
4:00 PM - 4:45 PMSummary Discussion - Group Reports - Gebbie
4:45 PM - 5:00 PMEvaluation - Valas
5:00 PM - 5:20 PMAre you ready to respond? Planning and evaluating emergency response within a local public health agency
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Organized by:APHA-Continuing Education Institutes
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA