Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Supporting Children in Times of Crisis
  • Behavioral Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:In times of crisis, children are often the most vulnerable.  Whether they are personally affected or exposed to traumatic circumstances through the media, it is important to protect children’s emotional well-being as much as their physical safety.  This course provides information on how to support children and their families during and after a crisis.
Evidence-Based Approaches for Post-Disaster Mental Health Disorders
  • Behavioral Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:In considering the needs for effective disaster preparedness and response, one area that has often been given less attention is the mental health implications of such events.  This course discusses common post-disaster mental health problems such as acute stress disorder and PTSD as well as approaches for dealing with those problems.
Establishing Closed PODs: An Overview of Recruitment, Training and Operational Matters
  • Behavioral Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:During a public health emergency that requires medical prophylaxis for a significant number of residents within 48-hours, it is essential to recruit private entities to serve its own employees and employees’ family members. Closed Points Of Dispensing sites (PODs) can be alternatives to public POD sites and address the health department staffing challenges. This course provides an overview of the concepts and frameworks of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and Closed PODs.
Pediatric Trauma and Disaster
  • Behavioral Health
  • 4.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This online course addresses specific topics in pediatric trauma care, hospital disaster preparedness, and response for incidents involving children.  The course provides an overview of early hospital responder care for pediatric trauma and disasters with an emphasis on hazards and response capabilities. The curriculum covers emergency department preparedness for receiving multiple pediatric patients, and conducting an acute assessment, diagnosis and stabilization of the severely injured child.
Psychology of Decision Making for First Responders in Disaster Response
  • Behavioral Health
  • 4.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course addresses topics related to the psychological factors involved with first responder decision making during emergency response situations.
Emergency Preparedness: The Role of the Pharmacist
  • Behavioral Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will define what a public health emergency is and familiarize pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with the basic components of public health emergency preparedness and the role pharmacists play in disaster events.  This course will cover basic policies and directives related to public health emergencies and review the federal and state resources available, with a specific look at the organizations involved in responding to a public health event in Mississippi.

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