Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Transportation Triage During Emergencies
  • General Public Health
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course is designed to explain the concept and operational procedures for en-route Transportation Triage during emergencies. A scenario with timelines will be presented as well as a virtual demonstration of the process.
Chemical Terrorism
  • General Public Health
  • 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will address the remote and current history of the use of chemical agents during conflict and draw parallels as to the nature and dimensions of the current terrorist threat. The categories of common chemical agents will be presented along with the associated mammalian pathophysiology and insight offered on prevention, management and casualty treatment. The importance of competent identification and decontamination of exposed casualties and equipment will be emphasized.
Integrating Infection Prevention and Control Science into POD-based Planning
  • General Public Health
  • Prepardness
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The primary goal of this course is to increase awareness and integration of infection prevention and control (IPC) principles and environmental health and exposure sciences into rapid dispensing operations of any available medical countermeasure (including vaccines) to the population in need.
Building and Maintaining a Collaborative Culture
  • General Public Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Collaboration is essential to public health professionals in order to carry out their daily job duties successfully and enhance the health outcomes of the population which they serve. This course covers why collaboration is important, how to build a collaborative culture, and barriers to effective collaboration. This course provides two interactive case studies which offer the audience an opportunity to increase their awareness of collaboration and gain some hands-on experience in dealing with real world collaboration challenges.
Community Health and Disease
  • Behavioral Health
  • 5.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The course will describe the biological processes underlying the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. and connect these with community disease prevention/health promotion strategies. For each health problem, the course will review: 
The Core Elements of Project Management in Public Health
  • Behavioral Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The purpose of this course is to distinguish the difference between a mentor and a coach and how to shape these relationships. A discussion of the utilization of learning contracts to help in this process is also discussed. Exercises are included to help the learner understand how to use a learning contract and how to choose a mentor or a coach.
8 Steps to Building and Sustaining Effective Coalitions
  • Behavioral Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Have you ever tried to convince your health director, mayor, school board, minister, or business owner to support your community coalition? It’s not always easy, especially if he or she is not convinced that working in partnership is the best approach. This presentation will help you define coalitions, learn when and how to use them, and provide eight steps for building effective coalitions that promote health, a healthy environment, and prevent disease.
A Multi-state, Multi-organizational Solution to Limited Regional Pediatric Medical Surge Capacity in the Southeastern United States
  • Behavioral Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:A lack of pediatric surge capacity is particularly acute in the Southeastern United States because of the relatively low number of pediatric facilities and limited health resources. Program faculty will address the obstacles faced in regional pediatric surge and discuss the efforts of more than 40 organizations to organize and maintain the Southeastern Regional Pediatric Disaster Surge Network – a voluntary group of health care providers, public health departments, volunteers, and emergency responders from five southern states.
Addressing Disaster and Emergency Stress Beyond First Responders: Implications for Individuals, Families, and the Workplace
  • Behavioral Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:After the recent series of deadly hurricanes, few people need to be convinced that the stressors of responding to and recovering from these events are overwhelming. When disaster and emergency stress are discussed, it is most frequently in the context of primary victims and first responders. However, as we have all seen so dramatically in recent months, these stressors are also significant issues for those who are not typically thought of as first responders.
Advanced Leadership and Practice
  • Behavioral Health
  • 6.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Dramatic change will occur in public health and health care in the next decade. This course provides public health practitioners and other health care providers with the leadership skills necessary to work effectively in the change environment at a community, state or regional level. These leadership skills are essential for designing and advocating for programs and policies necessary to promote health

Pages