UPCOMING CHAPTER MEETINGS
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Metro Foothills Healthcare Coalition Chapter Meeting
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Virtual Meeting – Contact mdeland@ncrhcc.org for additional information
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
North Central Region Healthcare Coalition Governance Board Meeting
Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
Location: Virtual. Contact mdeland@ncrhcc.org for additional information.
Friday, March 22, 2024
Boulder HAMR Healthcare Coalition Chapter Meeting
Time: 9:00am – 11:00am
Location: TBD
TBD
Metro High Plains Healthcare Coalition Chapter Meeting
Next Meeting: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
UPCOMING HEALTHCARE COALITION EVENTS
UPCOMING NORTH CENTRAL REGION EVENTS
Advanced HAZMAT Life Support
*Open to all individuals located within HHS Region VII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah)*
Advanced HAZMAT Life Support (AHLS) is the most comprehensive training program to provide the critical skills needed to treat victims exposed to toxic substances.
Join the more than 19,500 physicians, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals from 78 countries, and become an AHLS verified provider to be ready to face the medical challenges of hazmat incidents, such as chemical spills or toxic terrorism.
When: May 29 – May 31, 2024
Where: CU Anschutz Medical Campus
12700 E. 19th Avenue
Krugman Conference Hall
Aurora, CO 80045
Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course
Ensure that you are prepared to save the life of a child by participating in a Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS) Course. This 2 day course combines expert-developed lectures with hands-on skill stations to provide healthcare professionals at all levels, including non-intensivists, with the training they need to manage critically ill or injured pediatric patients for the first 24 hours or until appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged.
Target Audience:
This course is for interdisciplinary healthcare team members including physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and EMS professionals.
When: June 06 – June 07, 2024
Where: Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Village Pavilion
13611 East Colfax Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (POD), Planning, and Response
This training course is to enhance jurisdiction preparedness and emergency response efforts by providing the knowledge of how to exercise and revise a plan that utilizes an all-hazards, whole community approach toward a medical countermeasures event. Assists with coordination of planning and training for, and responding to a medical countermeasure response for a public health incident. This course responds directly to the National Preparedness Goal; as it applies to delivery of medical countermeasures to exposed populations.
When: June 10 – June 11, 2024
Where: Adams County Government Center
4430 S. Adams County Pkwy
Brighton, CO 80601
Psychological First Aid
During and after an intense event, there is a lot we can do to support people. This interactive course led by AHN’s Jennifer Morris and Karen Foreman covers the core actions of Psychological First Aid and provides education on emotional reactions associated with a disaster or stressful event.
This training explains how you can help people by:
- Supporting their safety
- Listening to them
- Comforting them
- Connecting them
- Instilling hope in them
Registration Contact: tjones@ALLHEALTHNETWORK.ORG
UPCOMING STATE EVENTS
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EXERCISE OPPORTUNITIES
April 23, 2024: EMSFocus – How Ready Is Your Agency to Provide Pediatric Care? Build Your Clinicians’ Confidence When Treating Children (EMS)
April 23, 2024: American Hospital Association (AHA) – Virtual – Enhancing Safety and Security Measures in Healthcare
April 26, 2024: RDHRS/RESPTC – Pediatric Readiness: Critical Step to Pediatric Disaster Preparedness
May 09, 2024: Colorado EMTS – Trauma Program Leadership Workshop
Multiple dates in 2024: Secret Service – Preventing Mass Attacks in Our Communities
COVID-19 Recorded Webinars
Supply Management & Inventory Control – Part 1: Recorded Webinar
Supply Management & Inventory Control – Part 2: Recorded Webinar
Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP) – COVID-19 Lessons Learned
The Institute for Science and Policy: COVID-19 in Colorado: A Virtual Conversation Series
RECORDED WEBINARS
CDPHE-OEPR: Considerations for Evacuating Persons with Dementia from Health Care Communities
National Association of County & City Health Officials: Cultural Competence in Preparedness Planning
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR): Pediatric Issues in Disasters
ASPR: Healthcare Challenges after Radiological Incidents
ASPR: Healthcare Response to a No-Notice Incident: Las Vegas
ASPR: Healthcare System Readiness for Highly Pathogenic Infectious Diseases
ASPR: EMS & Infectious Diseases: Challenges & Resources for Provider Protection
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Public Health Radiological/Nuclear Preparedness Webinar
CMS Emergency Preparedness Webinars (free): see All Clear Emergency Management website for details
Open request for Training: First Responder/Emergency Planner Trainings – Access and Functional Needs
Additional Training Opportunities
The NCR HCC encourages all members to take the Incident Command System (ICS) courses ICS-100 and IS-700. These course are free and available online through the FEMA website.
Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Training Calendar
Additional training opportunities are available through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s CO.TRAIN site:
*Please note that registration on the CO.TRAIN website is required to view available courses*
JOB POSTINGS
Douglas County Health Department – Emergency Preparedness Response Planner I or II
Foothills RETAC – Executive Director