UPCOMING CHAPTER MEETINGS
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Metro Foothills Healthcare Coalition Chapter Meeting
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Virtual Meeting – Contact mdeland@ncrhcc.org for additional information
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
North Central Region Healthcare Coalition Governance Board Meeting
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: Virtual Meeting – Contact mdeland@ncrhcc.org for additional information
Friday, January 27, 2023
Boulder HAMR Healthcare Coalition Chapter Meeting
Time: 7:00am – 8:30am
Location: Virtual Meeting – Contact mdeland@ncrhcc.org for additional information
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Tri-County Healthcare Coalition Chapter Meeting
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: TBD
UPCOMING HEALTHCARE COALITION EVENTS
UPCOMING NORTH CENTRAL REGION EVENTS
Thornton Fire Department – A Test to Treat Provider
This program provides COVID-19, Flu, RSV testing as well as telehealth consultation and treatments such as Paxlovid and Tamiflu all at no cost to anyone in need of services. Telehealth physicians are also able to prescribe other supportive medicines like Zofran, Tessalon, steroids, and inhalers – these medications are called into a patient’s pharmacy of choice. Paxlovid is carried by TFD and dispensed for immediate treatment.
Additional Information: Thornton Fire Department Test to Treat Program Details
MGT-319 Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (POD), Planning, and Response
Topics
- Category A, B, C Agents, natural hazards, man-made, or terrorism events.
- Point of Dispensing Command Structure for planning, execution, and demobilization of a jurisdictional response
- Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA)
- Discussions as it applies to local Emergency Support Function (ESF-8 and ESF-6)
- Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
Details
- Date: February 27-28
- Location: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus – Aurora
UPCOMING STATE EVENTS
North Region: Colorado Whole Community Inclusion Workshop Roadshow
DHSEM Access and Functional Needs Program presents: “Use it so you don’t lose it!”
Learning Objectives:
The Access and Functional Needs Framework suggests that there are resources that EVERYONE
needs access to in order to function before, during, and after emergencies, regardless of who
we are. These workshops will highlight the use of the Communication, Maintaining
Health/Medical, Independence, Safety/Support Services, Transportation (CMIST) resource
memory tool to identify needs and gaps across Colorado’s All Hazards Regions to strengthen
Whole Community Inclusion.
Details:
Date: Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Douglas county Fairgrounds and the Events Center Conference Rooms / Zoom Virtual Platform
2023 Colorado Access and Functional Needs Conference
Getting it Right: A “Plan With” Approach
Conference Goals:
- Increase whole community inclusive “planning with” with the I- Independence Resource Focus
- Highlight the tools for emergency managers, emergency management partners, and stakeholders to be successful in whole community inclusion
- Good and promising practices and information sharing for whole community inclusion and the emergency management lifecycle
Date: April 12-13, 2023
Location: The Ridgeline Hotel and Conference Center – Estes Park, CO
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EXERCISE OPPORTUNITIES
January 24-26, 2023: All Hazards Consortium – National ResilienceEXCH (Exchange) Virtual Summit
February 5, 2023: Colorado Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps (CO VMRC) – Dogs in Disasters Training
February 6-8, 2023: FEMA L0105 Public Information Basics
February 14-16, 2023: Colorado Emergency Management Conference
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
City and County of Denver – Department of Public Health and Environment: Public Health Nurse – COVID-19 Response
University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics: Intermediate Clinical Science Professional – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research