UPCOMING CHAPTER MEETINGS
Tuesday, September 3
Metro Foothills Healthcare Coalition Chapter Meeting
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Jefferson County Public Health
645 Parfet Street, Lakewood, CO 80215
Mt. Bierstadt Room
Tuesday, August 27 *CLOSED meeting*
North Central Region Healthcare Coalition Governance Board Meeting
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Trailhead Institute
1385 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite A622, Denver, CO 80222
Friday, September 27
Boulder HAMR Healthcare Coalition Chapter Meeting
7:00am – 10:00am
Boulder Community Health
Tebo Building – Brane/Shane Conference Rooms (basement)
4747 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80303
Tuesday, October 8
Tri-County Healthcare Coalition Chapter Meeting
9:30am – 12:30pm
Location: TBD
UPCOMING HEALTHCARE COALITION EVENTS
NCR Oxygen Management in Disasters Workgroup
The North Central Region Healthcare Coalition is bringing together key partners to address a critical gap in the healthcare and medical system related to oxygen supplies during a disaster.
The NCR HCC is creating a multi-disciplinary group of regional partners to address this gap at all levels, and to provide the region with recommendations and resources aimed at mitigating the impact(s) that disasters can have on the access to, and supply of, oxygen across the healthcare continuum and throughout the community.
Please see flyer for additional information, including how to join. The deadline to join the workgroup is September 15, 2019.
Colorado State Access and Functional Needs Conference for Emergency Management
Colorado State Access and Functional Needs Conference for Emergency Management
EAST Areas of Colorado – November 5, 2019
WEST Areas of Colorado – November 7, 2019
8:00am-5:30pm
EAST Areas of Colorado: Colorado Springs, CO Hotel Elegante
WEST Areas of Colorado: Montrose, CO Montrose County Fairgrounds
Goals of the forum is to gather the following:
1. Practical Strategies for planning with Access and Functional Needs
2. Access and Functional Needs information sharing
3. Access and Functional Needs Inclusive Training and Exercise Strategies
4. Access and Functional Needs resource sharing and networking
Registration Information will be Available Mid-August 2019.
Denver Healthcare Facility Emergency Planning Workshop
Denver Healthcare Facility Emergency Planning Workshop
September 5, 2019
8:30am – 12:30pm
Denver Post Auditorium
101 West Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80202
The workshop is a forum to discuss emergency planning and address Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) emergency preparedness rule requirements.
Intended for anyone subject to the CMS emergency preparedness rule.
Denver Healthcare Facility Emergency Planning Workshop Flyer and Registration Information
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EXERCISE OPPORTUNITIES
August 13-14: FEMA Regional Cyber Workshop Series: Region VIII
August 28 – 30: 2019 Public Health in the Rockies
September 5-6: Medical Countermeasures: Point of Dispensing (POD), Planning, and Response
September 10 – 11: 2019 Region VIII Infrastructure Resilience Conference
September 17: What is a Soft Target? Workshop
September 18-20: Colorado Hospital Association 2019 Annual Meeting
October 4-3: Community Healthcare Planning and Response to Disasters (MGT 409)
October 8: Crisis Communications Workshop
October 12 – 13: Large Animal Rescue Operations (LARO)
RECORDED WEBINARS
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
Dates through 2019-2020 – American Red Cross – Community Active Threat Trainings
Dates through 2019 – Patriot VE Team: Amateur Radio Training & Testing
Dates through 2019 – Emergency Preparedness Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Workshops: see MoodyWorks32 Emergency Preparedness Consulting website for details
Dates through 2019 – CMS Emergency Preparedness Webinars (free): see All Clear Emergency Management website for details
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 of Aurora: Public Safety Communications Center Director
City and County of Denver: Operations Coordinator – Limited – Office of Emergency Management
SCL Health: Patient and Associate Safety Program Manager
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Grants Specialist III
Adams County Office of Emergency Management: Emergency Management Coordinator
Denver Health: Epidemiologist