Start: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 08:00 am
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TRAINING AND EXERCISE

MGT 341 Disaster Preparedness for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations within the Community Infrastructure
Date: 10/23/2019 - 10/24/2019
Location: University of ND, Grand Forks
 


The National Infrastructure Protection Plan identified hospitals and healthcare organizations as critical infrastructure. This course brings planning and management stakeholders from the hospital and healthcare sector together with supporting and impacted community leaders to ensure the resiliency of healthcare infrastructure services in the event of a high-consequence event. Participants will examine preparedness processes and activities, sector dependencies and interdependencies, and discuss resiliency strategies to ensure the sustainability of these facilities and organizations.

This class, sponsored by UND Office of Emergency Management and Altru Health System, will be held October 23-24, 2019 at the UND Tech Accelerator, 4201 James Ray Drive, Grand Forks, ND. Class will run from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. 

The topics covered in this class include the following:

  • Threats to the Community
  • Fundamentals of Preparedness
  • Preparing the Response
  • Preparing the Recovery
  • Assessing Preparedness

Appropriate participants include emergency management, public works and utilities management, hospital and healthcare managers, public health department personnel. 

It is recommended that students complete IS 100, IS 200, IS 700, and IS 800 prior to this class. Link to IS courses.

Please bring a copy of your FEMA Student ID to class. To register for or retrieve a student ID click here.