A Product of the Los Angeles County Disaster Resource Center Program

Does your hospital need training on hospital surge capacity management for natural disasters and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) incidents? Join us for Hospital Disaster Management Training, an in-depth two-day session that is a product of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Emergency Medical Services Agency’s Disaster Resource Center Program. Special thanks to the Hospital Association of Southern California for providing educational and administrative support.

Objectives

Participants will learn how to move beyond awareness and focus on operational strategies. At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify triage priorities in disaster patients.
• Perform a role in the hospital command center and emergency department during disaster drill.
• Describe the health care facility’s role in a disaster.

Target Audience

This course has a broad approach, with both a clinical and non-clinical target audience that includes but is not limited to hospital administration, physicians, nurses, emergency care technicians, safety, security, facilities, mental health, ancillary, legal/risk management, human resources, educators, clinic and first receiver staff.

Additional Event Information

This two-day course features:

• Lectures
• Skill sessions
• Tabletop and functional exercises
• Immediate exercise evaluation and feedback
• Continuing education credits*

Training Dates

• March 3 & 4, 2015 (CANCELLED)
• May 5 & 6, 2015
• October 6 & 7, 2015
• December 1 & 2, 2015

All trainings are 2 days, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Registration

Course size is limited. Pre-registration is required. There will be no on-site registration.

Course fee: $175 per student.

• Payable by credit card online 14 days prior to the program date.
• Cancellations will be accepted less a $25 processing fee until 14 days prior to the program date. NO REFUNDS after 14 days.
• Later cancellations and non-attending registrants will be invoiced for the entire registration fee.
• The registration fee does not transfer to another session or program.
• Registrations will not be confirmed until payment is received.

To register and pay, click here.

For all registration questions, contact Leticia Salcido, Hospital Association of Southern California, (213) 538-0737 or lsalcido@hasc.org.

If you have questions about the training, contact Elaine Forsyth, (562) 347-1647 or eforsyth@dhs.lacounty.gov.

Training Site
LAC+USC Medical Center, 1200 N. State Street, Los Angeles
Free Parking in Lot 12. Training held in Old General Hospital Emergency Department “1350”

Dress Requirements

Casual/comfortable or scrubs. You will be moving around during this hands-on training. Temperatures vary and a jacket is recommended.

For agenda and speaker information, please download the event brochure.