Emergency Preparedness: Understanding Physicians’ Concerns and Readiness to Respond

= Continuing Education

Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Eastern Time)

Participate By Phone:

Dial In Number: 888-233-9077

Passcode: 5070816

Participate By Webinar: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW4267068&p=5070816&t=c

Presenter(s):

Gillian SteelFisher, PhD, MSc
Assistant Director
Harvard Opinion Research Program
Research Scientist
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard School of Public Health

Steven E. Krug, MD, FAAP
Head, Division of Emergency Medicine
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Professor of Pediatrics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chairperson, Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council
American Academy of Pediatrics

Christopher S. Kang, MD, FACEP
Staff Emergency Physician
Madigan Army Medical Center
Baylor University Physician Assistant Program
Member, Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee
American College of Emergency Physicians

Overview:

Emergency preparedness requires that physicians are ready to respond not just to specific types of hazards but also take steps that increase preparedness for any type of public health emergency. To gain a better understanding of the state of physician readiness, the Harvard School of Public Health conducted a poll to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors physicians have about emergency preparedness and training. During this COCA call, a Harvard School of Public Health researcher will share findings from their study, and representatives from two professional associations will discuss policy, practice, and operational tools and resources to assist physicians in emergency preparedness.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following:

Discuss the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that physicians have related to emergency preparedness
Identify opportunities to improve emergency preparedness training and education for physicians
Describe disaster medicine activities and resources to promote physician emergency readiness

CDC Medscape Commentary

Still Image from Video Critical Gaps in Emergency Preparedness: Getting Physicians Up to Speed

Call Materials:

Slides: View Now

Additional Resources:

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE Minimum system requirements	Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office Live Meeting 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM - 1 GB Recommended Data and voice: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor, Intel Pentium-compatible High-speed Internet connection Super VGA 1024x768 or higher Video card with 64 MB of RAM (video RAM or VRAM) and Microsoft DirectX® 9 application programming interface generation
ACTIVITY NUMBER	EC/PD/WD 1648
Dates of: ORIGINATION RENEWAL EXPIRATION	NOV 1, 2007 DEC 18, 2011 DEC 18, 2013
MATERIALS	PowerPoint Slide Set
TARGET AUDIENCE	Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Veterinarians, Physician Assistants and Other Clinicians
PREREQUISITES	None
FORMAT	Live audio conference call on 1/7/13: 2:00 - 3:00 PM Audio-on-demand training after 3:00 PM on 1/17/13
CONTACT INFORMATION	coca@cdc.gov
SUPPORT/FUNDING	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Risk Communications Branch
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION	Attend the live conference call/webinar or download the materials afterwards
FEES	There is no charge for COCA continuing education

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this electronic conference/web-on-demand educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Non-physicians will receive a certificate of participation.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides1.0 contact hour.

CEU: The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer1.0ANSI/IACET CEU for this program.

CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive up to 1.0 Category I CECH in health education. CDC provider number GA0082.

ACPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is a designated event for pharmacists to receive 1.0 Contact Hour in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 0387-0000-13-008-L04-P and enduring 0387-0000-13-008-H04-P. Course Category: This activity has NOTbeen designated as Knowledge-Based.

AAVSB/RACE: This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for 1.2 hours of continuing education in the jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval. Please contact the AAVSB Race Program at race@aavsb.org if you have any comments/concerns regarding this program’s validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession.

DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, and the presenters for this seminar do not have financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. This presentation does not involve the unlabeled use of a product or product under investigational use. There is no commercial support for this activity.

To earn continuing education/contact hours:

Go to the CDC Training & Continuing Education Online System.
Log in as a participant. If this is your first visit, you will need to register and establish a login name and password.
Click on Search and Register.
Under “keyword search” find the course you are interested in by entering:

“EC1648” for calls hosted in last 30 days
“WD1648” for calls hosted past 30 days

Select your course.
CE certificates can be printed immediately upon completion of your online evaluation.

If you cannot participate in the live COCA Conference Call, you can still get continuing education/contact hours

Download the PowerPoint or webinar.
Complete the on-line evaluation within a year (and follow the instructions above.)
CE certificates can be printed immediately upon completion of your online evaluation.