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The Florida Hospital Association, in cooperation with the Palm Beach County Healthcare Emergency Response Coalition, is offering the 16-hour Health Care Emergency Management Course on November 2-3, 2022, in Lake Worth, Florida.

Date
8:30am – 5pm
November 2-3, 2022

Location:
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth Campus, PSD-108
4200 S Congress Ave
Lake Worth, FL 33461

Who Should Attend:
Anyone working for or with health care providers in the field of emergency management

Cost:
There is no cost to attend. Meals are not provided.

Registration:
Please register using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/1122-HCEM

Seating is limited to 35 people.

Contact:
John Wilgis
Email: john@fha.org
Phone: (850) 524-2037

About this course:

The Health Care Emergency Management course is designed as a 16-hour course, offering discussion-based, interactive, scenario-driven didactic education incorporating a discussion-based exercise as a teaching tool.

The course is a required component of the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association’s Florida Associate Emergency Manager – Health Care (FAEM-HC) and Florida Professional Emergency Manager – Health Care (FPEM – HC) certifications. These certifications recognize devoted individuals who have met all the necessary requirements for certification as a FAEM or a FPEM and possess advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform effectively within a comprehensive realm of a health care emergency management program.

Introduction to the National Incident Management System and the National Response Framework. Explores the Hospital
Incident Command System as a methodology for effectively applying the incident command system in a healthcare
environment. The Hospital Incident Command System is discussed as it pertains to improving emergency management
planning, response, and recovery capabilities for both planned and unplanned health and medical emergencies.

Registration Link:
https://cdp.dhs.gov/apply/to/23NV-0102%20HCV7

Defines and explores the potential causes resulting in crisis standards of care, discusses potential situations resulting in
prioritization of care, and explores legal, moral, and ethical considerations and mechanisms for making care decisions
based on limited resources or capabilities.

Registration Link:
https://cdp.dhs.gov/apply/to/23NV-0103%20HCV1