Welcome Vermont Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Coalition Newsletter

June 2022

As a valued partner of the Vermont Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Coalition (VHEPC), you will receive this bi-monthly newsletter highlighting coalition business, upcoming events and preparedness resources. As a reminder, we recommend that you bookmark the VHEPC website calendar and check it often. We are continually curating the calendar with meetings, trainings and exercises.

Our Mission

Our coalition is a multi-disciplinary partnership collaborating with our members, stakeholders, and surrounding communities to improve and expand emergency preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities. The VHEPC works with healthcare entities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies in the state of Vermont.

VHEPC Announcements and Upcoming Events

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**The Clinical Advisor:**
**How a Rural Healthcare Coalition Utilizes Two**

Training and Education
**June 14, 2022 at 10:00am to 11:30am**

Register Here

**VHEPC Annual Executive Committee Elections**

VHEPC will be hosting our annual Executive Committee elections during our Full Coalition Meeting on June 16th (Register for the meeting below). All Executive Committee positions are up for election. These include:
VHEPC Chair
VHEPC Co-Chair
3 Coalition Members ‘At-Large’
**June 16, 2022 at 10:00am to 12:00pm**

Register Here

**Vermont’s Project Firstline: Master Trainer PPE Donning and Doffing Training**

Training and Education
**Bennington, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Tuesday, June 28 at 1:00pm to 4:00pm**
**Rutland, Rutland Regional Medical Center, Wednesday, June 29 at 1:00pm to 4:00pm**
**St. Johnsbury, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, Thursday, June 30 at 8:00am to 11:00am**
**Williston (Burlington adjacent), Williston Police Station, Thursday, June 30 at 2:00pm to 5:00pm**

Register Here

Webinars and Education

Cybersecurity: Lessons Learned from Ransomware Attack with UVM Health

Check out this Cybersecurity podcast

The American Hospital Association had the opportunity to talk to leaders of UVM who fell victim to a major ransomware attack in the Fall of 2020. Dr. Stephen Leffler, President and Chief Operating Officer and Dr. Douglas Gentile, Chief Medical Information Officer, joins from the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont to discuss lessons learned and best practices during an attack.

Listen Here

Vermont Healthcare and EMS Preparedness Webinar Series: From EMTs to Medics, Let's Get Comfortable with Capnography

Virtual

Do you have capnography in your practice? If not, it may be coming soon. If so, everyone needs a review. This class will use EMS cases to review the uses, strengths and common pitfalls with Capnography. Remember: Its about perfusion as much as respirations. Click HERE for more information.

June 7th

7:00pm-8:00pm EST

Register Here

Webinar: Disaster Recovery Planning

DelValle Institute

This course provides an overview of the recovery planning process, in both a pre-disaster and post-disaster context. Participants will review current guidance and best practices in recovery planning, along with a summary of key planning activities for public health, healthcare, and social service organizations.

June 8th

1:00pm-2:00pm EST

Register here

Webinar Series: Project Echo - Climate and Health Towards Climate/Informed Care and Advocacy

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

Health care workers of all types are highly respected in their communities and well-positioned to inform public opinion, but many are under-informed about the health impacts of climate change. This course will prepare healthcare workers to advocate effectively and appropriately to reduce the effects of climate change on health.

Every Wednesday from 12:00pm-1:00pm EST

Health Impacts of Air Pollution on June 8th

Connecting Earth, Body, Mind, and Spirit on June 22nd

Register Here

Training Corner

Find the latest trainings here.

CTOS Instructor-led Online Course Delivery

Counterterrorism Operations Support (CTOS) Center for Radiological Nuclear Training

Instructor-led online course delivery (WBT) is available through the CTOS Center for Radiological Nuclear Training.

June 8, 2022, 12:00PM-3:00PM EST: (AWR 346) - Introduction to Radiological/Nuclear WMD Operations for Law Enforcement
June 15, 2022, 12:00-3:00PM EST: (PER 345) – Radiation Instruments Operations
June 22, 2022, 12:00-3:00PM EST: (PER 300) - Primary Screener/Personal Radiation Detector Refresher

To register, log in and create a free account

Register Here

FEMA Preparedness Toolkit, Continuous Improvement Technical Assistance Program (CIP/CITAP)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

FEMA will host a webinar series on a variety of continuous improvement topics relative to preparedness.

June 29, 2022, 1:00PM-2:00PM EST - Improvement Action Tracking

Register Here

Free NNSA Online Radiation Fundamentals and Risk Communication Training

Office of Nuclear Incident Policy and Cooperation

All sessions are free to attend, and you can register for as many or as few as you would like. To register, use the link below, or the link in the attached PDF, where you will also find additional information about the sessions. Please don’t hesitate to forward this invitation to others in your organization or community.

Each session is two hours in length and conducted over Zoom for Government. When you register, you will receive a confirmation email (one for each session you select) containing a link to the session.

On the dates below:

June 21, 2022, 12:00PM-2:00PM EST – Radiation Fundamentals
June 23, 2022, 12:00PM-2:00PM EST – Risk Considerations for First Responders During a Radiological Incident
June 28, 2022, 12:00PM-2:00PM EST – Sorting Out the Alphas, Betas, and Gammas of Radiation Communication
June 30, 2022, 12:00PM-2:00PM EST – Radiation Perception in the Public Consciousness

Register Here

National Incident Management System Training

FEMA

FEMA provides free emergency response trainings for those wishing to improve their training and knowledge in National Incident Management System (NIMS). The FEMA website provides more detail stating “The Emergency Management Institute works in collaboration with the whole community to provide training in support of the NIMS Training Program. The Preparedness Branch coordinates EMI’s NIMS training efforts with the National Integration Center (NIC) to integrate NIMS doctrine and training with whole community needs.

For more information and to view available trainings

Info Here