Featured Case Studies will Include Three Unforeseen Tragedies of 2007
(OAK BROOK, Illinois, USA - March 6, 2008) Their health care organizations were unexpectedly thrown into emergency response mode last year-including the crash in Atlanta of the bus carrying the Bluffton University Baseball Team, the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minn., and the destructive San Diego County wildfires-now they have invaluable lessons learned to share.
Representatives from the health care organizations that were involved in responding to these disasters will tell their stories at The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources' (JCR) 2008 Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference: Practical Approaches to Health Care Disaster Preparedness, April 8-9, 2008 in Alexandria, Virginia. The panel of six featured speakers also includes experts in pandemic planning and guidelines for nuclear, biological and chemical terrorist attacks.
Because each health care organization and community are unique in the emergencies they face and the resources they possess, this conference will provide the foundation and tools from which each participant can build and enhance their state of readiness. The conference is geared towards hospital emergency staff, safety officers, medical directors, security directors, facilities managers, operations directors, emergency response planners, trauma nurse coordinators and Joint Commission coordinators.
Participants in this conference will gain practical knowledge from organizations with successful strategies and approaches to meeting the 2008 Emergency Management standards, and they will receive a CD of tools addressing the six areas of focus for possible implementation.
Each phase of emergency preparedness will be addressed with opportunities to customize the learning experience through specific breakout sessions on key topics related to emergency preparedness. An expanded pre-conference seminar will address the new 2008 Emergency Management standards.
The registration fee for the main conference is $695, the program code is 08069. The early bird fee of $650 expires 30 days prior to the conference. Groups of three or more receive a discounted per person rate of $550. The pre-conference seminar April 7 is $495, and a discount of $395 is offered when combined with the main conference, the program code is BVB. To register, please call 877.223.6866, or more information visit http://www.jcrinc.com/.