2000 International Disaster Management Conference

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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2000

PRECONFERENCES

P-1 EXERCISE DESIGN

Faculty: David Halstead, CEM; Randy Sheppard; Ronald C. Thomas, Jr., MS

P-2 GRANTWRITING 101

9:00am-4:00pm

Faculty: John Cannan and Dean A. Messing

P-3 RECOVERY AND MITIGATION 101

Faculty: Pat Smoak; Frank Reddish; Dean A. Messing

P-4 INCIDENT COMMAND FOR NON-FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL

Track Coordinator/Faculty: Jeff Rubin, PhD, EMT-I


FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2000

GENERAL SESSIONS

Keynote: Crisis Communication in Prime Time - Bob Howard, MS, MPH

"How well-prepared are U.S. Hospitals for Chemical Accidents, Disasters, and Terrorism? A Review of the Literature and Implications for Planning and Policy" - Erik Auf der Heide, MD, FACEP

And the Water Kept Rising – The Health and Medical Response to Franklin - Walter G. Green, III, Ph.D, CEM

 

BREAKOUTS TRACKS 

TRACK 1 EOC/ICS INTERFACE (ADMINISTRATIVE)

Faculty: Kevin P. Neary; Bill Vargus

 

TRACK 2 DELIVERING A SOCO (RESPONSE)

Faculty: Bob Howard, MS, MPH; Lowell A. Briggs

 

TRACK 3 DISASTER MEDICINE POTPOURRI (MEDICAL)

Prehospital Care and Medical Direction During Hurricane Floyd - Juan March, MD, FACEP

Special Needs Shelters: Hurricane Floyd Lessons Learned - Howard Rodenberg, MD

Tactical Medical Care - Robert A. De Lorenzo, MD, FACEP, Major, Medical Corps, US Army


SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2000

GENERAL SESSIONS

Advances in International Assistance - Lt. Col. Patricia Hastings, MC, USA

Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection (RAID): Where the Only Disaster is Not Knowing How to Respond! - Patricia Pettis, Maj, GAANG NC

Woodstock ’99 - Kevin P. Neary NYS EMO; Lester Kallus, MD, FACEP

 

BREAKOUT TRACKS 

TRACK 1 PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (ADMINISTRATION)

Operation Respond: transportation-incident first-responder information & guidance - Daniel M. Collins

Cooperation isn't optional! Public-private integration for disaster planning & response - Steve Collier, CEM; Glenn D. Spradlin

Academic, Government, and Industry Collaboration for Disaster Response: A Partnership Perspective on Medical Preparedness - Floyd K. Russell, EdD; Janet M.Williams, MD, FACEP; C. Don Stamper, Jr.

 

TRACK 2 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD) (RESPONSE)

Nuclear - Robert C. Ricks, Ph.D.

Chemical - Frederick Sidell, MD

Biological - Col. Edward Eitzen,Jr., MD, MPH

 

TRACK 3 HUMANITARIAN AID (MEDICAL)

Kosovo Clinical Issues - Kevin Yeskey, MD, FACEP

Kosovo Crisis: Meeting Refugee and Staff Psycho-Social Needs - Gordon Dodge, Ph.D., LP


SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2000

GENERAL SESSIONS

The Paddington Station Derailment - Gareth Davies, MB, ChB, MRCP, FFAEM

Turkey and Tipai Earthquake Comparisons - Capt. Mike Canfield, EMT-P, RN;

Hurricane Floyd - Kevin P. Neary