BP5 Series: July 2023 - June 2024
RECORDED SESSIONS
JULY 2023: NYS CHEMPACK Program Overview
RECORDED ON: July 25, 2023
DESCRIPTION: CHEMPACKs are containers of nerve agent antidotes placed in secure locations in local jurisdictions around the country to allow rapid response to a chemical incident. These medications treat the symptoms of nerve agent exposure and can be used even when the actual agent is unknown. Because these antidotes must be administered quickly, the CHEMPACK team maintains 1,960 containers strategically placed in more than 1,340 locations in the United States. More than 90 percent of the U.S. population is within 1 hour of a CHEMPACK location. Most are located in hospitals or fire stations selected by local authorities to support a rapid hazmat response and can be accessed quickly if hospitals or first responders need them. (HHS/ASPR website). This webinar session provided an overview of the NYS CHEMPACK Program and how NYS Office of Health Emergency Preparedness (OHEP) Logistics integrates with Federal and Local Partners.
PRESENTERS:
Vince Fargione, Robert Tinney & Kevin Goldstein
New York State Department of Health
Office of Health Emergency Preparedness - Logistic
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S1-072023-WR
HANDOUTS/RESOURCES: HANDOUTS Live Webinar Q&A Report
HOSTED BY: WR HTC (FLRTC)
AUGUST 2023: NO WEBINAR SCHEDULED
SEPTEMBER 2023: The Poison Center and Toxin Hazmat Incidents
RECORDED ON: September 19, 2023
DESCRIPTION: This will be a presentation describing the activities of the poison center as it relates to how the poison center can be helpful to pre-hospital and hospital personnel in the early identification and treatment of hazmat related toxins.
PRESENTER:
Christine M Stork, PharmD, MPH, DABAT, FAACT
Clinical Toxicologist, Upstate NY Poison Center
Upstate Medical University
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S2-092023-CNY
HOSTED BY: CNY HTC
OCTOBER 2023: Creating a HAZWOPER For the First Receiver Awareness Level Training Plan/Curriculum
RECORDED ON: October 12, 2023
DESCRIPTION: This webinar aims to provide healthcare and emergency response workers to operate safely during a variety of scenarios involving hazardous substances. This training covers policies, practices, and procedures that reduce the risk of injury and illness related to harmful exposures on the worksite.
PRESENTERS:
Glenn Schaefering - Director, Crisis Management Incident Response Team at Northwell
Eddie Reyes, RN, BSN - Network Crisis Management Incident Response Team at Northwell
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S3-102023-MARO
HOSTED BY: MARO HTC
NOVEMBER 2023: The Blizzard of the Century – Healthcare Response and Lessons Learned
RECORDED ON: November 29, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Beginning in the early afternoon of Dec. 23, 2022, the Buffalo area was subjected to a historic extratropical cyclone that that lasted nearly 2 days. The unprecedented winter storm brought high winds, sub-zero temps, heavy lake-effect snow and zero-visibility conditions ultimately resulting in 47 deaths. All major highways in western New York were closed for four to five days and first response agencies were unable to provide services due to the crippling conditions. This webinar will focus on the healthcare response and lessons learned from facilities that were directly impacted by this “once-in-a-generation storm” in Buffalo: hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities as well as individuals that staffed the ESF 6 and ESF 8 desk at the Erie County Health Operation Center.
PRESENTERS:
Timothy Kornacki, CEM, Directory of Regulatory Affairs and Emergency Management - Kaleida Health
Ryan Hejmanowski, CHEC II, Corporate Emergency Management Manager - Kaleida Health
Dan McCartan, RN, MS, CNS Emergency Preparedness Coordinator - Erie County Medical Center
Laura Dewey, Director, Emergency Management & Safety - Catholic Health System
Susan Robinson, Vice President of Risk Management - Elderwood Administrative Services, LLC
Lawrence Piselli, MBA, LNHA, Executive Director – Elderwood at Cheektowaga, Elderwood Assisted Living at Cheektowaga & Elderwood Residences at Cheektowaga
Dana Notaro, Executive Director – Elderwood Village at Bassett Park & Elderwood Village at St. Gregory Court
Thomas Harvey, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator - Erie County Public Health
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S4-112023-WR
HANDOUTS:
Kaleida Health, Catholic Health & Erie County Medical Center: 2022 Christmas Blizzard - Winter Storm Elliott
Elderwood: Buffalo Blizzard 2022: Impacts, Experiences and Opportunities
HOSTED BY: WR HTC (FLRTC)
DECEMBER 2023: Behavioral Health Patient Care in the ED
RECORDED ON: December 20, 2023 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm
DESCRIPTION: This presentation will feature speakers from the SUNY Upstate Pediatric Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT). Topics covered will include best practices for treating behavioral health patients in the ED, the development of a BERT team, and long-stay behavioral health patients in the ED.
PRESENTERS:
-Christine Lopez-Dwyer, MSN, PPCNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, RN-BC, NE-BC
-Jennifer Rapke, PsyD
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S5-122023-CNY
HOSTED BY: CNY HTC
JANUARY 2024: Mass Casualty/Fatality Response Resources in NYS
RECORDED ON: January 22, 2024 @ 12:00pm - 1:00pm
DESCRIPTION: This webinar will feature speakers from the NYSDOH's Medical Emergency Response Cache (MERC) which maintains a Mass Fatality Incident (MFI) Trailer and speakers from the Syracuse Fire Department which has the ability to deploy a specialized squad car to Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI's). Both speakers will discuses their respective resource and best practices for building deployable resources for MCI's and MFI's.
PRESENTERS:
Vince Fargione - Logistics Manager, New York State Department of Health, Office of Health Emergency Preparedness
Brian M. Falise - Captain – EMS Division, Syracuse Fire Department
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S6-012024-CNY
HOSTED BY: CNY HTC
FEBRUARY 2024: The MACH5 Approach to Educating Staff and Leaders on your Emergency Management Program
RECORDED ON: February 6, 2024 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm
DESCRIPTION: Learn how to create buy-in for your Emergency Management Program while increasing impact and value to C-Suite, Leaders, Staff and Institution through short, virtual, topic-based educational videos. Keeping it simple for you and your audience is essential and possible using software you likely already have. Let Phil show you how.
PRESENTER:
Philip Chaffee, MBA, MSEM, CEM, MEP, ABCP
Certified Emergency Manager
Associate Executive Director - Emergency Management and Safety
University of Utah Health, Hospitals, Clinics, Health Sciences
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S7-022024-WR
Handouts
HOSTED BY: WR HTC (FLRTC)
MARCH 2024: Safely Maintaining Normal Hospital Functions During a Boil Water Advisory
DATE/TIME: March 13, 2024 @ 10:00am - 11:00am
DESCRIPTION: Contaminated drinking water can lead to waterborne illness outbreaks. When there is confirmed or potential contamination of municipal water, a boil water advisory (BWA) is used to inform the affected community that the public water might be compromised. If a BWA impacts a healthcare facility, it is essential to evaluate and distribute the available municipal and bottled water supply to safely maintain healthcare services while maintaining hazard communication. This session will explore a BWA that was issued to a healthcare facility the day before a holiday weekend. Albany Med Health System organized a multidisciplinary healthcare team including Infection Prevention, Regulatory, Facilities, Surgical Services, Nursing and Dialysis to develop a risk assessment to ensure that hospital operations could continue safely. A plan for recommissioning plumbing fixtures and equipment was developed and implemented. Opportunities for improvement were identified in activating and utilizing Incident command, communication and supply reserve.
Objectives:
- Understand the impact a boil water advisory has on Facility Operations, patients and service lines
- Utilize Incident command effectively to communicate utility disruptions
- Describe ways to safely recommission appliances, plumbing fixtures and equipment after a boil water order is lifted.
- Identify opportunities to improve your facilities preparation for this type of utility disruption
PRESENTERS:
- Jeffrey Casale, CHOP B, Associate Vice President Support Services, Albany Med Health System - Saratoga Hospital
- Jackie Cordell, MS, MT(ASCP)SMCM, CIC, Infection Prevention Practitioner, Albany Med Health System - Glens Falls Hospital
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S8-032024-CDR
HANDOUTS
HOSTED BY: CDR HTC
APRIL 2024: Hospital Workplace Violence - Use of Staff Specific Social Workers
DATE/TIME: April 26, 2024 @ 12:00pm - 1:00pm
DESCRIPTION:
PRESENTER:
Lauren Angelone, LMSW
Staff Wellness Support Social Worker - SUNY Upstate Medical Hospital
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S9-042024-CNY
HOSTED BY: CNY HTC
MAY 2024: Emergency Hospital Evacuation of NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
RECORDED ON: March 13, 2024
DESCRIPTION: Extreme heavy rainfall due to Tropical Storm Ophelia impacted the metropolitan areas of NYC on September 29, 2023. Major flooding interrupted the underground electrical cabling affecting the power grids in the Brooklyn neighborhood including Woodhull Hospital. Equipment malfunctions and loss of power necessitated the temporary evacuation and transfer of approximately 116 patients from Woodhull. In this recorded presentation, the Chair and Co-Chair of Woodhull's Emergency Management Committee will share their experience and lessons learned from this event.
PRESENTERS:
Dr. Lisa Scott-McKenzie, DHA, CEM, FABC, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Executive Director
Chair/Emergency Managment Committee
NYC Health & Hospitals/Woodhull
Dr. Robert Chin, MD, FACEP
Chief of Emergency Services
Co-Chair/Emergency Management Committee
NYC Health & Hospitals/Woodhull
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S10-052024-CNY
HOSTED BY:CNY HTC
JUNE 2024: HPP 5 Year Project Period, a Look Back and the Way Forward
DATE/TIME: June 25, 2024 @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm
DESCRIPTION: The Director of the Office Of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness (OHEP) at the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) will highlight successes from the Hospital and Public Health Preparedness Program (HPP & PHEP) over the past 5 years and provide the New York State Health Emergency Preparedness Coalition (HEPC) with OHEP’s vision going forward.
PRESENTER:
Michael J. Primeau
Director - Office of Health Emergency Preparedness
New York State Department of Health
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP5-S11-062024-WR
HOSTED BY: WR HTC (FLRTC)
HANDOUTS