The evolution of healthcare disaster preparedness and response training at the FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness

Authors

  • Roy Marlow, MS
  • Sondra Singleton, EdD
  • Denis Campeau, MS
  • Tony Russell, MA, CEM
  • Richard Hunt, MD
  • John L. Hick, MD
  • Melissa Harvey, RN, MPH
  • Jeffrey Ryan, PhD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2019.0310

Keywords:

training, disaster medicine, first receiver, healthcare, collaboration

Abstract

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in partnership with the US Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response is using a multiagency/organization, targeted, collaborative approach to adjust existing courses and develop responsive new courses to provide best practices education and experiential learning techniques in healthcare facility emergency resilience, preparedness, response, and recovery applicable to all first receivers. The CDP in Anniston, AL, is a Federal Emergency Management Agency training facility for the Nation’s state, local, tribal, and territorial first responders and healthcare professionals. The Center’s role has rapidly evolved to provide healthcare emergency preparedness, response, and management training. Through the integration of its Noble Training Facility, a former military hospital, the training courses replicate disaster and mass casualty emergency situations. Patient simulators enable triage and assessment of treatment for mass casualty surge skills application while an isolation ward serves as a training laboratory for the care of patients with infectious diseases of specific concern. Ambulance simulators and an eight-bay treatment area add authenticity to an integrated capstone event accompanying select classes.

Author Biographies

Roy Marlow, MS

Curriculum Department, Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, Alabama

Sondra Singleton, EdD

Curriculum Department, Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, Alabama

Denis Campeau, MS

Curriculum & Training, Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, Alabama

Tony Russell, MA, CEM

Headquarters, Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, Alabama

Richard Hunt, MD

Senior Medical Advisor, National Health Care Preparedness Programs, HHS/ASPR, Washington, DC

John L. Hick, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Melissa Harvey, RN, MPH

Director, Division of National Health Care Preparedness Programs, HHS/ASPR, Washington, DC

Jeffrey Ryan, PhD

Department of Emergency Management, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama

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Published

01/01/2019

How to Cite

Marlow, MS, R., S. Singleton, EdD, D. Campeau, MS, T. Russell, MA, CEM, R. Hunt, MD, J. L. Hick, MD, M. Harvey, RN, MPH, and J. Ryan, PhD. “The Evolution of Healthcare Disaster Preparedness and Response Training at the FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness”. American Journal of Disaster Medicine, vol. 14, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 5-8, doi:10.5055/ajdm.2019.0310.

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Brief Communications