Healthcare Emergency Management

Healthcare Emergency Management is organized by Marcus Evans North America and would be held Jan 28 - 29, 2016 at NBC Tower - Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America.

Communities across the United States have been responding to and/or preparing for emergencies for centuries. Long before the end of the Cold War, America's hometowns have been faced with peril and catastrophe. Healthcare entities across the United States are not equipped singly to respond to large scale disasters and must be innovative, collaborative and steadfast in their endeavours to create a system of surge capacity that is focused, conducted well in advance of any emerging disaster situation, financeable and sustainable long-term - the system is known as the Healthcare Coalition.

As planners contemplate exceeding daily system capacities and capabilities the work becomes focused on "business unusual", practicing medical surge response in less than favourable conditions. This course will provide the tools and insights to strengthen capacities and capabilities for emergency response, which in turn will provide better outcomes for patients, more confidence for staff and a more cohesive response system. Finally, this course will increase the odds that the healthcare entity will remain in business following a large scale disaster.