Training/Education Opportunities

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Upcoming Training and Educational Programs

January
February
On-Demand Trainings
Preparedness Training Websites

January

Fundamentals of Hospital Medicine - AAPA
Date: January 11 - 15 , 2010
Location: Temple, TX
The AAPA and Scott & White Hospital announces the second annual hospital/critical care medicine symposium and workshop. This 5-day course is based on the core competency standards set by the Society of Hospital Medicine. Each day the course will highlight a different area of medicine including cardiology, pulmonary and renal, endocrine and GI, and neurology and infectious disease. Hands-on experiences in one of the country’s top simulation centers include PICC placement, paracentesis, central line placement, thoracentesis, LPs, ventilator management, and case simulations. This course is approved by the AAPA for 37 hours Category I CME and requires a registration fee.
http://www.aapa.org/education-and-certification/continuing-medical-education/1282

Emergency Medicine Basic Research Skills (EMBRS) Workshop  - ACEP
Date: Session II: January 16 -18, 2010
Location: Sacramento, CA
The (EMBRS) Workshop was designed by a task force of experienced investigators to help the physician with an interest in emergency medicine research get started. Participants will learn how to identify clinical research opportunities and become familiar with clinical research and outcomes, injury prevention, health care delivery and effectiveness research.
http://www3.acep.org/cme.aspx

AAFP Live! - Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease - AAFP
Date: January 23, 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Patients with diabetes and cardiovascular conditions are at a higher risk for complications and the number of patients with both is increasing. An estimated 90% of all individuals who have diabetes and cardiovascular disease receive continuous care from primary care professionals. Acquire CME credits and the knowledge and skills you need with this AAFP Live Series.
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/cme/aafpcourses/conferences/aafplive/denver.html

Emergency Planning For Special Needs Communities: Answering The Call For Help- NTPI
Date: January 27, 2010 (2:00-3:00 PM ET)
Location: Online Webcast
This addition of Live Response will feature experts at West Virginia University's Homeland Security Program. The 60-minute satellite television broadcast will identify the significance of a functional approach in emergency planning for special needs communities; identify key issues in developing and disseminating procedures for delivering public information; describe inclusive mass sheltering and mass care provisions for special needs populations; and determine effective measures to assist special needs communities during the recovery phase to restore and resume everyday activities.
http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/ntpi/Broadcasts/LRBroadcast.aspx

February

30th Annual Pregnancy Meeting and Scientific Forum - SMFM
Date: February 1 - 6, 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
2010 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Scientific Forum/Special Focus Group will take place in conjunction with the SMFM Annual Meeting. Forums will focus on scientific subject areas within the specialty, academic areas immediately related to MFM, and the technologies that support MFM practice.
https://www.smfm.org/Annual%20Meeting%20Page.cfm

International Stroke Conference 2010 - AHA
Date: February 23 - 26, 2010
Location: - San Antonio, TX
The International Stroke Conference is a two-and-a-half-day educational forum highlighting the most recent advances in the treatment, prevention and outcomes of cerebrovascular disease and stroke. 
http://strokeconference.americanheart.org/portal/strokeconference/sc/

CPP 2010 - Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy
Date: February 25-28, 2010
Location: Valencia, Spain
The goal of the First International Meeting on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP) is to advance the knowledge and expertise of health care professionals around the globe by exchange of information, development of collaborative research both basic and clinical and establishing guidelines for the management of various cardiovascular conditions during pregnancy and the post partial period. CME Accreditation for the 2010 ICI Meeting has been applied for with the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC).
http://www.cpp2010.com/

On-Demand Trainings

EMI 820 - HAZUS Multi-Hazard (MH) for Hurricane (Course: E170) - FEMA
This course provides in-depth instruction on the use of the HAZUS-MH Hurricane-Loss modeling through a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises. This course is 4 full days. For further enrollment information, refer to the EMI web site.
http://training.fema.gov/EMIGrams/gramdetails_trng.asp

EMI 819 - Joint Information System/Joint Information Center Planning for Tribal, State and Local Public Information Officers (Course G291) - FEMA
The 1-day JIS/JIC Planning for Tribal, State, and Local PIOs course will use interactive presentation to convey information and equip PIOs with the skills needed to establish and operate a JIS/JIC. Participants will complete a number of worksheets assessing jurisdictional JIS/JIC readiness and facilitating planning for JIS/JIC implementation. This course will be delivered at the State level by State and local instructors.
http://training.fema.gov/EMIGrams/gramdetails_trng.asp

 Preparedness Training Websites

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) - FEMA
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment.
http://www.training.fema.gov/

NTPI Training Opportunities
First responders enrolled in National Terrorism and Preparedness Institute (NTPI) online courses can earn continuing education units (CEUs) from St. Petersburg College. Once the final assessment for a course has been successfully completed, a course completion certificate is available for printing. First responders can access online courses via the ANGEL system. A user account is required as well as verification that the course participant works for a first responder agency.
http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/ntpi/trainingIndex.aspx

National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) e-Learning
With NEHA e-Learning, you can experience experts from leading organizations addressing today's most pressing environmental health topics from anywhere there is online access. Watch the speaker along with his or her slide presentation and the audience feedback. The slides and reference materials are downloadable, and if you need continuing education (CE) credits, both course certificates and CE credits are available.
http://www.neha.org/elearning/index.html

Influenza Preparedness - North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness (NCCPHP)
The NCCPHP Training web site has provided a list of relevant trainings on influenza preparedness and training series, pandemic influenza preparedness for local health departments.
http://nccphp.sph.unc.edu/training/index.php

Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP)
The primary focus of CPHP program activities is the delivery of education, training, and dissemination of new information related to enhancing emergency preparedness and response. 
http://emergency.cdc.gov/cotper/training/

NACCHO Advanced Practice Centers (APC) Training Websites
The mission of the APC Program is to promote innovative and practical solutions that enhance the capabilities of all local health departments and the public health system to prepare for, and respond to, and recover from public health emergencies.
http://www.naccho.org/topics/emergency/APC/index.cfm

Homeland Defense Training and Publishing™
Homeland Defense Security Training offers security training on the topic areas of Emergency Preparedness, Mass Casualty Special Needs, and CBRNE WMD. Training center located in Arlington, VA. Homeland Defense Security Training also brings these courses to states, federal agencies and corporations worldwide for in-house private training.
http://hdgrants.com/

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