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Appendix B: Agenda
Appendix B: Agenda
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Therefore it is critically important for health systems to identify, plan, and prepare for the possibility of a mass-casualty incident. To help address these needs, the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Medical and Public Health for Catastrophic Events is organizing a workshop around the topic of "medical surge capacity" that will help inform future guidance developed by HHS's Healthcare Preparedness Program.
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• Definitions of medical surge that are applicable to local, state, territorial, tribal governments, and federal government entities; • The capability and tools available to local, state, territorial, tribal, and federal government entities to assess the current status of preparedness to conduct medical surge operations; o Identify metrics that can be used to improve performance and preparedness for a mass-casualty incident; and • Strategies to facilitate public- and private-sector work to improve surge capability for victims and the distressed, including new or modified guidance and legal and funding mechanisms. For each area, current capabilities, perceived gaps, future opportunities and innovative options should be identified and discussed.
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Public Health Emergencies: HHS Legal Authorities for Responding to a Mass-Casualty Event SUSAN SHERMAN Senior Attorney Office of the General Counsel, HHS SESSION I: DEFINITIONS OF MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SURGE CAPACITY Session Objective: Identify and discuss different definitions of medical surge capacity within a construction of an all-hazards approach. Discuss the merits of identifying a commonly accepted terminology.
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Public Health Perspective on Surge Capacity DANIEL SOSIN Acting Director Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, CDC 9:40 a.m. Medical and Public Health Surge Capacity: Emergency Management Perspective ROBERT BASS Executive Director Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System 9:55 a.m.
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10:55 a.m. Session Objectives and Introduction DAN HANFLING, Session co-Chair Director Emergency Management and Disaster Medicine Inova Health System DEBORAH LEVY, Session co-Chair Chief, Healthcare Preparedness Activity Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC 11:05 a.m.
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DAN HANFLING, Session co-Chair Director Emergency Management and Disaster Medicine Inova Health System DEBORAH LEVY, Session co-Chair Chief, Healthcare Preparedness Activity Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC
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Panel Discussion: Effective Alternate Care Facilities: Opportunities to Integrate into Current Plans Hospital Surge Capacity for Mass-Casualty Events ARTHUR KELLERMANN Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Dean of Health Policy Emory University Utilizing Call Center Capabilities GREGORY BOGDAN Research Director and Medical Toxicology Coordinator Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center at Denver Health
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• How can the HPP and other federal programs facilitate the increased capacity of the emergency medical services and healthcare system DAN HANFLING, Session co-Chair Director Emergency Management and Disaster Medicine Inova Health System DEBORAH LEVY, Session co-Chair Chief, Healthcare Preparedness Activity Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC 3:15 p.m.
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Panel Discussion: Integrative Strategies and Operational Implications Data Needs for Situational Awareness in a Mass Casualty Disaster: Optimal and Minimal Data and Technology Requirements PAUL BIDDINGER Chairman Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Preparedness Harnessing Electronic Health Records for Situational Awareness DAVID GRUBER Assistant Commissioner Division of Health Infrastructure Preparedness and Emergency Response New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Developing a System to Improve Situational Awareness CYNTHIA DOLD Healthcare Coalition Program Manager Seattle and King County
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ERIC TONER, Session Chair Senior Associate Center for Biosecurity, UPMC SESSION V: OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE FORWARD Session Objective: Review the discussions that took place during the day and identify promising avenues by which the HPP and other federal programs can improve the surge capacity of our nation's healthcare system.
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79 APPENDIX B DAVID MARCOZZI Homeland Security Council The White House MARGARET VANAMRINGE Vice President Public Policy and Government Relations The Joint Commission LEWIS GOLDFRANK Professor and Chair Department of Emergency Medicine New York University School of Medicine JACK HERRMANN Senior Advisor Public Health Preparedness NACCHO 5:20 p.m. Discussion with Attendees • What new ideas have surfaced in this workshop that should be explored further?
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8:30 a.m. Welcome LEWIS GOLDFRANK, Forum Chair Professor and Chair Department of Emergency Medicine New York University School of Medicine SESSION VI: VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EFFECTS AND MEDICAL NEEDS FOR AT-RISK POPULATIONS Session Objective: Discuss current capabilities, perceived gaps, future opportunities and innovative options to ensure appropriate care can be provided to individuals with medical needs.
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Discussion with Attendees • What are the current capabilities and perceived gaps in providing care to individuals with medical needs? • What future opportunities and innovative options could ensure appropriate care can be provided to individuals with medical needs?
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Panel Discussion: Mass Fatality Strategies: Gaps and Opportunities Domestic Mass Fatality Response: Lessons from the DoD MICHAEL LUKE Joint Mortuary Affairs Officer United States NORTHCOM
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• What are the resources necessary for ensuring adequate fatality management? JACK HERRMANN, Session co-chair Senior Advisor Public Health Preparedness National Association of County and City Health Officials LISA LADUE, Session co-chair Deputy Director National Mass Fatalities Institute Cedar Rapids, Iowa 11:45 a.m.
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Panel Discussion: Ensuring Operational Sustainability Demobilization and Return to Former Operations MARK ROBITAILLE President and CEO Martin Memorial Medical Center, Florida Reassessment of Needs KAREN SEXTON Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer University of Texas Medical Branch Health System Rebuilding of the Health Care System JOHN MATESSINO President and CEO Louisiana Hospital Association Repatriation DAVID LAKEY Commissioner Texas Department of State Health Services
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ROSLYNE SCHULMAN, Session Chair Senior Associate Director American Hospital Association SESSION IX: FINANCING SURGE CAPACITY AND PREPAREDNESS Session Objective: Based on workshop discussions, identify funding mechanisms that could be utilized to ensure effective and efficient medical surge capacity preparedness and response. Identify barriers for establishing preparedness and response.
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• What changes can be made to the current reimbursement mechanisms to improve the stability of effected healthcare systems, e.g., modified filing deadlines and interim payments, recognizing alternate care sites, flexibility in coding, etc.? WILLIAM SMITH, Session Chair Senior Director Emergency Preparedness University of Pittsburgh Medical Center SESSION X: GENERAL DISCUSSION WITH WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS AND ATTENDEES Session Objective: Discuss what opportunities and constraints exist to improve medical surge capacity to a mass- casualty incident.
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4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks: The Path Forward GERALD PARKER Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Department of Health and Human Services 5:00 p.m.
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