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The monthly hepatitis A sitrep/vaccine activity report is due to the CHECC by Noon tomorrow, February 21st. Send the report to checcdeptcoor@michigan.gov.
EPCs are reminded to submit a revised 24-7 Contact Information Form anytime your agency has a change in the following positions: health officer, public information officer (PIO), finance officer, EPC supervisor, assistant EPC, etc.
Several sessions held on May 8, 2019 during the Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference will have continuing education credits attached. Western Michigan University (WMU) Stryker Medical School is providing continuing medical education credits. Check out the instructions below for how to use the WMU MyCE system.
2019 GLHSC WMU CME Attendee Instructions
Create an Account WMU MyCE
Sessions with continuing medical education (ACCME: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™) credits:
• 1.5 - Recovering from a Mass Casualty Incidents: Who Helps the Victims?
• 2.2 - MI-Mort
• 2.4 - The Safety Mindset: Taking Control of Your Inner World in Building the
Best Defenses
• 2.5 - Lessons Learned from a Trauma Hospital’s Response to a School
Shooting
• 3.5 - Reunification: The Perfect EM Buzzword
• 4.4 - Working Effectively with Native American Governments and Communities
to Enhance Preparedness
• 5.1 - Public Health and Medical Response to Intentional and Unintentional
Incidents
• 5.5 - Emergency Preparedness: Healthcare Supply Chain Lessons Learned
from Past Emergencies
Sessions with EMS Operations: Emergency Preparedness credit:
• 2.5 - Lessons Learned from a Trauma Hospital’s Response to a School
Shooting
• 3.2 - International Terrorism Threats Relevant to the State of Michigan
• 3.6 - School Track Active Shooter and School Safety Training with EDGE
• 5.5 - Emergency Preparedness: Healthcare Supply Chain Lessons Learned
from Past Emergencies
If there are any questions regarding continuing education credits, please contact Kerry Chamberlain, chamberlaink2@michigan.gov.
BETP welcomes two new staff members to the HPP Section: Eric Pratt, is the Information System Sharing and Exercise Planning Specialist; he can be contacted at PrattE2@michigan.gov, 517-335-8797 and Victoria (Tori) Arnold is the Volunteer Management Analyst; she can be reached at ArnoldV@michigan.gov, 517-335-8268. Before joining the HPP Section Eric was the hazard mitigation officer at the Michigan State Police Emergency Management Homeland Security Division. Tori comes from the American Red Cross and has experience in volunteer management.
The Michigan PFAS Readiness Plan was approved and will soon be posted to the MPART website. This plan offers considerations and ideas local health departments can use as they update their emergency operations plans.
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