In this update:

• Quarterly New(er) EPC Orientation at DEPR
• Annual MISNS Share Point Site Training and Exercise
• Rural and Ready
• Gauging interest – ICS 300 and 400 Train the Trainer Course
• Webinar Series: Emergency Preparedness for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Upcoming events:

October

10 | Monthly PHEP Partners Meeting Agenda
15-16 | Premiere Public Health Conference in Muskegon
24 | Quarterly new EPC orientation at DEPR in Lansing
31 | Halloween

November

05 | Election Day holiday – State of Michigan offices closed
11 | Veterans Day holiday – State of Michigan offices closed
14 | Monthly PHEP Partners meeting on Teams
28-29 | Thanksgiving holidays – State of Michigan offices closed

Quarterly New(er) EPC Orientation at DEPR

The next new(er) EPC Orientation session at DEPR will be held on October 24 from 8:45 am – 4:00 pm. Please RSVP to your regional point of contact no later than October 18. As a reminder lunch is not provided; bring money for lunch if you are interested in going out to eat with the team.

Annual MISNS Share Point Site Training and Exercise

The dates have been set for the annual MISNS SharePoint Site Training and exercise. The training will be held during the monthly PHEP Partners Meeting on Teams on April 10, 2025. The exercise will be conducted on April 15, 2025.

The contact spreadsheets will be sent out by January 6, 2025, for LHDs to update. Updated spreadsheets must be returned to DEPR no later than February 18, 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact April Walton.

Impact of Hurricane Helene on IV and Peritoneal Dialysis Solutions

Baxter's North Cove Plant in Marion, North Carolina experienced flooding from Hurricane Helene and is currently closed for production. This plant specializes in the production of IV and peritoneal dialysis solutions and makes up about 60% of the company’s production. Baxter is actively working with the FDA, HHS, and other government partners to assess supply chain impacts of their products in the US.

Any Known Michigan Impacts

• Several hospitals have reached out to DEPR and/or their healthcare coalition with minimal updates.
• Some hospitals have already begun conservation measures.
• Some facilities/systems have requested or are in the process of requesting supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), although MDHHS has been made aware that SNS assets will not be available for requests related to the disruption.
• Rumors have begun to surface about shortages at facilities. All these rumors have been confirmed false as of this morning (October 4, 2024).

What BEPESoC/DEPR is Doing

• BEPESoC is working with the Michigan Health and Hospital Association to maintain situational awareness on the status of Michigan facilities.
• BEPESoC has contacted ASPR Region 5 to obtain the full impact of the plant closure and provide any mitigation plans, outside of the current recommendations for conservation and allocation.
• There is no state stockpile of these supplies. We continue to communicate with ASPR Region 5 to understand how we can support our hospitals outside of SNS.

Rural and Ready

The 2024 Rural and Ready Symposium will be held October 23-24 at the Bay Mills Resort and Casino, in Brimley, MI. The featured speaker will be Sheriff Chris Swanson from the Genesee Human Oppression Strike Team (G.H.O.S.T). For more information and registration click the links below. 

Gauging interest – ICS 300 and 400 Train the Trainer Course

Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is working to get L0449 Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula Train-the-Trainer in Michigan. To be able to do this, they will need at least 20 students to take the course. The course would be scheduled for late 2025.

Here is more about the course:
This course is a capstone course for ICS lead instructors. Students must have a working knowledge of the ICS core curriculum. The goal of this 40-hour course, E/L/K 0449 Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula Train-the-Trainer, is designed to advance instructors knowledge and ability to deliver Incident Command System Curricula related training courses.

For more information: L0449 ICS Train the Trainer.
In order to take this course, you must have the following prerequisites completed May 2020 or later. If you have completed these courses before then, you will have to take them again.

• ICS-300
• ICS-400
• IS-100.c
• IS-200.c
• IS-700.b
• IS-800.d
• G-191

The student will also need to have completed an instructional development course. Examples of this type of course are E/L0141: Instructional Presentation and Evaluation, PER-266: Instructor Training Course, or MGT-323: Instructor Development Workshop. Also, acceptable would-be Fire Instructor I or II, EMS Instructor, or other formal instruction training. Please note that other train-the-trainer courses will not satisfy this requirement.

We are hoping to offer more ICS 300 and 400 courses for EPCs and others moving forward and having trainers who work in public health allow for training that is more meaningful and beneficial to the students.

If you are interested in completing the prerequisites and taking the L0449 course in Michigan, please reach out to Kerry Chamberlain. Expressing interest in the course now will help ensure that it is brought to Michigan in 2025.

Webinar Series: Emergency Preparedness for Skilled Nursing Facilities

This webinar series will cover various aspects of emergency preparedness tailored specifically for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Participants will gain valuable knowledge, including insights into regulatory requirements, risk assessments and planning, and training and exercising, to provide them with additional tools for safeguarding the well-being of residents and staff during emergencies.

Webinars will occur on the 4th Wednesday of the month, from 1:00 p.m. (ET) until 2:00 p.m. (ET), on a quarterly basis. The first four webinars will be held on the following dates:

• October 23, 2024
• January 22, 2025
• April 23, 2025
• July 23, 2025

Regional Points of Contact

Region 1: Denise Fleming
Region 2N & 2S: Jeannie Byrne
Region 3: Jim Koval
Region 5: April Walton
Region 6: Terra Riddle
Region 7: Jeannie Byrne
Region 8: Kerry Chamberlain
Tribes: Terra Riddle & Rose Ann Davis

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