SMRRC Training

State and local and regional

Upcoming regional drills, exercises and training:

Public Information Officer (PIO) Awareness Training (G289)

When: Saturday March 27th 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Lincoln County Communications Building
Description: Awareness to the concepts underlying the PIO role. Provide basic understanding of the PIO funciton for those new to the position. It is also a prerequisite for more advanced training to the mastery level of public information careers.
Target Audience: Individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxilary functions at the state, tribal, or local level of government. Secondary audience for individuals who would benefit from a general understanding of the emergency public information function. This includes elected or other officials with responsibilties working with PIOs or news media during an incident.
More information:Flyer
Registration: Lincoln County Emergency Management, 207-882-7559, email: kim902@co.lincoln.me.us or fax 207-882-7550. Deadline for registration is March 20th.

Climate Change and Public Health

Understanding the role for public health and health care practitioners

Sponsors:

New england alliance for public health workforce development,
Date: April 7, 2010
Location: Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell, ME
Agenda and Registration Information to follow
More Information: Flyer
Contact: Karen O’ Rourke

2nd Annual Maine Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference

When: April 29-30, 2010
Location: Augusta Civic Center
Registration: http://www.regonline.com/meprepares2010
Space is limited, so please register early. Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email with additional information.
Sponsors: Maine Association of Emergency Managers (MALEM), State Emergency Response Commission(SERC), Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

Training material for the Maine HAN

First Time Log on Instructions

Alerting Reference Guide

Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration
with information you need to join the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Hazmat and Decontamination Courses for 2010

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SMRRC has finalized its Hospital Hazmat and Decontamination Course for 2010.

Hazmat Ops Level Course

If you are interested in a course, please contact Penny Hudson at hudsop@mmc.org or FAX: 207-662-5139.

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Maine Emergency Management Agency Training Schedule (click for schedule)

Training DVD's Avialable from SMRRC

SMRRC has produced nine training DVD's for in service education and emergency preparedness training. These were videos shot at past training sessions. These training DVD's are free of charge (for our 4 county region). Please contact Cindy Stewart at 662-2965." Each DVD is about 45 minutes to an hour in length and are available for the following topics:

RxAir (Air isolation in filtration unit)
IsoChamber (for emergency patient quaranteen)
CF 60 Biological PAPR (Hospital use-Powered Air Purifyinjg Respirator)
Mintie Ante Room (For hospital patient isolation)
Radiation Detection Meters
Gas detection Meters
Scott Proflow 3, PAPR (Powered Air Purifyinjg Respirator)
Portable Decontamination showers and pre and post decontamination kits use.
Training DVD and CD on Vortran (Air Driven automatic Resucitators).

Hospital Decontamination Equipment Standard Operational Guidlines (SOG):

Maine's 3 Regional Resource Centers are Partnering with Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response, to bring these new training resources to Maine.
Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response: Online Education & Training

Introduction to Emergency Management with NIMS (EM 103)
Best Practices for the Protection of Hospital-Based First Receivers (EM 120)
Incident Command Systems (ICS) for Health Care with NIMS (EM 140)
Bioterrorism Preparedness for Clinicians (EM 201)
Mental Health Aspects of Emergencies and Disasters for Non-Mental Health Professionals (EM 230)

National

Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS)

An 8-hour review of all-hazards topics including natural and accidental man-made events, traumatic and explosive events, nuclear and radiological events, biological events and chemical events. Also included is information on such critical areas as the healthcare provider's role in the public health and incident management systems, community mental health and special needs of underserved and vulnerable populations.Instructor-led, Fee applies, 6.5 Category 1 CME credits, Certificate of Training, valid for 4 years. Info..

Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS)

An intensive 2-day course that allows participants to demonstrate competencies in casualty decontamination, essential skills and mass casualty incident information systems/technology applications. Using simulated all-hazards scenarios and mass casualty incidents, attendees will engage in 4 interactive sessions in which simulated patients are treated in various disaster drills and situations. Training is focused on the development of "hands on" skills to allow participants to apply the knowledge learned in BDLS. Prerequisite: BDLS. Instructor-led Fee applies, 13.0 Category 1 CME credits, Must be BDLS trained, Certificate of Training, valid for 4 years Info..

National Disaster Life Support Instructor Course (NDLS)

A 6-hour session of small-group discussions and practice sessions to assist physicians, PAs, NPs, nurses and paramedics to become familiar with setting up and conducting a course. Specific detail regarding the labor-intensive needs of the program are discussed along with potential sources of assistance. The Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response has been designated as the Northeast regional provider of the NDLS program by the American Medical Association. Instructor-led, Fee applies, Must be ADLS trained, Certificate of Training, valid for 4 years. Info..