Healthcare Crisis Communications - Completed

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In this FREE 1-hour LiveProcess webinar, Mitch Saruwatari, VP Quality
& Compliance at LiveProcess and Rachel Hedstrom, Sr. Accountant
Executive with The Gentry Agency, public relations, will discuss:

• Requirements and guidelines for creating a crisis communication program
• Case studies featuring successes and challenges faced during a crisis
• Practical tools for collecting and disseminating critical information
• Preparing for media interviews

Violence in Hospitals: Assessing your Risk and Developing a Response

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In this AHA Solutions webinar, Mark Potter, Prevention & Response Plan Expert and Mitch Saruwatari from LiveProcess, will discuss:

• How to assess your hospital's risk
• Determine your vulnerabilities
• Recognize the signs of escalating violence
• The importance of planning with law enforcement
• Recovery from an event

Conducting Hospital Evacuation through Community Collaboration

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In this AHA Solutions webinar, Dee Grimm, RN, JD, CEO, Emergency Management Professionals and Mitch Saruwatari from LiveProcess discuss:

• Common reasons for evacuations
• Issues related to hospital evacuations
• The need for collaborative efforts and community involvement
• How to improve patient safety and evacuation efficiencies
• How to develop Mutual Aid Evacuation Plans (MAEPs)

Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP): How ASPR Funds can help your Emergency Management Program

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In this AHA Solutions webinar, Dr. Kevin Yeskey, Deputy Assistant Secretary, ASPR Director, Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations and Mitch Saruwatari from LiveProcess discuss:

• The history of HPP funds
• How funds will be structured in future grant cycles
• How the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) will impact future HPP grants

H1N1 Pandemic Planning and Response

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This LiveProcess webinar series and related tools will help you manage operational and compliance issues surrounding the 2009 - H1N1 (or "swine flu") pandemic. Topics include:

• Introduction to Influenza
• OSHA Enforcement Procedures for H1N1 Influenza
• Continuity of Operations Planning

Incident Action Planning (IAP): Response & Recovery

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An IAP will help you optimize resources, avoid duplicate efforts, reduce costs, and improve communication before, during and after an event. In this AHA Solutions webinar, Ann Potter and Mitch Saruwatari:

• Discuss the importance of incident action planning in healthcare emergency response
• Review tools used by hospitals to develop incident action plans

Tools for Assessing Hospital Preparedness for All Hazards

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) undertook a nationwide assessment of their emergency management program. In this AHA Solutions webinar, you'll:

• Learn what the VHA discovered
• Discover how to apply the knowledge they learned in your organization

2009 Joint Commission Standards for Emergency Management

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In this AHA Solutions webinar, Mr. Jerry Gervais, Associate Director, Standards Interpretation Group, The Joint Commission:

• Discusses 2008 Emergency Management Standards including specific areas of challenge identified during the Survey process
• Reviews the 2009 Emergency Management Chapter
• Highlights expectations for Emergency Management Tracers and the importance of community integration for effective emergency management planning

Developing & Implementing a Hospital Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

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This AHA Solutions webinar addresses the six Critical Areas described in the 2008 Joint Commission Emergency Management Standards. After viewing this presentation you will be able to:

• Identify critical components of an EOP
• Describe an "All Hazards" Command structure
• Describe a Joint Commission survey process
• Identify positions outlined in the HICS Incident Management Team Chart