Upcoming Educational Opportunities

Note: Classes are extremely limited at this time due to COVID-19

Please note: All classes marked (CDP) will route you to FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness Website where you will be prompted to enter your FEMA SID to register. All FEMA Virtual courses are listed in Central Standard Time.

October 2020

• October 15th
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm CST: Hospital Planning for Mass Casualty Incident Surges: Natural Disasters (CDP)
• October 16th
  • 9:00am – 10:00am CST: Federal, State, and Local Roles in Medical Emergency Response (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 1:00pm CST: Public Information for All Hazards Incidents (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm CST: Medical Surge Management (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 8:00pm CST: Emergency Management and the Public Information Officer (CDP)
• October 19th
  • 9:00am – 10:15am CST: Healthcare Facility Preparedness (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Mass Violence Toolkit Preplanning, Response and Recovery (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm CST: Hospital Incident Command System (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 8:00pm CST: Media Relations and Press Conferences (CDP)
• October 20th
  • 6:00pm – 7:00pm CST: Elastomeric Reusable Respirators – A Solution to PPE Shortages (CDP)
• October 21st
  • 9:00am – 11:30am CST: Emergency Communication Methods (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Psychological Preparedness for Responders (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:30pm CST: Hazardous Materials Decontamination Determination and Operations (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 4:30pm CST: Interpersonal Skills for Public Information
  • 7:00pm – 8:00pm CST: Hazardous Materials Personal Protective Equipment Determination and Considerations
• October 22nd
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm CST: Suspicious Activity Reporting – Working with Your Fusion Center (CDP)
• October 23rd
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CST: Communicating Effectively in an Emergency (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 1:00pm CST: Hazardous Materials Response Planning and Management (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm CST: Writing Exercise (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 8:30pm CST: Contact Tracing for Transmissible Infectious Disease (CDP)
• October 24th
  • 9:00am – 10:00am CST: Federal, State, and Local Roles in Medical Emergency Response (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm CST: Medical Surge Management (CDP)
• October 26th
  • 9:00am – 10:00am CST: Legal Issues in Public Information (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Lone Wolf Threat in Every Town USA (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:45pm CST: Barrier Precautions and Controls (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 4:30pm CST: Public Information Functions (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 8:15pm CST: Pathogens of Special Concern (CDP)
• October 27th
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Autism Awareness for Emergency Services (CDP)
  • 6:00pm – 7:00pm CST: Active Shooter/Assailant: Behavioral Indicators and How to Respond (CDP)
• October 28th
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CST: Contact Tracing for Transmissible Infectious Disease (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: The Effective Use of Social and Traditional Media During Emergencies (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:45pm CST: Patient Management: Receiving a Highly Infectious Disease Patient
  • 3:00pm – 4:30pm CST: Hazardous Materials Decontamination Determination and Operations (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm CST: Public Information for All Hazards Incidents (CDP)
• October 29th
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Autism Awareness for Emergency Services (CDP)
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm CST: Field Medical Tactics During an Emergency Response to an Active Assailant Incident (CDP)
• October 30th
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CST: Mass Casualty Incident Response (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:30pm CST: Communicating Effectively in an Emergency (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm CST: Medical Surge Management (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm CST: Writing Exercise (CDP)

November 2020

• November 2nd
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: The Effective Use of Social and Traditional Media During Emergencies (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:30pm CST: Crisis Standards of Care and Treatment Decision-Making (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm CST: Media Relations and Press Conferences (CDP)
  • 5:00pm – 6:30pm CST: Hazardous Materials Decontamination Determination and Operations (CDP)
• November 3rd
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Autism Awareness for Emergency Services (CDP)
  • 6:00pm – 7:00pm CST: Emerging and Resurging Infectious Diseases (CDP)
• November 4th
  • 9:00am – 11:30am CST: Emergency Communication Methods (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST:Rescue Task Force During an Emergency Response to an Active Assailant Event (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:30pm CST: Hazardous Materials Decontamination Determination and Operations (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 4:30pm CST: Interpersonal Skills for Public Information (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm CST: Hazardous Materials Response Planning and Management (CDP)
• November 5th
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Autism Awareness for Emergency Services (CDP)
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm CST: Suspicious Activity Reporting – Working with your Fusion Center (CDP)
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CST: Mass Violence Toolkit Preplanning, Response, and Recovery (CDP)
• November 6th
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CST: Mass Casualty Incident Response (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:30pm CST:Communicating Effectively in an Emergency (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm CST: Medical Surge Management (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm CST: Writing Exercise (CDP)
• November 7th
  • 9:00am – 10:00am CST: Case Tracking and Epidemiology Tools (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm CST: Special Needs Population Considerations During Emergency Response (CDP)
• November 9th
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CST: Hazardous Materials Decontamination Determination and Operations (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Hazmat and Decontamination during Storm Response – How It Affects Us All (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm CST: Case Tracking and Epidemiology Tools (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm CST: Hazardous Materials Personal Protective Equipment Determination and Considerations (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 8:00pm CST: Special Needs Population Considerations During Emergency Response (CDP)
• November 10th
  • 9:00am – 11:00am CST: Hazardous Materials Response Planning and Management (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm CST: Medical Surge Management (CDP)
• November 12th
  • 10:00am – 11:30am CST: Contact Tracking for Transmissible Infectious Disease (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Field Medical Tactics during an Emergency Response to an Active Assailant Incident (CDP)
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm CST: Psychological Preparedness for Responders (CDP)
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CST: Federal, State, and Local Roles in Medical Emergency Response (CDP)
• November 13th
  • 9:00am – 10:45am CST: Barrier Precautions and Controls (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 1:00pm CST: Hospital Incident Command System (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 4:15pm CST: Pathogens of Special Concern (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 8:15pm CST: Healthcare Facility Preparedness (CDP)
• November 16th
  • 9:00am – 12:00pm CST: Patient Management: Management of a Highly Infectious Disease Patient in a Healthcare Facility (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Active Shooter/Assailant: Behavioral Indicators and How to Respond (CDP)
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm CST: Case Tracking and Epidemiology Tool (CDP)
• November 16th
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm CST: Partnering with Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters for Disaster Response and Recovery (CDP)
• November 17th
  • 10:00am – 11:45am CST: Patient Management – Receiving a Highly Infectious Disease Patient (CDP)
  • 2:00pm – 3:30pm CST: Mass Casualty Incident Response (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm CST: Lone Wolf Threat in Every Town USA (CDP)
  • 6:00pm – 7:00pm CST: Elastomeric Reusable Respirators – A Solution to PPE Shortages (CDP)
• November 18th
  • 9:00am – 11:00am CST: Public Information for All Hazards Incidents (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: We Need It More Than We Know (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm CST: Special Needs Population Considerations During Emergency Response (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm CST: Emergency Management and the Public Information Officer (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 8:15pm CST: Healthcare Facility Preparedness (CDP)
• November 19th
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Hospital Planning for Mass Casualty Incident Surges: Natural Disasters (CDP)
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm CST: Emergency Response to Chemical Suicides (CDP)
  • 2:00pm – 4:00pm CST: Hospital Incident Command System (CDP)
• November 20th
  • 9:00am – 11:30am CST: Emergency Communication Methods (CDP)
  • 9:00am – 10:00am CST: A Deadly Dose – Fentanyl, Opioids, and the First Responder (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 4:30pm CST: Hazardous Materials Decontamination Determination and Operations (CDP)
  • 5:00pm – 6:00pm CST: Media Relations and Press Conference (CDP)
• November 21st
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CST: Interpersonal Skills for Public Information (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm CST: Hazardous Materials Personal Protective Equipment Determination and Considerations (CDP)
• November 23rd
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CST: Communicating Effectively in an Emergency (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 1:00pm CST: Hazardous Materials Response Planning and Management (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm CST: Writing Exercise (CDP)
• November 24th
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CST: Contact Tracking for Transmissible Infectious Disease (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm CST: Legal Issues in Public Information (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm CST: Medical Surge Management (CDP)
  • 6:00pm – 7:00pm CST: Rescue Task Force During an Emergency Response to an Active Assailant Event (CDP)
• November 25th
  • 9:00am – 10:45am CST: Barrier Precautions and Controls (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:30am CST: Public Information Function (CDP)
  • 12:00pm – 1:15pm CST: Pathogens of Special Concern (CDP)
• November 30th
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CST: Contact Tracking for Transmissible Infectious Disease (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Active Shooter/Assailant: Behavioral Indicators and How to Respond (CDP)
  • 3:0pm – 4:45pm CST: Patient Management – Receiving a Highly Infectious Disease Patient (CDP)

December 2020

• December 1st
  • 10:00am – 11:30am CST: Hazardous Materials Decontamination Determination and Operations (CDP)
  • 2:00pm – 4:00pm CST: Public Information for All Hazard Incidents (CDP)
  • 6:00pm – 7:00pm CST: Hazmat and Decontamination during Storm Response – How It Affects Us All (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 8:00pm CST: Hazardous Materials Personal Protective Equipment Determination and Considerations (CDP)
• December 2nd
  • 9:00am – 10:00am CST: Emergency Management and the Public Information Officer (CDP)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am CST: Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: We Need It More Than We Know (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 2:00pm CST: Patient Management: Management of a Highly Infectious Disease Patient in a Healthcare Facility (CDP)
  • 12:00pm – 2:00pm CST: Hazardous Materials Response Planning and Management (CDP)
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm CST: Media Relations and Press Conferences (CDP)
• December 3rd
  • 10:00am – 11:30am CST: Crisis Standards of Care and Treatment Decision-Making (CDP)
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm CST: Lone Wolf Threat in Every Town USA (CDP)
  • 2:00pm – 3:30pm CST: Hazardous Materials Decontamination Determination and Operations (CDP)
• December 4th
  • 9:00am – 11:30am CST: Emergency Communication Methods (CDP)
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm CST: Opioids in America – The Epidemic (CDP)
  • 12:00pm – 1:30pm CST: Hazardous Materials Decontamination Determination and Operations (CDP)
  • 5:00pm – 6:30pm CST: Interpersonal Skills for Public Information (CDP)
  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm CST: Hazardous Materials Response Planning and Management (CDP)
• December 5th
  • 9:00am – 10:30am CST: Crisis Standards of Care and Treatment Decision-Making (CDP)

Please check back often! More opportunities are added monthly!

Contact KC Bernesser for more information at kariena.bernesser@atriumhealth.org