LL-BP-19-19EL-454

Best Practices: Emergency Management- Hurricanes, Floods, Fires, Snow and Ice, and National & International Threats

Credits
1 General Continuing Education (GEN) | 1 Florida Lab Personnel (FLP) | 1 California Lab Personnel (CLP)
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2019 AABB On-Demand eCast

Educational Track: Leadership Management
Topic: Cellular Therapies
Intended Audience: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Directors, Hospitals, Hospital Blood Banks, HR Personnel, Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Nurses, Physicians, Scientists, Students (MD, MT, SBB)
Teaching Level: Basic to Intermediate

Director: Suzanne Dworsky, MBA, MT(ASCP), Medicine Department Administrator, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Moderator: Kelly Meyer, Webcast Specialist, AABB, Bethesda, MD
Speakers: Suzanne Dworsky, MBA, MT(ASCP), Medicine Department Administrator, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Paul Eastvold, MD, MT(ASCP), Chief Medical Officer, Vitalant, Spokane, WA

Learning Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify challenges to emergency management.
  • Apply the information to develop your own emergency management program or improve existing programs.
  • Identify the components of a recovery plan.
  • Discuss new technologies to assist in emergency management.

Program Description: Preparedness is important to maintaining smooth operations in facilities and laboratories always and greatly emphasized in emergency situations. This program will discuss emergency management - identifying challenges and how to deal with such situations as hurricanes, floods, fires, snow and international threats. The program will:

  • Review communication options and related challenges.
  • Review Human Resource management and related challenges.
  • Review supply and materials management and related challenges.
  • Address recovery plans.
  • Discuss new technologies such as drones and telemedicine.

Director & Speaker

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Suzanne Dworsky, MBA, MT(ASCP)
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Speaker

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Paul Eastvold, MD, MT(ASCP)
Vitalant