Annual Disaster Ready Summit3/23/20229am3:30pm
Venue
Phoenix, AZ 85040
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Description: Join us for the annual Disaster Ready Summit on Wednesday, March 23rd. Hear from top emergency preparedness leaders and learn how to manage disasters and strengthen your emergency preparedness efforts! This year’s agenda includes an overview of the new Disaster Ready program, All Hands on Deck…A Focus on the Frontline, a personal story from the Joplin, Missouri tornado, a deep dive into facility water management training, the various systems for emergency communications, and emergency preparedness survey/E-Tag compliance. Attending this event will also help providers comply with elements of CMS RoP E-009 Cooperation and Collaboration.
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Agenda
9:00 am Welcome & Introductions
9:15 am All Hands on Deck…A Focus on the Frontline
Speaker: Lori Porter, Co-Founder, NAHCA & Stan Szpytek, Disaster Ready Consultant, AHCA
10:00 am Triumph over Tragedy, A Personal Story of the Joplin Tornado
Speaker: Lisa Sweet, RN, Co-Founder, National Association of Healthcare Assistants
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Marshall Fire; Lessons Learned from a Fast-Moving Catastrophic Fire
Speaker: Michele Seeples, Executive Director, Cherrywood Village & Becki Siemers, Executive Director Balfour Retirement Community
11:30am Understanding Emergency Communication
Speaker: Larry Clutts, Priority Telecommunications Services Area Representative Region VI & Region IX, Emergency Communications Division, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FEMA
12:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Strategies for the Prevention of and Response to Legionellosis Infections in SNFs
Speaker: Derrick A. Denis, Emergency Preparedness Infection Control (EPIC) Consultant, AHCA
2:30 pm Overview of Common EP Deficiencies and Strategies for Survey Compliance
Speaker: Anthony Valente, Health Care Compliance Surveyor, Arizona Department of Health Services
3:30 pm Program Wrap-Up