2020 NEW HERC Region Communicable Disease Preparedness Exercise: Hepatitis A

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CAUTION AND LACK OF CAPACITY BY PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF AND THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERS RELATED TO COVID-19 RESONSE.

We apologize for any inconvience. We hope to reschedule the event at a later date. Please stay tuned for messaging related to this.

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This tabletop-style exercise is intended for the Northeast Wisconsin Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition (NEW HERC) region: Manitowoc, Brown (including City of De Pere), Door, Kewaunee, Florence, Oconto, and Marinette Counties in addition to Oneida Nation and Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.

HEPATITIS A is the designated communicable disease for this event.

Below are the categories of recommended participants:

Emergency Management

Healthcare Systems

Public Health

School Systems/Colleges

Emergency Medical Services/Dispatch

Long-Term Care/Home Health/CMS Facilities

Corrections

Seating will be assigned with different disciplines represented at each table. Resources and materials will be provided but please feel free to bring additional organization-specific policies and materials.

Exercise Objectives:

1: Discuss procedures, capabilities and readiness of the whole community to recognize and respond to potential infectious disease outbreaks and prepare for regional emergency operations.

2: Review and discuss agency plans, capabilities, and authorities for responding to a high-risk infectious disease outbreak among the participating NEW HERC stakeholders.

3: Discuss and validate notification and information sharing procedures to address messaging and coordination with NEW HERC stakeholders to a high-risk infectious disease outbreak.

4: Discuss the ability to conduct multi-disciplinary sharing of resources such as Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Countermeasures among the participating NEW HERC stakeholders to a high-risk infectious disease outbreak.

Tentative Event Timeline:

8:30am-9:00am REGISTRATION*

9:00am-9:15am WELCOME AND OVERVIEW

9:15am-9:30am HEPATITIS A PRIMER

9:30am-10:20am MODULE 1 (Part A)

10:20am-10:35am BREAK*

10:35am-11:00am MODULE 1 (Part B)

11:00am-12:15am MODULE 2

12:15pm-12:30pm BREAK/LUNCH SERVED**

12:30pm-1:15pm HOT WASH/WORKING LUNCH

1:15pm-1:30pm CLOSING COMMENTS AND RESOURCES

*Coffee and breakfast pastries will be available during registration and the morning break

**Lunch is a plated Turkey Club Wrap. Please indicate any dietary restrictions during registration.

Complimentary WIFI is available in the venue.

A hotel room block is available at the venue under "NEW HERC" with rooms for $82 per night. Please call for more information and to book your room as needed.

Tundra Lodge Resort and Conference Center

(920) 405-8700

865 Lombardi Ave, Green Bay, WI 54304

http://www.tundralodge.com/