Hazard Planning and Disaster Response Training for Community Health Centers
3/16/2022
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Posted by Provider Relations
Fidelis Care would like to invite our providers to take advantage of the upcoming training opportunities offered through Healthcare Ready (HcR), a strategic partner of Centene Corporation. The HcR project, ARCHER (Advancing Resilience for Community Health in Emergency Response), is funded by the Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare and is aimed at increasing all hazards planning and preparation for community health centers to improve resilience and rapid recovery in response to disasters.
UPCOMING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROVIDERS:
Engaging and Strengthening Partnerships Webinar
Date: Wednesday, March 30, from 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET via Zoom
Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xmn3vkpIRL65eI9E6SrT-g
Overview: This training will provide staff with an understanding of partnerships in practice, as well as an overview of how to increase engagement with various partners across federal, state, and local public health, NGOs, and private sector industry. The training will include a partnership mapping exercise in which staff will identify how current partners support the mission of their organization; a scenario-based discussion in which staff will retroactively assess how partnerships supported their response to a past disaster; and a discussion on strategies to leverage and engage state VOADs during a disaster.
Crisis Standards of Communication Webinar
Date: Tuesday, April 12, from 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET via Zoom.
Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DvxMLnKPSzuLo11WFYwk1g
Overview: This training will provide staff with information and skills that can be used to improve the systems and protocols that allow their organization to efficiently communicate during a disaster. The 1-hour long webinar will equip staff with:
- An understanding of the common challenges associated with crisis communications that typically arise during a disaster,
- Tips to developing a comprehensive communication plan that complies with Federal and state laws, and
- Enhanced knowledge of ways that staff can best coordinate with partner organizations in their region, state, or local areas.
The training will provide an overview of best practices in communication considerations with various partners during a crisis, including local healthcare partners, government partners, NGOs, and patients.
In addition to the live sessions, the following recorded trainings and resources are available at: https://healthcareready.org/resources/
- ARCHER Program: Emergency Preparedness Planning Refresh – CMS Final Rule Part 1 - The first installment of a two-webinar series focused on complying with the CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule and guiding community health centers and staff on refreshing their preparedness plans following the lessons learned from COVID. It covers an overview of the CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule and walks through the key components of developing an emergency plan.
- ARCHER Program: Emergency Preparedness Planning Refresh – CMS Final Rule Part 2 - Covers implementing plans into a facility’s policies and procedures as well as developing a communications plan.
- Click to access the rule: Rural Health Clinic / Federally Qualified Health Center Requirements: CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule (Updated)