training opportunities
The Evolution of Threat Assessment and Management in Health Care Settings
Presented by Dr. Kostas Katsavdakis
Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 | St. Cloud
Crisis Leadership & Decision Making for Elected Officials and Senior Leaders | MGT-340
This seminar uses one of four Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government case studies to examine the dynamics of crisis leadership and decision making from an elected or senior official’s perspective. The four hour seminar uses the case study to frame the discussion on ways to overcome leadership challenges in planning and responding to a large scale incident. The final outcome of the seminar is the development of an individual and jurisdiction plan of actions needed to improve preparedness and emergency response.
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Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness | TEEX MGT 439
This course prepares students to effectively, appropriately, and safely plan for and respond to a disaster incident involving children, addressing the specific needs of pediatric patients in the event of a community based-incident. Pediatric specific planning considerations include mass sheltering, pediatric-triage, reunification planning and pediatric decontamination considerations. This course is intended for pediatric physicians, emergency managers, emergency planners, and members of public emergency departments like EMS, Fire, Police, Public Health, and Hospitals in field of disaster response and preparedness work.
Two-day course | March 15 and 16, 2023 | Camp Ripley
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ONLINE TRAINING
FEMA Emergency Management Institute Courses
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers multiple online training modules through their Emergency Management Institute. Here are the links to each course. A certificate is awarded upon successful completion of each course.
IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
IS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200
IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS-800.D: National Response Framework, An Introduction