ANNOUNCEMENTS

New: Upcoming COCA Call - Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Title: Leveraging the Electronic Health Record for Public Health Alerting
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Call Number: 1-888-790-6180
Passcode: 1281914      
Please join us for this informative COCA conference call. A CDC subject matter expert will discuss both strategies to increase compliance with public health recommendations and guidelines, and the role of EHR systems in improving dissemination of public health information at point-of-care. http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp

2010 Summer Institute for Public Health Practice
Date: August 9 - 13, 2010
Location: Seattle, WA - University of Washington
Registration is now open for the 2010 Summer Institute for Public Health Practice at the University of Washington. The Summer Institute is a learning tradition designed to meet the needs of public health practitioners. All participants from each area of study attend the plenary sessions, which includes the Deputy Director of the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.nwcphp.org/training/summer-institute


CONFERENCES

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Meeting
Date: June 23 - 24, 2010
Location: Atlanta, GA
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) consists of 15 experts in fields associated with immunization, who have been selected by the Secretary of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide advice and guidance to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the control of vaccine-preventable diseases. The Committee develops written recommendations for the routine administration of vaccines to children and adults in the civilian population.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/  

2010 ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit
Date: July 10 - 13, 2010
Location: San Diego Convention Center, CA
http://www.esri.com/events/homeland/index.html

2010 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CDC)
Date: July 11 - 14, 2010
Location: Atlanta, GA
The International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases brings together public health professionals to encourage the exchange of scientific and public health information on global emerging infectious disease issues.  The program will include plenary and panel sessions with invited speakers as well as oral and poster presentations on emerging infections. Major topics to be included are current work on surveillance, epidemiology, research, communication and training, bioterrorism, and preventions and control of emerging infectious diseases, both in the United States and abroad. Continuing education for this activity is pending.
http://www.iceid.org/

Early Childhood 2010:  Innovation for the Next Generation (HHS/USDOED)
Date: August 3 - 4, 2010
Location: Washington, D.C
The interdepartmental Early Childhood 2010 meeting will bring together federal staff, state and local partners, and other stakeholders.  Through plenary session, workshops, meetings, and networking opportunities, participants will discuss evidence-based practices and work toward a shared vision that is consistent across early childhood systems. A major objective of this meeting is to improve collaboration and partnerships at the federal, state, and community levels.
http://www.earlychildhood2010.org/?zid=2

National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media (CDC)
Date: August 17 - 19, 2010
Location: Atlanta, GA
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pleased to announce the fourth annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media. This conference brings together individuals representing academia, public health researchers and practitioners from federal and state governments and the private sector, and provides a forum for collegial dialogue within and across these disciplines. The conference is an excellent opportunity to meet with colleagues and shape the future of health communication, marketing, and media practice.
http://www.cdc.gov/healthmarketing/NCHCMM2010/

World Conference in Disaster Medicine
Summit Series
Date: Fall 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
http://www.wcdm.org/Australia/australia.html

IAEM 58th Annual Conference & EMEX 2010
Date: Oct.4 - Nov.4, 2010
Location: San Antonio, Texas
http://www.emex.org/default.asp

ONLINE TRAINING

COCA Call On-Demand Resources for Dengue and Malaria
The transcript, audio and additional resources from the COCA Conference Call, It’s a Small World After All: Dengue and Malaria in U.S Residents - Recognizing and Treating These Mosquito-borne Diseases (June 9, 2010) are now available online!
http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/confcall_archive.asp
CE credit/contact hours are available for this call. Download the PowerPoint and follow along with the audio file posted on the COCA website, then complete the on-line evaluation at: http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/

New: IS-702.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information Systems (FEMA)
IS-702.a is an updated version of the IS-702 course. The goal of this course is to facilitate NIMS compliance by providing you with the basic information and tools that you need to apply NIMS public information systems and protocols during incident management. Course Length: Approximately 3 hours; CEUs: 0.3.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is702a.asp

New: IS-35.10 FEMA Safety Orientation 2010  (FEMA)
This course is designed to help you understand your safety rights and responsibilities and what you can do to safeguard your own well-being on the job—both in your regular workplace and during deployments. Course Length: Approximately 2 hours; CEUs: 0.2.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is35.10.asp

New: IS-366 Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters (FEMA)
The purpose of this course is to provide guidance for emergency Managers and implementers of children’s programs about meeting the unique needs that arise among children as a result of a disaster or emergency. Course Length: Approximately 4 hours; CEUs: 0.4.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is366.asp

CDC Public Health Grand Rounds - Child Survival (CDC)
Date: July 15, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 10:15 am (Eastern Time)
The Public Health Grand Rounds is a monthly series created to further strengthen CDC’s common scientific culture and foster discussion and debate on major public health issues. This session of the Public Health Grand Rounds will focus on key issues and challenges related to child survival topics.

Watch live and archived broadcasts at: www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds

CDC Public Health Grand Rounds - Vitamin D (CDC)
Date: August 19, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 10:15 am (Eastern Time)
The Public Health Grand Rounds is a monthly series created to further strengthen CDC’s common scientific culture and foster discussion and debate on major public health issues. This session of the Public Health Grand Rounds will focus on key issues related to Vitamin D, including cutting-edge scientific evidence and potential impact of different interventions.

Watch live and archived broadcasts at: www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds

Updated: IS-324.a Community Hurricane Preparedness (FEMA)
In May 2010 this course was revised to update information on hurricane science and National Weather Service forecast products. In addition a section on Emergency Management was added. Course Length: Approximately 10 hours; CEUs: 1.0.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is324a.asp

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) - FEMA
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment.
http://www.training.fema.gov/

NTPI Training Opportunities
First responders enrolled in National Terrorism and Preparedness Institute (NTPI) online courses can earn continuing education units (CEUs) from St. Petersburg College. Once the final assessment for a course has been successfully completed, a course completion certificate is available for printing. First responders can access online courses via the ANGEL system. A user account is required as well as verification that the course participant works for a first responder agency.
http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/ntpi/trainingIndex.aspx

National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) e-Learning
With NEHA e-Learning, you can experience experts from leading organizations addressing today's most pressing environmental health topics from anywhere there is online access. Watch the speaker along with his or her slide presentation and the audience feedback. The slides and reference materials are downloadable, and if you need continuing education (CE) credits, both course certificates and CE credits are available.
http://www.neha.org/elearning/index.html

Influenza Preparedness - North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness (NCCPHP)
The NCCPHP Training web site has provided a list of relevant trainings on influenza preparedness and training series, pandemic influenza preparedness for local health departments.
http://nccphp.sph.unc.edu/training/index.php

Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP)
The primary focus of CPHP program activities is the delivery of education, training, and dissemination of new information related to enhancing emergency preparedness and response. 
http://emergency.cdc.gov/cotper/training/

NACCHO Advanced Practice Centers (APC) Training Websites
The mission of the APC Program is to promote innovative and practical solutions that enhance the capabilities of all local health departments and the public health system to prepare for, and respond to, and recover from public health emergencies.
http://www.naccho.org/topics/emergency/APC/index.cfm

Homeland Defense Training and Publishing™
Homeland Defense Security Training offers security training on the topic areas of Emergency Preparedness, Mass Casualty Special Needs, and CBRNE WMD. Training center located in Arlington, VA. Homeland Defense Security Training also brings these courses to states, federal agencies and corporations worldwide for in-house private training.
http://hdgrants.com/

JOURNALS

On-line Disaster Medicine Journals:

AMA Journal

WADEM Journal