Preparing for Pandemic Influenza - Is Your Facility Ready?


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The federal government has called on healthcare facilities to prepare for a pandemic influenza that could last for weeks or months, yet a recent survey showed most hospitals could only continue operating without external help for less than one week. Shortages of beds, respirators and other critical medical supplies are expected to be widespread, and health care worker absenteeism is likely to soar. New pandemic preparedness guidance from OSHA says health care employers should not count on receiving any additional supplies of respirators and PPE not already stockpiled.

During this 90-minute interactive audio conference, you’ll learn how you can be prepared for and respond to a pandemic flu outbreak that could stretch your resources beyond their limits.

Your highly knowledgeable speaker is Dr. Charles Mackett, currently an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he oversees the daily operations of the department and its residency programs, fellowships and clinical health centers. Dr. Mackett is a member of the Executive Committee of the UPMC Disaster Management Center, the Chair of the Center’s Medical Advisory Committee, the Chair of UPMC’s Pandemic Influenza Task Force and a member of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Pandemic Influenza Council. In these roles, Dr. Mackett is significantly responsible for the development and implementation of UPMC’s pandemic influenza response plans and preparations as well as those for Allegheny County the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has spoken on numerous occasions to hospitals and health care facilities about pandemic flu preparation and planning.

Learning Objectives:

  1. How to prepare for a surge in patients and keep your facility running with limited staff and resources
  2. How to address issues of infection control, isolating patients, security and access, and education
  3. What steps you should take now to comply with OSHA requirements for protecting employees
  4. How to establish methods to prioritize and allocate limited supplies of vaccines and anti-viral drugs
  5. What immediate steps to take upon learning of an outbreak in your state or city
  6. How to coordinate your preparedness plan with local first responders and emergency preparedness officials

Who Should Attend?

  • Disaster/Emergency Managers
  • Hospital, Nursing home, Acute Care and other health care facility administrators
  • Risk Managers
  • Contingency Planners
Plus - you'll get the chance to ask this expert your own questions prior to the audio conference as well as during the live Q&A session following the presentation!

Presenters and Panelists:

Dr. Charles Mackett
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Pittsburgh Medical Center

Dr. Charles Mackett is currently Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). He oversees the daily operations of the department and its residency programs, fellowships and clinical health centers. Dr. Mackett is a practicing family medicine specialist and geriatrician and a member of the Executive Committee of the UPMC Disaster Management Center and the Chair of the Center’s Medical Advisory Committee. He is also the Chair of UPMC’s Pandemic Influenza Task Force and a member of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Pandemic Influenza Council. In these roles, Dr. Mackett is significantly responsible for the development and implementation of UPMC’s pandemic influenza response plans and preparations as well as those for Allegheny County the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mackett is a former US Air Force Hospital Commander, deployed Commander, and NASA DoD Surgeon with over 23 years experience in clinical medicine, aerospace medicine, disaster medicine, hospital administration and emergency response. He has spoken on numerous occasions to hospitals and health care facilities about pandemic flu preparation and planning.

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