NYCEPCE Mission and Trainings
Mission
The mission of the NYCEPCE is to extend and strengthen the competency of health professionals in New York State and New York City to respond effectively to emergency events of all kinds. As a result of the competency-based continuing education offered through the Consortium, health professionals will have an increased ability to identify potential emergencies, respond rapidly within institutional and community incident management systems, communicate across clinical and public health organizational lines, and provide effective care for those affected.
Objectives
Provide:
- Awareness-level Emergency Preparedness Training for Hospital Clinicians education for health professionals.
- Clinical education on initial assessment and management of patients for first responders and Medical Reserve Corps volunteers.
- Education on appropriate care for vulnerable populations (e.g., children) when they are involved in an emergency.
- Training and support in exercise development and evaluation.
- Interactive exercise tool that allows for demonstration of competence.
Target Audience:
- Allied Health
- Dentist
- EMS
- MD & PA
- Nurses (including NP)
- Mental Health
- Pharmacy
- Veterinary Medicine
- Public Health
Training methods:
- Presentations (in-person)
- Satellite broadcasts (satellite, internet, VHS)
- Web-based self-paced interactive courses
- Interactive CD-ROM
- Tabletop exercises
- Operational drills and exercises
Available Trainings Include:
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| Surge Capacity for Disasters: The Potential Roles of the Community and Public Health Nurse in Preparing for Emergencies |  |
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| Making Sense of the National Incident Management System | |
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| Systems or Symptoms? Finding the Right Balance | |
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| Emergency Preparedness Training for Hospital Clinicians: The Basics | |
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| Emergency Preparedness Training for Hospital Clinicians: Biological Incidents | |
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| Emergency Preparedness Training for Hospital Clinicians: Explosive Incidents | |
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| Emergency Preparedness Training for Hospital Clinicians: Chemical Incidents | |
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| Emergency Preparedness Training for Hospital Clinicians: Radiological Incidents | |
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| Emergency Preparedness Training for Hospital Clinicians: Incidents Affecting Children | |
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| Working in a POD | |
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| Personal Preparedness | |
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| Medical Reserve Corps Training: POD Operations for Public Health and First Responders | |
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| Medical Reserve Corps Training: Importance of Personal Emergency Preparedness Training for Hospital Clinicians | |
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| Medical Reserve Corps Training: Role in Disaster Triage | |
* Satellite Broadcast event is available as a RealPlayer web-streaming file.
Continuing Education Units are available for many trainings.