Virginia Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness Symposium5/30/2024All Day
Venue
Richmond, VA 23233
Flyer | Registration
There is no fee to register for the symposium, but space is limited to one participant per facility.
Overview
The Virginia Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness Symposium is a free event focused specifically on planning and preparedness needs of Virginia’s nursing facilities and assisted living communities. Leading experts, state and federal authorities, and long term care experts will focus on real world examples and scenarios to ensure you can prepare and respond to a variety of situations in the most appropriate way to safeguard your residents, visitors, and staff.
The symposium made possible through VHCA-VCAL’s Virginia Long Term Care Infrastructure Pilot Project (VLIPP) grant from VDH.
Who should attend
The symposium is intended for the individual who oversees your facility’s emergency preparedness plan. The event is intended for participants from both nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in Virginia. Space is limited to one participant per facility.
Agenda
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | Welcome and Introductions April Payne | VHCA-VCAL Zachary Goldfarb | Incident Management Solutions |
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| 9:15 – 10:15 am | An Effective Emergency Management Program: Creation and Sustainability Zachary Goldfarb | Incident Management Solutions |
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| 10:15 – 11:15 am | Lessons Learned: The South Boston Health and Rehab Fire Chad Isabelle | Saber Health David Calkins | Central Virginia Healthcare Coalition |
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| 11:15 – 11:30 am | Break |
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| 11:30 – 12:30 pm | Cyberecurity Risk Assessment and Response for LTC Facilities Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | US Department of Homeland Security (Invited) |
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| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30 – 2:00 pm | Is Your Emergency Preparedness Plan Survey Ready? Elizabeth Nugent | Health Quality Innovators |
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| 2:00 –2:30 pm | VDH Update on the VLIPP Grant Projects and LTC Involvement VDH Office of Emergency Management (Invited) |
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| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Snowmageddon 2024 Exercise Discussion Louis Cook | Incident Management Solutions |
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| 3:30 – 3:45 pm | Closing Remarks April Payne and Zachary Goldfarb |
Registration
RSVP online. There is no fee to register for the symposium, but space is limited.
Important Notices: Image Release
By registering for and/or attending this event, I acknowledge and agree that photographs, video, and other recordings of the event may be taken by VHCA-VCAL or parties acting on behalf of VHCA-VCAL, and that these photographs, video, and other recordings may be used by VHCA-VCAL in any media now known or later invented for any purpose related to VHCA-VCAL’s mission, including education, promotional, and awareness related use. I give VHCA-VCAL unlimited permission to use my name, likeness, image, statements, and other information I may give to VHCA-VCAL, whether through registration, at the event, or otherwise, that may be necessary for VHCA- VCAL to make use of its rights in the photographs, video, and other recordings.
Health and Safety Protocols (Updated May 11, 2023)
Our goal is always to keep our event attendees healthy and safe. As a precautionary measure, VHCA-VCAL asks attendees who are sick and/or have active symptoms of fever, cough, or shortness of breath to please refrain from attending our events for the benefit of all concerned. Substitutions are welcome for any registered attendees who must refrain from participating in an event due to exposure/illness.
The CDC recommends staying up to date with vaccines and testing if you have symptoms. Further, it says people may mask at any time. Meetings and events held on-site at a long term care facility must follow the host facility’s protocols.