{"id":52179,"date":"2015-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/03\/30\/preparedness-symposia-will-span-state\/"},"modified":"2015-03-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T05:00:00","slug":"preparedness-symposia-will-span-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/03\/30\/preparedness-symposia-will-span-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparedness symposia will span state"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nebraska Center for Preparedness Education will host its 13th Annual Preparedness Symposium Series in April, May and June in six Nebraska cities. <\/p>\n

The symposia will feature a variety of local experts who will provide participants with basics with which to plan, tailor and refine preparedness plans. The day will culminate in a tabletop exercise activity to test local health care surge preparedness. Session topics will include presentations from professionals in public health, health care coalitions, emergency medical services (EMS), emergency management, volunteer organizations, and behavioral health.<\/p>\n

“This year’s symposia will get back to the basics of disaster preparedness planning to ensure consistency among the many organizations charged with disaster response,” said Phil Smith, M.D., professor of internal medicine-infectious diseases and co-director of the Nebraska Center for Preparedness Education. “The importance of preparedness has never been more evident, as we have seen Ebola, terrorism and natural disasters in the headlines almost daily this last year.” <\/p>\n

The symposia are targeted toward professionals in health care, health care education, public health, emergency management, business and industry and first responders.<\/p>\n

One-day events will be offered in six locations:<\/p>\n