Course Details
| Course Name | Fundamentals of Healthcare Emergency Management (FUND) | ||||
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| Course Code | CDP 008-06 | ||||
| Course Length | 4.0 day(s) | ||||
| Course Description | The FUND is a four-day, 32-hour course which provides healthcare personnel with a foundation of knowledge in healthcare emergency management. The course includes lectures on standards, regulations, and organizations affecting healthcare entities and the integration of government agencies and stakeholders; disaster preparedness planning; staffing and personnel; emergency management issues for healthcare; PPE and decontamination; evacuation, isolation, and quarantine; ethical issues; financial issues; public affairs; and training, drills, and exercises. Small exercises are conducted in hazard vulnerability assessment, managing medical surge, and developing a SOCO. The final exercise provides an opportunity to apply a majority of the fundamental principles learned in the course. | ||||
| Target Audience/ Disciplines |
Emergency Medical Services (EMS), health care, and public health. | ||||
| Additional Qualifications/ Certifications |
Training in ICS: IS-100 level (minimum) and IS-700, or IS-700.a, and IS-200 (optional).
The CDP recommends that candidates also have the following:
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| CEUs | 3.2 | ||||
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