Background: To date, there has been a limited unified, all-hazards understanding of national-level hospital facility status, capacity, resources, and capabilities. Existing efforts have included the COVID-19/influenza/bed occupancy hospital data, ad-hoc surveys performed after incidents such as hurricanes, targeted surveillance systems for specific communicable diseases and/or specific types of care (ex., ED visits), and individual efforts […]

Dates: September 6-8, 2023 Times: 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Christopher Newport University, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News, VA 23606 To Register: Click here https://covlc.virginia.gov Deadline to register is August 23, 2023 This course is part of the National Emergency Management Basic Academy and will count towards the completion of this program. It replaces the […]

WHEN: September 12th-14th, 2023 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm WHERE: Liberty University Conference Center 3700 Candlers Mountain Road Lynchburg, VA 24502 DETAILS: This course provides participants with an overview of scientific principles and concepts that come into play in the management of a wide range of disasters. Emergency management professionals should have a baseline […]

VHHA-2023 A2HA Finance Meeting Start Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 End Date: Friday, September 22, 2023 Last Day to Book: Friday, August 25, 2023

Our Story Continues in The Big Easy September 18-22⎟ New Orleans Now in its 35th year, EMS World Expo returns to The Big Easy with a continued focus on achieving better patient outcomes through better education. For 5 days, thousands of EMS professionals from hundreds of agencies across the globe will unite to engage in […]

November 7-10, 2023 Registration and agenda available Pollard Technology Conference Center 210 Badger Avenue Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 During this workshop, speakers will describe the purpose and function of software tools developed by scientific groups within NATO. These tools either allow an integrated estimation of dose (BAT, WinFRAT), or the prediction of ARS severity based […]

WHEN: November 15th-16th, 2023 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm WHERE: Liberty University Conference Center 3700 Candlers Mountain Road Lynchburg, VA 24502 COURSE DETAILS: This course provides a comprehensive overview of exercise design along with practical skill development in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Doctrine. This course uses activities that […]

Argentinian and Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fevers During this webinar, guest presenters will describe the epidemiology of cases, risk factors, clinical presentations and management, and review a public health program model for arenavirus control.