PPE from A to Z: N95s and Respiratory Protection
2023-11-29 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
NETEC
Panelists will discuss the role of N95s in protecting health care workers, how to perform fit testing, and what to know about maintaining compliance

Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series: Nuts and Bolts of Delivering Effective Cultural Programs in Integrated Care Clinics
2023-11-30 12:00 - 13:00
Indian Health Services (IHS)
This webinar will focus on the building blocks of effective cultural programs delivered in American Indian/Alaska Native clinics

NBSB Public Meeting
2023-11-30 12:30 - 16:00
National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB)
The NBSB will discuss and vote on two sets of recommendations related to COVID-19 pandemic lessons, Project NextGen vaccine and therapeutic products, and disaster preparedness training.

VHEMP Webinar | National Weather Service – Winter Weather Briefing
2023-12-04 12:00 - 13:00 | GoToWebinar
The Virginia Healthcare Emergency Management Program (VHEMP) – a partnership between the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) and the four Regional Healthcare Coalitions – is hosting a one-hour webinar on December 4th at Noon (12:00pm) featuring Eric Seymour, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS). The briefing will focus on the 2023 – 2024 winter weather outlook and available NWS resources to assist in readiness and response.

Waterborne Infectious Disease Burden and Recreational Water-Associated Illness in the U.S.
2023-12-04 14:00 - 15:00
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Join Shanna Miko, DNP, MPH, and Michele Hlavsa, RN, MPH of the CDC to learn about the latest research on the burden of waterborne infectious disease, with a particular focus on estimates and prevention of recreational water-associated illness.

Healthy People 2030: Substance Misuse and Prevention Strategies to Improve Public Health, A Focus on State Practices
2023-12-06 14:00 - 15:00
HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
During this event the New York State Department of Health will present on their efforts to address substance misuse through their state health improvement plan.

Understanding and Addressing the Health Impacts of Online Abuse and Harassment Workshop
2023-12-07 - 2023-12-08
NIH is hosting a virtual scientific workshop to identify gaps, opportunities, and challenges in advancing a research agenda to better understand the clinical, health, and developmental impacts of online harassment and abuse and develop innovative prevention and intervention efforts.

Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series: Reviewing Barriers and Strengths to Integrate Mental Health Services in Primary Care
2023-12-07 12:00 - 13:00
IHS
This webinar is an opportunity to review common barriers and challenges to integrating mental health services in primary care.

Public Health Preparedness Program (PHEP) Connects: Laboratory Strategies to Advance Preparedness and Response
2023-12-13 13:00 - 14:00
CDC
CDC presenters Rupesh Naik, Tricia Blevins, and Amy Watson Hardnett will also discuss how public health laboratories can align their strategies, activities, and resources to actively support public health preparedness and response.

Mpox Training for Healthcare Providers
2024-01-23 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-01-31 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-02-08 08:30 - 12:30, 2024-02-14 08:30 - 12:30
In January and February 2024, the VDH Mpox Response Team will host four in-person mpox training sessions for healthcare providers. We ask that you register for the event closest to you and help promote the training among your local healthcare providers by sharing the information below or the attached flyer.
Purpose: VDH staff and local clinicians will share information on the epidemiology of the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak, testing and treatment strategies, vaccination, incorporating mpox into routine HIV and STI care, and lessons learned during the mpox outbreak.
Intended audience: These free, in-person trainings are intended for healthcare providers, including those who care for patients at risk of getting mpox and those who provide HIV or STI care services. We will provide a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for the training.
Locations and dates: Sessions will be offered in the Northern, Central/Northwest, Southwest, and Eastern regions of Virginia as shown in the table below. Registration is required. Register now or visit the VDH Mpox Training webpage to learn more.

Location
Date (all sessions are 8:30 am–12:30 pm)

Fairfax (Northern session)
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Charlottesville (Central/Northwest session)
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Wytheville (Southwest session)
Thursday, February 8, 2024

Chesapeake (Eastern session)
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Lauren Lee, MD, MPH
Senior Guidance Writer, COVID-19 Health Information Team
Virginia Department of Health
Lauren.lee@vdh.virginia.gov

VDH Office of Emergency Medical Services | STATE EMS ADVISORY BOARD, COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS
2024-02-01 08:00 - 2024-02-02 18:00, 2024-08-01 08:00 - 2024-08-02 18:00, 2024-11-14 08:00 - 2024-11-15 18:00
Please visit the VDH website for more information to include updates/changes to the dates and times.
The Virginia State EMS Advisory Board includes various committees and groups, such as the Communications, Emergency Management, and Financial Assistance Review Committees. There are also specialized groups like the EMS for Children Committee, Medical Direction Committee, and the Provider Health and Safety Committee. Additionally, there are focused workgroups for legislative planning, trauma systems, and comprehensive EMS code clean-up. These committees collectively address a wide range of topics from legislative issues and financial aid to trauma care and health safety for providers.

2024 Virginia Patient Safety Summit
2024-02-22 09:30 - 15:45
Registration is now open for the 2024 Virginia Patient Safety Summit, which will be held as a virtual event on
Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 9:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
Having an innovative mindset in healthcare is in high demand right now. Healthcare delivery innovation is necessary to find new ways to improve quality, enhance the patient experience, expand safety initiatives, increase efficiency, and reduce costs. As hospitals and health systems pursue innovative solutions in all aspects of their care delivery and quality and safety improvement efforts, they are making real strides toward what the industry refers to as “quadruple aim” — higher quality of patient care with improved and equitable outcomes, increased value for both the patient and provider, improved patient satisfaction and an improved care provider experience. The 2024 Virginia Patient Safety Summit will highlight the progress being made in Virginia, and across the country, in these efforts.
Some of the keynote speakers for the 2024 Summit include Dr. Aditi Mallick, the Acting Director of the CMS Office of Minority Health and Bonnie Clipper DNP, MA, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, FAAN, an internationally recognized nurse futurist and nursing innovation expert.
To register for the 2024 Virginia Patient Safety Summit and obtain additional Summit information, click here. https://my.vhha.com/events/s/community-event?id=a1Y7V00000b7C9BUAU
You may need to reset your password or create a new one (if you do not already have an account).
Registration for the 2024 Virginia Patient Safety Summit is free of charge for staff and providers associated with all Virginia hospitals/health systems, members of the Virginia Patient Safety Summit partner organizations (Medical Society of Virginia (MSV), the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA) and the Virginia Pharmacists Association (VPhA), federal and state health partner organizations and event sponsor organizations and students. Others may register for a fee of $95.

If you have any trouble registering an account or creating a new password, please reach out to events@vhha.com for immediate assistance.

2024 Virginia Emergency Management Symposium
2024-03-18 - 2024-03-21
The Virginia Emergency Management Symposium (VEMS) is being held from March 18 – 21, 2024 at the Newport News Marriott City Center! VEMS is an annual event, co-sponsored by the Virginia Emergency Management Association and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, providing a forum to discuss current trends and topics and share information about the latest practices, tools, and technology in emergency management and homeland security. Sessions encourage stakeholders at all levels of government, the private sector, public health and related professions to exchange ideas and collaborate to protect lives and property from disaster.
The theme for 2024 is “The Day After Tomorrow: Are We Prepared?” and was chosen to reflect the constantly changing threat environment that emergency managers face. Proposed topics will cover data-informed decision-making; preparing for the unexpected through progressive plans, trainings, and exercises; and collaboration and information sharing tools and techniques, as well as learning from experiences of emergency managers both within Virginia and across the nation.

2024 Virginia Healthcare Workforce Summit
2024-03-19 09:15 - 15:30 | Cvent Platform (Virtual)
Strengthening the Healthcare Workforce through Innovation and Purpose
The 2024 Virginia Healthcare Workforce Summit will focus on opportunities to invest in, realign, and refocus our efforts to support and strengthen the healthcare workforce of today and tomorrow. Topics will include strategies for attracting and retaining talent in the post-pandemic workplace, effective strategies for promoting employee well-being and safety, streamlining processes with rapidly advancing technologies including Artificial Intelligence, and upskilling and career advancement opportunities as a win-win for the workforce and employers.
This is a virtual event that will include opportunities for participant engagement through the Cvent platform.
If you are registering someone other than yourself, please use their email address so that they can receive verification codes the day of the event to ensure smooth access to the platform.
If you have issues or questions about registration, please email events@vhha.com.

2024 Virginia Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Summit
2024-04-24 07:30 - 16:30 | The Westin – Richmond, 6631 W Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23230, United States
The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) will host the 2024 Virginia Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Summit on April 24, 2024 at The Westin – Richmond. Our speakers, panelists, sponsors and support organizations will provide the Virginia healthcare community the opportunity to discuss and strengthen their preparedness for “Human Caused Incidents”.
Join your healthcare professional colleagues from across the Commonwealth on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Please use this link https://my.vhha.com/events/s/community-event?id=a1Y7V00000b7E7bUAE to get to the Summit registration page and information on lodging reservations.
If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please email Isaac Rife at irife@vhha.com for additional information.
Partial funding support provided through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement within the U.S. Health and Human Services. Points of view or opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of ASPR/HPP or the U.S. Health and Human Services.

Virginia Public Health Webinar Series for Virginia Hospital and Health Systems
2024-12-04 12:00 - 13:00 | GoTo Webinar
To provide the healthcare community with timely information on emerging issues, VHHA will host a quarterly public health webinar series for Virginia hospital and health systems featuring updates provided by Virginia Department of Health (VDH) officials. Topics covered in this ongoing webinar series may include disease surveillance, modeling, influenza, RSV, and unique pathogens, among others. Additional topics may vary depending on current events. Content for this webinar will be focused on the suggested audience of Virginia hospital and health systems. The quarterly webinar series will be held at NOON EST.
Register Here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6148857593571432794

VHEMP - Winter Weather Webinar
2024-12-18 12:00 - 13:00
The Virginia Healthcare Emergency Management Program (VHEMP) – a partnership between the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) and the four Regional Healthcare Coalitions – is hosting a one-hour webinar on December 18th at Noon (12:00pm) featuring Eric Seymour, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS). The briefing will focus on the 2024 – 2025 winter weather outlook and available NWS resources to assist in readiness and response.

EMS Advisory Board Meeting - Thursday, Feb. 6 and Friday, Feb. 7, 2025
2025-02-06 - 2025-02-07
SCHEDULE AS OF 1/23/2025 (Subject to Change)
Thursday, February 6, 2025 – All meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel
8:00 a.m. Trauma Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee
9:00 a.m. State Air Medical Committee (Formerly Medevac Committee)
10:00 a.m. EMS Emergency Management Committee
10:00 a.m. Trauma System Improvement Committee
10:00 a.m. Financial Assistance Review Committee (FARC) *No meeting.
10:30 a.m. Workforce Development Committee
1:00 p.m. Trauma Pre-Hospital Committee
1:00 p.m. Trauma Post-Acute Care Committee CANCELED
1:00 p.m. Virginia Association of Governmental EMS Administrators
2:00 p.m. Communications Committee
3:00 p.m. Rules and Regulations Committee
3:00 p.m. Trauma Acute-Care Committee
3:00 p.m. Trauma Injury and Violence Prevention Committee
3:00 p.m. EMS for Children Committee
5: 00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting

Friday, February 7, 2025 – All meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel
8:00 a.m. Trauma Administrative and Governance Committee
8:00 a.m. Legislative and Planning Committee
8:00 a.m. Provider Health and Safety Committee
10:00 a.m. State EMS Advisory Board Meeting

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:
Kevin Dillard, Chair Rachel Stradling
Cell: (540) 379-4192 Toll-Free: 1-800-523-6019 or 804-888-9100
Email: kdillard421@gmail.com Email: rachel.stradling@vdh.virginia.gov

Directions to the Embassy Suites Hotel
2925 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23294. Phone: 1-804-672-8585

I-64 Westbound from Airport or Williamsburg: I-64 West to I-95 North, take exit 79 back onto I-64 West; go 2 miles to W. Broad Street East (Exit 183C), to 2nd light, left on Emerywood Parkway.
64 Eastbound from Charlottesville, Exit 183 to Broad St. Left at first light onto Glenside, Left at first light onto Broad St. Left at first light onto Emerywood Pkwy.
95 North or Southbound: exit 79 to I-64West, Exit 183C. Go to the second light and turn left onto Emerywood Pkwy.

2025 Virginia Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Summit
2025-04-16 07:30 - 16:00 | The Westin – Richmond, 6631 W Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23230, United States
The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association will host the 2025 Virginia Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Summit on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at The Westin-Richmond. Our speakers, sponsors and support organizations will provide the Virginia healthcare community the opportunity to discuss and strengthen the Commonwealth’s preparedness for threats to the healthcare delivery system including severe weather, active aggressor incidents, crisis standards of care and special pathogens response.
Registration will open soon!

50th Annual Rescue College - June 2025 VAVRS 2025 Rescue College
2025-06-06 08:00 - 2025-06-15 17:00 | Blacksburg, Virginia.
The event is being held at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. This training event encompasses a wide variety of courses built to improve on first responder education, hands on experience, and overall preparedness of those dedicated individuals serving the public, and safe-guarding their communities.
Website for more information: https://www.vavrs.com/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=10100&pk_association_webpage=22468
