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Pre-Conference Workshop Day (July 7)


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Conference Agenda (July 8-10)


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DAY 1 - July 8, 2008


Time

Speaker(s)

Topic

 8:00 Dr. Benight, Curt Drennen, CAPT Terbush Welcome, Conference Objectives
 8:15 General Renuart Opening Remarks: The Importance of Partnerships in Planning for Pandemic
 8:45 Dr. Benight, Curt Drennen, CAPT Terbush Overview of the Morning Sessions and the Conference
 THEME - Building Interagency/Intersystem Cooperation
 9:30  
Break
 9:45 Col E. Cameron Ritchie and P.J. Havice-Cover
Making Behavior Health Protection a Priority for your Disaster Workforce

  Dr. Fran Norris An Introduction to The National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research (NCDMHR)
  CAPT Paul Wrigley, Earl Johnson, and Mary Gaudreau Evolving Challenges in Disaster Chaplaincy for DOD and the Civilian Community
  Curt Drennen and Major Teresa Roberts CoCERN: A civilian model for multi-system collaboration and cooperation in planning and response; DoD: Modeling system collaboration and cooperation
  Katie Wells and Brian McKernan Planning for Substance Abuse and Disasters – Impact on Resilience and Recovery
 11:30
Lunch
THEME - Pandemic Influenza and Behavioral Health Intervention
 1:00 CAPT Formanski and Steve Crimando Pandemic and CBRNE Events: The Psychosocial Impact of Pandemic Influenza
 2:30  
Break
 2:45 Col Falk and Dr. Ike Nnawuchi Resiliency & Leadership Training in Prevention of Stress Disorders
  P.J. Havice-Cover Planning for Pandemic –A Field Guide for Addressing Human Concerns
  Dr. Josef Ruzek Psychological First Aid - How Brief is Brief intervention?
  CAPT Jon Perez Providing Mental Health Humanitarian Assistance in Complex Emergencies: Adaptations for Pandemic Response
  Earl Johnson, Chaplain Paul Wrigley, Mary Gaudreau, Dr. Jan McCormack, Dr. Naomi Paget, and LtCol Charles Woods Pandemic Influenza Issues and Solutions for Disaster Chaplains
  Steve Crimando Planning for and addressing the psychosocial impact of Pandemic Influenza
 4:30  
Day Closing
5:00 - 7:30
 Reception Social Gathering – Networking development and support

 
DAY 2 - July 9, 2008
 8:00 Dr. Benight, Curt Drennen, and CAPT Terbush Welcome, Opening Announcements and Initial Networking
 8:30 Jeannie Ritter, First Lady of Colorado (invited) Welcoming Statements – Importance of Partnerships
 THEME - Research and System Partnerships
 8:45   Charlie Cook and Dr. Fran Norris Using Evaluation to Strengthen Disaster Behavioral Health Systems in Louisiana an the Nation
 10:15  
Break
 10:30  Dr. Joe Ruzek
 Next Steps in Research
   Pete Hull
 The Role of Faith Based and Non-Governmental Organizations During Disaster
   Dr. Chip Benight Partnerships building The Continental Divide Research Network
   Dr. Naomi Paget A Model for Training--Chaplain Ministry During Pandemic: From Awareness to Implementation
   Deanna Erstad
 Planning for Special Needs Populations During Disasters
 12:15  
Lunch
 THEME - Recovery, Resilience and Special Populations
 1:15 CAPT Chip Schreiber and Dr. Marlene Wong Recovery and Resilience:  The Special Needs of Children
 2:45  
Break
 3:00 Laura Williams and Marguerite McCormack
 Building Resilience in Organizations
  Dr. Alan Peterson
 Risk and Resiliancy in Medical Personnel Exposed to Disaster Trauma
  Dr. Chip Benight Research Questions in Secondary Trauma/Compassion Fatigue
  Dr. Jan McCormack Personal Resilience – Recognizing Compassion Fatigue
  Major Anthony Hassan and Dr. Mary Haden Building Population/Community Resilience: Comparative Uniformed Services and Civilian perspectives
 4:45  
Day Closing
 

DAY 3 - July 10, 2008
 8:00 Dr. Benight, Curt Drennen, and CAPT Terbush Welcome, Opening Announcements and Initial Networking
 8:15  CAPT Formanski and CAPT Schreiber
 Workshop Instructions and Scenario Description:  Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise

 9:00  Interagency Task Force Work through questions to facilitate development of a response plan (Mass Fatality Issues)
   Interagency Task Force Work through questions to facilitate development of a response plan (Social Distancing, Isolation)
   Interagency Task Force Work through questions to facilitate development of a response plan (Workforce Resilience)
   Interagency Task Force Work through questions to facilitate development of a response plan (Children, Schools and Family Issues)
   Interagency Task Force Work through questions to facilitate development of a response plan (Research and Cross Discipline Partnerships)
 10:00  
Break
 10:15  Interagency Task Force Identify Action Items and Write Report (Mass Fatality Issues)
   Interagency Task Force Identify Action Items and Write Report (Social Distancing, Isolation)
   Interagency Task Force Identify Action Items and Write Report (Workforce Resilience)
   Interagency Task Force Identify Action Items and Write Report (Children, Schools and Family Issues)
   Interagency Task Force Identify Action Items and Write Report (Research and Cross Discipline Partnerships)
 12:00
Lunch

 1:00  CAPT Formanski and CAPT Schreiber
Instructions for Interagency Task Force Report Outs
 1:15 Task Forces Report Out and
Expert Panel Comments
Strategies to Build National Resilience in Pandemic Events
 2:45
Break
 3:00  Dr. Dennis Mileti Changing People's Readiness Behavior: Public Education Research Findings and Evidence Based Applications for Practice 
 4:30 Dr. Benight, Curt Drennen and CAPT Terbush  Conference Closing – Ahead to 2009

 5:00
 Adjourn


Post-Conference Briefing 
Department of Defense Employees (July 11)


Who:    All DOD members attending the Continental Divide Disaster Behavioral Health conference.

What:   You are cordially invited to attend a 30-45 minute NORAD-USNORTHCOM Command Brief.


When:  11 July 08, 0900 – 1000.


Where: NORAD-USNORTHCOM Headquarters Building on Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, CO.** 


Why:    To receive an overview of the NORTHCOM Combatant Command mission areas of responsibility, operations,   
           interagency coordination, and training & exercises. We will also discuss the role of DOD medical personnel
           deployed to support a disaster event. 

If you are interested in attending this briefing, please e-mail the Office of the Command Surgeon by clicking here.
  

** Peterson AFB is adjacent to the Colorado Springs airport, allowing plenty of time to catch an early afternoon flight.