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What's New
ACP-OC has reserved this page to communicate to our members and prospective members news or news-worthy information. The topics will be listed below and updated as received. If you would like to contribute to this page, please contact ACP-OCs Website Director, Mikole Davey at (949) 975-5576 or via email at websitedirector@acpoc.com
- Interesting Web Links - New Links this Week:
- Free Business Recovery Training
The Southern California NIOSH Education and Research Center at UCLA is offering the following free training: Business Planning To Survive Pandemic Flu & Other Disasters.
For additional information go to: www.ph.ucla.edu/erc/flu.pdf
Or contact: Arlene Feingold, SCERC Outreach Coordinator at (310) 473-0434 or at feingold@ucla.edu.
- Free Annual Disaster Resource GUIDE
Complimentary Copy of the 13th Annual Disaster Resource Guide
Sign up by August 22 to ensure receipt of a free copy of the annual 2008/09 GUIDE.
http://www.disaster-resource.com/cgi-bin/freeguide.cgi
- Interesting Web Links from Previous weeks
- Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900-2005
A new book, Emergency Management: The American Experience, 1900–2005, brings a historical perspective to this ongoing examination. This book, edited by Claire B. Rubin, reviews major disasters that have occurred over the past century in the U.S., focusing on the policy and administrative changes that have come about as outcomes of these disasters.
For additional information go to: https://www.riskinstitute.org/peri/
- 2008 Disaster Preparedness Academy
Date: October 1, 2008
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
The American Red Cross of Orange County presents the 24th Annual Disaster Preparedness Academy “Trained, Empowered, Prepared”. Choose from many workshops offering the latest in disaster planning, mitigation, response, and recovery information.
- 2008 Health Preparedness Summit – Sept. 24
“Building Collaborative Partnerships to Prepare for and Manage Health
Emergencies”
When: September 24, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.,
Where: Care Ambulance Training Facility, 1517 W. Braden Court, Orange, CA 92868
Cost: FREE
Presented by: OC Health Care Agency
The 2008 Health Preparedness Summit has been designed to provide participants with best practices in preparedness through presentations, information sharing from local stakeholder groups and to network with diverse stakeholders in the community. The overarching goal of the summit is to enhance the ability of participants to plan, prepare, respond and recover to public health emergencies.
Topics
· Real Life Business Response to Disasters & Lessons Learned
· Developing a Business and Health Partnership
· Planning for Mass Absenteeism
· Human Resources & Disasters
· Supply Chain Management
Breakout Sessions
· Business Point of Dispensing (POD) Planning
· Situation Based Planning
· Business Continuity
For additional information or to register, go to: http://www.ochealthinfo.com/summit2008/
- CSUF Extended Education – Business Continuity Planning Certificate Program
The Certificate in Business Continuity Planning consists of four required courses totaling 50 hours of lecture and discussion. 5.0 Continuing Education Units will be awarded to the certificate graduate.
The following courses are scheduled for Fall 2008:
Introduction to Business Continuity Planning 9/6/08
Process of Business Continuity Planning 9/20, 9/27,and 10/4/08
Business Continuity Plan Cycle-Design to Development 10/18, 10/25 and 11/1/08
Exercising the Business Continuity Plan 11/22, 12/6 and 12/13/08
For additional information go to: http://www.csufextension.org/Classes/certificate/CertDetail.aspx?GN=3391&GV=1
- Coastline Community College – Emergency Management Certificate Program
This certificate is suited for emergency management people in various levels of government, business professionals in industry, and others in public and private non-profit members concerned with disaster response and training employees to handle emergencies well.
For additional information go to: http://www.coastline.edu/departments/cte/page.cfm?LinkID=1013
- New Pandemic Workshops from DSPN
Workshop #202P: How to Build a Pandemic Contingency Plan...That Works!
This session examines best practices for building and maintaining a pandemic contingency plan that is fully compliant with standards published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC).
Workshop #302P: How to Stage a Pandemic Test...That Works!
Using recommendations from the March 2008 edition of the FFIEC BCP handbook and best practices collected by DSPN, attendees examine proven techniques developing robust testing programs.
Workshop #401P: Pandemic Experience for Executives
Pandemic Experience for Executives is a half-day tabletop exercise to help leadership teams define and practice their roles in reducing the impact of a pandemic emergency. The event is customized for an organization's circumstances and experience level and is facilitated at the organization’s site. Price varies depending on requirements.
For more information, contact: Paul Klier at pklier@dspnetwork.com.
- The Institute for Business Continuity Training (IBCT) course details, your members should visit http://www.IBCT.com.
- The Disaster Preparedness Summit
Preparing the World... One Business at a Time - Did you know that one in four businesses experiencing a major emergency fails? According to a study by The Advertising Council, less than half of America's business owners have an established, comprehensive disaster preparedness plan in place. As the number of declared emergencies has more than doubled in the past few years, being prepared is more important than ever.
Knowing exactly what to do in the event of an emergency will ensure that your business remains alive and intact. Either for a major natural disaster or a localized emergency, it is crucial to prepare your business for an interruption of any size. Investing in a disaster preparedness plan now will save you time and money later. Furthermore, establishing a thorough emergency plan will increase your credibility with your clients, vendors, and community.
Whether you are just starting to think about creating a disaster plan for your business or looking to update your current plan, our educational seminar will provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to create a complete and efficient plan. More importantly, the information you receive will give you confidence that your business, employees and property will survive and recover in the event of a disaster.
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