JUNE 25-26, 2008*
HILTON WAIKIKI PRINCE KUHIO HOTEL
Hawaii I Room
2500 Kuhio Avenue
Honolulu, HI 93815
REGISTRATION:
June 25 - 7:30 am
MODULES 1-3, 5, 6
June 25, 8:00-4:30 pm
MODULES 4, 6-8
June 26, 8:00-4:30 pm
*Participants must attend both days to receive certificates of completion for this two-day workshop.
COST: $115.00
Course fee includes lunch and refreshments. ($10/day parking fee not included)
As a result of support from major grants received by Pacific EMPRINTS from the Office of the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, there is no cost for attending this program or for the materials that will be provided. However, there will be a nominal fee to cover all food and refreshment costs. Because of space limitations, registration is required.
Course fee includes lunch and refreshments. ($10/day parking fee not included)
As a result of support from major grants received by Pacific EMPRINTS from the Office of the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, there is no cost for attending this program or for the materials that will be provided. However, there will be a nominal fee to cover all food and refreshment costs. Because of space limitations, registration is required.
Pacific Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Response Information Network and Training Services at
the University of Hawaii presents:
the University of Hawaii presents:
P-R-E-P-A-R-E
WORKSHOP
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JUNE 18, 2008 • LIMITED SEATING !
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ABOUT MATHER LIFEWAYS
Mather LifeWays is a not-for-profit organization based in Evanston, Illinois, with a 60+ year track record of enhancing the lives of older adults. Its Institute on Aging provides services such as but not limited to improving the senior living workforce, supporting family caregivers, and offering the nationally recognized P-R-E-P-A-R-E trainings.
P-R-E-P-A-R-E equips senior living and long-term care professionals with the core competencies to address the medical and psychosocial consequences of natural disasters and other public health emergency preparedness and response concerns. Mather LifeWays will have conducted P-R-E-P-A-R-E train-the-trainer classes in all 50 states by August 2008. PREPARE
How can you prepare your senior living or longterm
care workforce to handle an emergency or
disaster?
Youíll be able to assure residents and families that your community is ready to:
WHAT IS P-R-E-P-A-R-E?
Prepare the long-term care workforce with knowledge and competencies to deal with natural disasters and
other public health emergencies
Readiness, recognition, and multidisciplinary response to disasters and emergencies Educate core trainers Produce an effective long-term care workforce able to treat older adults in such emergencies Alert the public health system of emergencies Resources for continuing disaster preparedness education Evaluating the programís impact WHO SHOULD ATTEND A
P-R-E-P-A-R-E WORKSHOP?
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WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
PREPARE Learning Modules:
PREPARE consists of eight learning modules: Module 1: Responses of Older Adults to Disaster/ Emergency Situations: Special Considerations Module 2: Psychological Needs of Older Adults in Long-Term Care Module 3: Biological and Chemical Agents: What Long-Term Care Providers Need to Know Module 4: Leading and Communicating in Long-Term Care During a Disaster or Emergency Module 5: Surveillance and Infection Control Module 6: Emergency Preparedness Drills and Exercises Module 7: Local, State and Federal Plans and Resources for Long-Term Care in a Disaster/Emergency Module 8: Effective Disaster Planning for Long-Term Care: Components and Template P-R-E-P-A-R-E Specialists leave the
workshop with:
REGISTRATION
To register for the P-R-E-P-A-R-E workshop, please download the registration form, and return the form and payment no later than June 18, 2008 to: Pacific EMPRINTS Attn: Ivy Takahashi 1960 East-West Road Biomedical Sciences Bldg. A108 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Checks, credit cards, and purchase orders accepted. QUESTIONS?
Please contact Ivy Takahashi, Special Programs
Facilitator at (808) 956-9490 or email
sonomitakahashi@gmail.com |
