International Conference on Disaster & Terrorism Preparedness

February 28 - March 3, 2012 - Baltimore, MD

Planning, Resources, and Response Needs for
Responders to Natural and Man-Made Disasters

Co-Located with EMS Today

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Your registration includes access to:

  1. Main Conference sessions at the co-located EMS Today Conference
  2. Exhibit Hall, with a special Disaster & Terrorism Pavilion


This Event is Intended For:

  • Emergency Personnel, Supervisors and Managers
  • Emergency Management Officials (Federal, State, Local)
  • Homeland Security Officials
  • International, Federal, Tribal , State, County, and Municipal Government Leadership
  • Military Personnel (Planning, Operational, Clinical)
  • Hospital Leadership
  • University Leadership
  • Industrial Security Officials

THURSDAY, March 1

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  

Exhibit Hall
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

OPENING KEYNOTE

White Swan, Black Swan: The Role of DHS
in EMS in the Next Decade
J.D. Polk, DO, MS, MMM, CPE, FACOEP

1010

PANEL DISCUSSION: Priorities in Terrorism Planning

Moderator: Richard W. Patrick, (Rick) M.S., CFO,
EMT-P, FF

2004

Emerging Science and New Technologies
Phil Waters, Acting Director, First Responder Technologies (R-Tech)
Science & Technology Directorate Department of Homeland Security

2008

Protecting Responders in the First Hours Following an Anthrax Attack
Richard W. Patrick, MS, CFO, EMT-P, FF

3010

Panel Discussion: Q&A
"What's next? What do we need to be on
alert for?"
Moderator: John Sinclair, EMT-P

3013

 
 

Terrorist Bombings Directed Against Civilians: Saving Lives
Richard C. Hunt, MD, FACEP
2009

Rapid Resource Deployment:The Secrets to Major Incident Success
Steve Harrison, AAS, EMT-P

3011

   

FRIDAY, March 2

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Real WMD: EMS Response to a Suicide Bomb Attack
Donell Harvin, MPH, MPA, EMT-P

4006

EMS Response in the Wake of an IND (Improvised Nuclear Device)
Lt. Col. John Cuellar (Invited)
Lt. Cmdr. Janis McCarroll, PE (Invited)

4013

Rationale Behind Interoperable Disaster Triage
Richard C. Hunt, MD, FACEP

5011

Special Events in the Exhibit Hall

Terrorism Simulation:Living it in Real-Time
J. Harold (Jim) Logan, BS, EMT-P/IC

6006

Optimizing thePrehospital/Hospital Interface: How to Integrate Your Hospi­tals into Your MCI Team
Zachary Goldfarb, BS, EMT-P, CHEP, CHSP, CEM

7010

 

Decontaminating Victims Following a Large-Scale Chemical Release
Mark Kirk, MD,Medical Director, UVA Medical Simulation Center,
Associate Professor Emergency Medicine,
University of Virginia
Capt. Joselito Ignacio

4014

Lessons Learned: London 7/7
Jason Killens
Deputy Director of Operations
London Ambulance Service

5012

EMS and Black Tags: What to DoWhen Faced with Mass Fatalities
Donell Harvin, MPH, MPA, EMT-P

6007

Triage and TraumaCare on the Run
Guy Caspi, EMT-P
MCI Chief Instructor, Magen David Adom in Israel

7011

SATURDAY, March 3

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM  

Exhibit Hall
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

CLOSING KEYNOTE
The New Age of Terrorism
Clinton R. Van Zandt

8000

EMS Response to the Joplin Tornado
Jason Smith, NREMT-P
Rusty Tinney, NREMT-P

8006


From the Sidewalk to the Operating Theater: The Israeli Response to Terrorism and Mass Casualties
Guy Caspi, EMT-P
MCI Chief Instructor, Magen David Adom in Israel

8007

The Challenges and Complexities of the Pentagon Response
Edward Plaugher

8013

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly:Reflections from Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav
Mark J. Reis, NREMT-P, MBA,
Former Deputy Director,
City of New Orleans EMS

9008


Tools That Should Be in Your MCI Toolkit
A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P

9015

EMS Lessons Learned:World Trade Center 9/11/01
Zachary Goldfarb, BS, EMT-P, CHEP, CHSP, CEM
John J. Peruggia, BSHS, EMT-P, EFO

9015

 

 

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