National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program: Education and Training

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National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness
ProgramEducation and Training

• Terri Spear, Ed.M.
• Chief, Emergency Preparedness Evaluation and
  Specialty Branch
• Division of Health Care Emergency Preparedness
• HRSA

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Education and Training

• FY 02 Guidance Secondary Priority
• FY 03 Guidance Optional Benchmark 5
• 89 of the jurisdictions addressed education and
  training directly.
• 100 described educational activities
• FY 04 Guidance Critical Benchmark 5
• Awardees will utilize competency based education
  and training programs for adult and pediatric
  health care personnel responding to a terrorist
  incident.

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FY 04 Program Evaluation

• Minimum Levels of Readiness
• Established as a means to ultimately achieve
  critical benchmarks.
• All critical benchmarks must be achieved by the
  end of the project period (August 31, 2007).
• If the Minimal Level of Readiness has been
  achieved, awardees will submit the required
  documents as outlined.
• Awardees will then propose further activities
  that will enhance the current capabilities of the
  awardee.

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FY 04 Program Evaluation

• Sentinel Indicators
• Relate directly to the critical benchmarks.
• Request data or information for benchmarks.
• Demonstrates what awardees have accomplished.
• Awardees will be asked to report progress on
  these indicators annually.

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Education and Training

• FY 04 is a transition year from content focused
  training to competency based training.
• Minimum Level of Readiness
• Education and training programs for health care
  personnel are competency based.
• Sentinel Indicator
• Number of health care personnel trained through
  competency based programs annually

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This Years Compliance Documentation

• Due to HRSA by the end of the 2004 budget period
• A list of trainings provided correlated direclty
  to mass casualty incidents detailing
• Targeted audience
• Date of training
• Training objectives
• A description linking training activities to
  exercises and drills and overall preparedness plan

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Future Direction
HP1 HP2 HP3 HP4
Comp 1
Comp 2
Comp 3
Comp 4
Comp 5
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Contact Information

• Terri Spear, Ed.M.
• tspear_at_hrsa.gov
• 301-443-4912