Management

Faculty Director

Bud Nicola, MD, MHSA

The following two options are available in the 1:30 - 3 PM time period Tuesday through Friday.

1) Public Health Law (PHL)

Managers must consider numerous legal issues when making critical decisions during community emergencies. Issues that will be discussed during this session revolve around the core question of how to protect a community and individual rights during a crisis. Course instructors are Pat Kuszler and Cindy Watts.

2) Communications for Emergency Preparedness (CEP)

This section will address the following learning objectives: crafting key messages for specific audiences; assessing your own communication strengths and weaknesses; managing a press conference and question and answer period; building collaborative partnerships with the media and others. Course instructors are Tom Furtwangler and Karen Hartfield.

The following two options are available in the 3:30 - 5 PM time period Monday through Thursday.

1) Performance Management (PM)

Performance Management is the strategic use of performance standards, measures, progress reports, and ongoing quality improvement efforts to ensure an agency achieves desired results. This course will focus on the relationship between such accountability measures and the increased funding, responsibility, and attention that public health is receiving, especially in response to the heightened need for bioterrorism preparedness. Course instructors are Jack Thompson and Dennis Stillman.

2) Interagency Collaboration (IC)

Community public health emergencies require complex coordinated responses between many public and private agencies. Well-defined collaborative relationships prior to an emergency and effective communications systems prior to, during and following an emergency, are critical elements in preparing for and responding to public health emergencies. Models and techniques for collaboration and communication will be discussed and demonstrated. Course instructors are Jeremy Sappington and Bud Nicola.

Week At-a-Glance

• The Monday schedule is different from the other days. Please see the Tabletop Exercise page for details
• The Institute ends at 3:00 PM on Friday