MGT-319 Medical Countermeasures: Points of Dispensing (POD), Planning & Respons

This training course is to enhance jurisdiction preparedness and emergency response efforts by providing the knowledge of how to exercise and revise a plan that utilizes an all-hazards, whole community approach toward a medical countermeasures event. Assists with coordination of planning and training for, and responding to a medical countermeasure response for a public health incident. This course responds directly to the National Preparedness Goal; as it applies to delivery of medical countermeasures to exposed populations.

Course objectives:

• Participants will be able to discuss the roles and responsibilities for local, state, and federal levels across a broad range of complex preparedness challenges related to mass prophylaxis
• Participants will be able to apply the Incident Command System (ICS) for Point of Dispensing (POD) operations initial planning, execution, and demobilization of a jurisdictional response
• Participants will be able to examine the planning needs to operate a Point of Dispensing (POD) site
• Participants will be able to demonstrate the essential functions of Point of Dispensing (POD) setup and operations
• Participants will be able to identify categories and training of personnel necessary for Point of Dispensing (POD) operations
• Participants will be able to evaluate a mass prophylaxis dispensing plan for their jurisdiction through testing, developing, or refining

Target audience:

• Public Health
• Health care and ancillary service groups
• Law Enforcement
• Emergency Medical Services
• Fire Service
• Emergency Management
• Public Works
• Public Safety Communications
• Educational Community
• Private Industry
• Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)

Course manager:
Tammi Wright
Mason County OEM
tammiw@co.mason.wa.us

To register, please email Tammi Wright at tammiw@co.mason.wa.us