The Public Health Foundation (PHF) will be participating in the
National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health's (NCDMPH) two-day workshop from September 17-18, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Learning in Disaster Health: A Continuing Education Workshop seeks to explore the following overarching question: how can the nation effectively conduct education and training in disaster health to mitigate death and injuries from all-hazards disasters?
PHF's Poster Session
The PHF-TRAIN Team will be participating in poster sessions at the South Gallery. This session will review how using
TRAIN can increase preparedness and response knowledge and competence.
Poster Title: Learning through Neighbors: Networks of Preparedness & Response Resources
Presenters: Ilya Plotkin and Erin Bougie
Date: September 17, 2013
Time: 10-10:30 AM ET; 3-3:30 PM ET
Data: September 18, 2013
Time: 10:15-10:30 AM ET
Workshop Objectives
The objectives of NCDMPH's workshop will focus on education and training in disaster health and provide an interdisciplinary academic forum to:
- Explore concepts of adult learning in the context of disaster health
- Highlight the implications of the latest research and practice for disaster health learning and performance and identify key areas for future research
- Present a unique opportunity for collaboration among disaster health, human resource development and adult education professionals
- Identify potential solutions for maximizing learning in a resource-constrained environment