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 9-10, 2014 in Fort Myer, VA. 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 in the Campaign Room. This session will review how using TRAIN supports the training and education needs of preparedness and response agencies and organizations by promoting competency-based learning opportunities.
Poster Title: Improving Competence Within the Preparedness and Response Workforce
Presenters: Erin Bougie and Samantha Draper
Date: September 9, 2014
Time: 10-10:30 AM ET; 3-3:30 PM ET
Date: September 10, 2014
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