*Selections from over 100 e-sources**Follow NLM_DIMRC on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NLM_DIMRC ****Operation Medicine Delivery***On May 6, the US Postal Service made a test run through selected neighborhoods in the Minnesota Twin Cities neighborhoods, leaving a simulated supply of medicine in the form of an empty pill bottle at each mailing address. This exe […]
Click on this link (http://nnlm.gov/ep/2012/05/14/eccles-health-sciences-library-and-the-great-utah-shakeout/) to the NN/LM EP&R Toolkit to view Claire Hamasu's (Associate Director, NN/LM MidContinental Region) experiences during last month's Great Utah Shakeout drill. Thanks, Claire, for sharing!Daniel T. WilsonAssoc. Dir. for Collections […]
Hello Colleagues,In addition to the official report about the NN/LM San Francisco Earthquake Summit, held at the UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, recently distributed on this list by Dan Wilson, I wanted to let you know of another account of the event written from the perspective of an attendee. This item was published in the NN/LM Pacific S […]
Will you be attending the Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meeting? You're invited to join these "disastrous" events for anyone with an interest in disaster information. See TUESDAY for information on the 5th annual disaster lunch which is open to anyone attending the annual meeting or who lives in the Seattle area. The lunch is a grea […]
*Selections from over 100 e-sources**Follow NLM_DIMRC on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NLM_DIMRC ****More on Dual Use Research***Statement by NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. on the NSABB Review of Revised H5N1 ManuscriptsWe've mentioned dual use research before - life sciences research that is done to improve public health and welfare that can a […]
FYI:Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)May 9, 2012 -- 12:00 Noon EasternEMForum.org is pleased to host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion Wednesday, May 9, 2012, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time (please convert to your local time). Our topic will be the recently published Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk […]
Hi everyone,Click on this link (http://nnlm.gov/ep/2012/05/04/nnlm-san-francisco-earthquake-summit-report/) for access to the report of the NN/LM San Francisco Earthquake Summit that took place at the UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management on April 6th. Speaker contact information is provided and please let me know if you'd like to see any of […]
Due to the annual Medical Library Association conference being held May 18-23, there will be no Disaster Info Specialist Program meeting this month. The next meeting will be held on June 14 at 1:30 pm ET.Submitted by Elizabeth Norton, MLS, MPH, MBALibrarianDisaster Information Management Research CenterSpecialized Information Services DivisionNational Librar […]
Good afternoon, USFA and the DHS Office of Health Affairs (OHA), has released a handbook for physician medical directors of local departments and agencies who are involved in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response. You can download this publication from this press release page, v/r Edhttp://www.usfa.fema.gov/media/press/2012releases/042512.shtm […]
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"By failing to prepare, we are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin
We now have a virtual 10-Step program! The program, under 16 minutes, is broken down into an introduction and 10 individual steps, so it can be worked on as time permits. In between some of the steps are assignments that, when completed, will greatly improve the readiness capabilities of your library. Please feel free to offer your comments or suggestions.
We added a Recent Comments widget to the right column. Please help feed this by commenting on our posts! Also, there is now an RSS feed display of recent messages from the DIMRC Disaster Outreach listserv on the left column underneath the NEPRTimes Twitter feeds.
Thanks to FEMA for the heads-up about this conference, being held tomorrow, June 15–check out the conference site here: http://www.meta-leadershipsummit.org/. Here’s the description from FEMA’s news update:
Empowering Business, Government and Nonprofit Leaders to Act Together in Times of Crisis
Leadership during large-scale disasters like terrorist attacks, natural disasters and pandemic flu is the focus of the Long Island Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness on June 15, where more than 200 leaders will gather to better prepare and respond to public health and safety emergencies. Offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the CDC Foundation, the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative – Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness fosters greater cross-sector collaboration among business, government and nonprofit leaders during emergencies. The Long Island Meta-Leadership Summit is the 36th and final in the series of highly-evaluated Summits that have been held to engage leaders across the country. More than 4,700 leaders have attended a Summit to date, and over 2,500 have joined the Meta-Leadership Online Community. Visit the online community to watch a sampling of video soundbites from Summit participants in their own words: Tampa Bay; Nebraska; San Diego County; Greater Los Angeles and Greater Houston.
We are all heartsick to hear about the catastrophic tornado damage that occurred in Joplin, MO last night, as well as in other areas of the Midwest. See the New York Times story about Joplin here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/us/24tornado.html?_r=1&hp. It gives better information than some other sources, particularly about St. John’s Regional Hospital in Joplin, which sustained a direct hit, and mentions near the end of the story that nurses who had been on the sixth floor when the tornado warning was announced, immediately began the appropriate response procedures. Sources say that the tornado was “rain wrapped,” which made it difficult or impossible to see.
We’ve just updated our promotional brochure, “NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit.” See it at http://nnlm.gov/webreports/ep/uploads/2009/06/NNLM-EPR-Toolkit-May-2011.pdf, or click on the “About the NN/LM Plan” tab on the top menu, then click on “Promotional Brochures.” The new brochure contains more detail about what’s in the Toolkit and how you can use it. Let us know what you think!
Over two hundred people gathered last week in Bethesda, MD on the campus of the National Library of Medicine and at the Marriott Bethesda North hotel for two days of immersion in information service needs and provision in times of emergency or disaster. “Disaster Information Outreach: A Symposium for Information Professionals Meeting Disaster Health Information Needs,” was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 29-30, and provided by the Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC), Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine.
Stacey Arneson, Cindy Love and others at DIMRC did an outstanding job of gathering well-qualified speakers from an array of backgrounds and experiences, all of whom presented valuable insights and lessons learned, and answered questions from the large crowd at each session. Equally helpful were the great networking opportunities provided during breaks and at the evening session for catching up with colleagues, meeting new acquaintances in the world of emergency planning, and visiting with representatives from emergency management organizations from the area. One of the groups was Girl Scout Troup 5127 of Potomac, MD, who shared with us their accomplishment of having been awarded the ”Emergency Preparedness Patch”–and their motto for this activity: “Don’t be scared; be prepared.” Many thanks to everyone at DIMRC and NLM who contributed to the planning and execution of the symposium for these wonderful two days. If you weren’t able to attend or to listen to the webcast “live,” check the symposium site at http://disaster.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/symposium2011.html in the next few days to see the archived version.
1. Where to get information on HOW TO WRITE A DISASTER PLAN. Click on the Writing Your Disaster Plan page. Download the template for the Service Continuity Pocket Response Plan (PReP) and fill it out. For some libraries, the PReP may be enough. Others may want to start with the PReP and then develop a comprehensive plan as time permits.
2. Where to GET HELP following some kind of disaster or service disruption. Click on the Calling for Help page. Listed is contact information for your Regional Medical Library as well as library networks that provide consultation services (some at no cost), 24/7.
3. How to get TRAINING ON SERVICE CONTINUITY and libraries. Click on the Training Opportunities page and select the option that best fits your needs. Contact your NNLM RML at 1-800-338-7657, or the Coordinator, Dan Wilson, at danwilson@virginia.edu, to inquire about scheduling or participating in a class.
4. What else does the Toolkit offer? The Toolkit is a comprehensive collection of resources and tools for helping you prepare your library for a disaster or service disruption. In addition to the items listed above, you'll find news reports (NEPR Times), sample table-top exercises and model MOUs, library disaster stories, links to supporting resources for our training program, and information about the NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan.
Emergency Access Initiative
EAI provides free access to full text articles from major biomedicine titles to healthcare professionals, librarians, and the public in the United States affected by disasters.
Flu Report
CDC Map showing current incidence of influenza in the U. S.
Heritage Preservation
Creators of the popular Emergency Response & Salvage Wheel and the Field Guide to Emergency Response. Offer many free resources on disaster planning and response. Co-sponsor — with FEMA — of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force.
Homeland Security
Current news and resources for preparedness; see especially the “Preparedness, Response, Recovery” section.
Lyrasis
Library services including disaster planning and preservation, primary areas are Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern and New England regions of U.S.
