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Takeaways from Diverse Partners in Emergency Preparedness

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

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One in an ongoing series of reports from our funding awardees. Rudy Hurtado shares what he learned when he was awarded Professional Development funding to attend the Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference in Tacoma.

By Rodolfo (Rudy) Hurtado, Director, Viva Hispanic Foundation NW, Seattle

The incredibly informative Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference included plenary sessions and numerous concurrent workshops, beginning with the very engaging keynote speaker who provided some valuable information and good tips on managing stress. Dr. Grady P. Bray, President of Crisis Human Services, Inc. spoke on the topic “Emergency Response: The Trauma that Does Not Bleed.”

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Are You Ready? Testing Your Disaster Plan and Furthering Collaboration to Improve Disaster Preparedness for Collections

Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

Are You Ready? Testing Your Disaster Plan & Furthering Collaboration Among Heritage Institutions To Improve Disaster Preparedness for Collections

Will you disaster plan work in a real disaster situation?  It’s better to find answers now the after a disaster has occurred!  Attend this workshop to help heritage institutions – libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, etc. – improve disaster preparedness and response for collections. (more…)

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New App from NLM: MyMedList

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

MyMedList (MML), a new app from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), allows users to electronically manage their medication list(s).  Medication lists can be e-mailed or printed, can serve as a reminder for taking medications, or be shown as reference information in doctor’s offices or hospitals.  The medications are also linked to the DailyMed mobile site.  Past events like Hurricane Katrina have demonstrated that having access to this information during and after a disaster can be crucial.

MyMedList is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad.Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

For information about MyMedList and other mobile options from the National Library of Medicine visit NLM’s Mobile Gallery site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/index.html

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Funding Opportunity From NLM: Disaster Health Information Outreach And Collaboration Projects 2012

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces a funding opportunity for small projects to improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professionals, first responders, and others that play a role in health-related disaster-preparedness, response and recovery.

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WISER for iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) is a mobile application from the National Library of Medicine designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents.

The second release for WISER for iPhone/iPod touch is now available.  Investigate what’s new in this updated release:

WISER’s Help Identify Chemical capability is now available on the iOS platform. Identify and validate an unknown chemical based on the following criteria:

  • physical properties of the substance gathered by observation or sensors
  • signs and symptoms of victims of exposure
  • the ability to categorize a substance, such as a substance used in a meth lab or a flammable substance
  • hazard values from NFPA 704 placards
  • transportation identification, including DOT placards, type of road trailer, and type of rail car

Use WISER’s protective distance mapping feature on your iPhone or iPod touch. Visualize the areas likely to be affected during the first 30 minutes after a substance is spilled or released on a live map. The Department of Transportation’s Emergency Response Guidebook is the source of WISER’s protective distance data.

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Seeking Disaster Information Continuing Education Instructors/Course Developers

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Overview

The Medical Library Association (MLA) is looking for up to five continuing education (CE) instructors/instructor teams to develop and teach courses on disaster information as part of a project to enhance its Disaster Information Specialization project.  Each instructor/instructor team selected will be responsible for developing one new disaster information course.  At the end of this project, 5 new courses will be added to MLA’s specialization.  (more…)

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