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Archive for the ‘Emergency Preparedness’ Category
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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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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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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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
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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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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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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Part 1: Prevention & Preparendess
Seattle: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 – 9:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Odegaard Undergraduate Library Room 220, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Part 2: Response & Recovery
Seattle: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 – 9:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Odegaard Undergraduate Library Room 220, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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