Disaster Summit: Magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
What would you do in the event of a major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest? With whom would you need to coordinate to continue to provide needed services? Spend the day with colleagues from across multiple disciplines to engage one another about disaster planning and response. We will use a magnitude 9 earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone as the scenario for our day's discussions. Speakers include representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey, Washington State Emergency Management Division, and the National Library of Medicine's Disaster Information Management Research Center, just to name a few. Librarians, Emergency Reponders, Health Care Providers, and others will gather to learn and share and will walk away knowing more about how to foster and improve collaboration for disaster planning and response.
Summit Objectives:
- Familiarize attendees with disaster issues and resources specific to the Pacific Northwest
- Share best practices in disaster information management
- Facilitate communication and cooperation among librarians and emergency planners
- Increase attendees' knowledge of a range of potential information services they could offer members of the disaster workforce
- Raise attendees' awareness about emergency preparedness and response tools and training resources offered through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Registration Information
Registration is free, but required. Space is limited on a first-come, first-served basis.
Register through the NN/LM online registration system.
Travel support is availble to PNR Network Members through Professional Development Awards.
This event has been approved for 6 Continuing Education contact hours by the Medical Library Association
PNR Contact: Gail Kouame, (206) 221-3449, gmarie@uw.edu
Location:
Seattle BioMed
Discovery Conference Room
307 Westlake Avenue North
Seattle, WA 09108
Directions and Parking
Information:
http://seattlebiomed.org/sites/default/files/SeattleBioMed_map_parking.pdf
Agenda for March 26th
| 8:30am | Welcome and
Introductions Dan Wilson, Coordinator, NN/LM Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan |
| 8:45am | Keynote Address:
Cascadia Magnitude 9: What It Will Do and What You Can Do To Help Joan Gomberg, Research Geophysicist, Earthquake Hazards Program, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 9:45am | Earthquake Response 101: What YOU Need to Know Ahead of the Disaster. Followed by Group Tabletop Exercise John Schelling, Earthquake/Tsunami, Volcano Program Manager, Washington State Emergency Management Division |
| 10:45am | Break |
| 11:00am | The National Library of Medicine's
Disaster Information Managment Research
Center Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, Librarian, Aquilent, Inc., NLM Specialized Information Services Division |
| 12:00pm | Lunch (On your own) |
| 1:30pm | Belfor Property Restoration
Services Kurt Daviscourt, General Managaer, Belfor Property Restoration |
| 1:45pm | Panel: Cultural Competency Issues in
Disaster Response Rodolfo Hurtado, Viva Hispanic Foundation; Hendrika Meischke, Professor, Health Services, University of Washington; Mei Po Yip, Acting Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine, University of Washington |
| 2:45pm | Coordinating The Healthcare And Public Health Response Jennifer Chi, Northwest Health Care Response Network |
| 3:30pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 4:30pm | Wrap-up and Evaluations |
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Special thanks to Belfor for their participation in this event! |
