Disasters occur in many forms — the only certainty is that they
will happen. The Disaster Planning Conference guides
hospitals and health systems to prepare for those disasters,
regardless of the type. Planning ahead translates to limited
business disruption, personnel safety, maintained data integrity,
and established responsibilities during and following the
disaster event.
Content related to prior years’ Disaster Conferences may be
accessed using the following links:
CHA is now accepting submissions for presentations for the 2021
CHA Disaster Preparedness Virtual Conference. The conference
is a unique opportunity for your organization to
showcase and share its emergency preparedness knowledge and
expertise with a cross-section of peers.
Submissions must be received by May 21.
The virtual conference is expected to draw more than 700 hospital
emergency preparedness coordinators, hospital
administrators, CNOs, EMS personnel and public health officials.
The event will take place virtually on September 14 & 15.
Presentations
Presenters who wish to be considered for both general and
breakout sessions should submit an abstract for review. Suggested
topics include, but are not limited to:
COVID-19 best practices/lessons learned
Patient movement
Business continuity/recovery planning
Disaster planning for small/rural hospitals
Radiological/nuclear contamination planning and response
CMS emergency preparedness requirements — lessons learned
from our survey
Hurricane response
Health care lessons learned
Situation reporting/information sharing in a disaster
Patient reunification and repatriation
Lessons learned from supply and pharmaceutical shortages
Financial and operational lessons learned post-disaster
Critical incident stress management and staff recovery
California climate change
Cyber security
For more information or to submit your presentation
abstract, email the CHA Education Department at
education@calhospital.org.
