September 23 – 25, 2013
Sacramento, CA

Overview

Successful disaster response and recovery is largely dependent on connections. By leveraging the strengths of our partners and sharing resources, we can create resilient hospitals. No matter what your role — clinician, physician, emergency preparedness coordinator or facilities management — you are a crucial part of the system. We’re in This Together!

Develop vital relationships and take your plans to the next level at the largest gathering of hospital emergency preparedness coordinators in California. Make plans now to join your colleagues, community partners, suppliers, and state officials for this important annual event.

Conference highlights include:

• Boston Marathon bombing response and recovery
• Lessons learned from recent local and national crises
• Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) revision project
• Loss of electronic medical records
• Training for an active shooter event
• Partnering with volunteers in a disaster
• Business continuity for hospitals
• Introduction to emergency management
• Understanding legal issues
• Surge capacity planning
• Best practice poster showcase
• Exhibit show featuring over 70 vendors
• And more!

Locations

The pre-conference workshop on Monday, September 23, will be held at the Hyatt Regency. The conference and the exhibit show will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center, located just across the street from the host hotel, the Hyatt Regency Sacramento.

Parking Information and Driving Directions

Agenda at a Glance

Monday, September 23

Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference Registration

1:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference Workshop: 
Utilities Management: Preserving Critical Systems

Tuesday, September 24

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibits and Best Practices

8:30 a.m. – Noon | Opening Keynotes

10:15  – 11:00 a.m. | Exhibit Show and Best Practices

Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Hosted Lunch

1:20 – 2:20 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions

2:40 – 3:40 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Exhibit Show Reception and Best Practices

Wednesday, September 25

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Exhibit Show, Best Practices and Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:45 a.m. | General Session

9:45 – 10:30 a.m. | Exhibit Show and Grand Prize Drawing

10:30 a.m. – Noon | Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Noon – 1:15 p.m. | Hosted Lunch

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. | Statewide Medical and Health Exercise Update

Pre-Conference

Monday, September 23

Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference Registration

1:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference Workshop
Utilities Management: Preserving Critical Systems

What would be affected in your hospital if you had no running water? How would you respond if your generator didn’t work in a power outage? In this half day pre-conference, we will cover what every emergency preparedness and facilities manager needs to know about their critical systems. Assess your risk and plan together now to keep your hospital running when disaster strikes.

Checklists and other tools will be available for participants to take back to their facilities and utilize in planning.

Tuition

Hospitals may use federal Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) grant monies to help cover tuition and travel costs. Check with your HPP grant administrator (either the local health department or Emergency Medical Services agency) for details.

Tuition

Full conference plus pre-conference workshop:
Monday, Tuesday AND Wednesday…………………………………$595

Full conference: Tuesday AND Wednesday…………………..$495

Pre-conference only: Monday…………………………………….$125

One day conference only: Tuesday OR Wednesday….….$295

Registrations received after August 26 are subject to an additional $100 tuition.

Tuition includes continental breakfasts, lunches, education sessions, exhibit show and reception, and continuing education. Onsite registrations and any unpaid registrations as of the date of the meeting will be charged an additional 10% fee.

Confirmations

A confirmation will be e-mailed to all registrants.

Cancellation Policy

A $75 non-refundable processing fee will be retained for each cancellation received in writing by September 16. No refunds will be made after this date. Substitutions are encouraged. Cancellation and substitution notification may be faxed to (916) 552-7506, or e-mailed to education@calhospital.org.

Continuing Education

CE will be offered for Compliance, Health Care Executives, Nursing and Risk Managment. Attendees must sign in at each session at the conference and include their professional license number, if required.

Host Hotel

Hyatt Regency Sacramento

Hyatt Regency Sacramento is the host hotel for the conference. Located in the heart of downtown Sacramento and directly across the street from the State Capitol, the Hyatt is close to numerous dining options, shopping and parks.

Parking Information and Driving Directions
1209 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
 

Make Your Hotel Reservations Today

The Hyatt Regency Sacramento currently has rooms available at the rate of $171 for all nights during the conference. For reservations, call (888) 421-1442 and mention the “Disaster Planning Conference.” To book a room online, click here.

Rooms at the discounted rate are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The deadline for discounted sleeping rooms is August 26, but the discounted room block may sell out before the deadline.

Best Practices Posters

The Best Practices Poster Showcase was conceived as a way for members to share innovative ideas and model programs that can be replicated by other hospitals. By recognizing and highlighting the excellent work and unique contributions of our members, we celebrate our successes and support our ability to learn from each other.

Poster displays will be showcased in the exhibit hall and representatives from the hospitals will be on hand to discuss their best practice with attendees. Hospital representatives are asked to be available during exhibit and poster viewing periods of the conference to answer questions. However, this is not a requirement to submit a poster.

Click here to complete and submit your best practices poster entry form.

Deadline to Participate

All hospital staff are invited to submit entries. Multiple entries per hospital are welcome, however only 20 total entries will be selected to participate and limited slots are available. The deadline to submit entries has been extended until June 30.

Questions?

Contact Lisa Hartzell at (916) 552-7502 or lhartzell@calhospital.org.

Sponsor & Exhibit

Be front and center at the only disaster planning conference targeted to California hospitals. Showcase your products to hundreds of leading health care decision makers, including hospital preparedness coordinators, disaster planning teams, and key state and federal officials. With dedicated exhibit viewing time to network, you will not be disappointed!

For additional sponsor and exhibitor information, click here.

Committee

This program was developed with the advice and input from the conference committee members who gave generously of their time.

Chair

Cheri Hummel, Vice President, Disaster Preparedness, California Hospital Association

Committee Members

Diane Akers, Hospital Preparedness Coordinator, California Hospital Association, Hospital Preparedness Program

Lisa Angell, RN, BSN, Prehospital Care Coordinator, Pediatric Liaison Nurse and Staff Nurse IV, Watsonville Community Hospital and Hospital Preparedness Coordinator, California Hospital Association

Tony Barker, Area Emergency Manager-VISN 21, Region IX VHA Office of Emergency Management, Department of Veteran’s Affairs

Brandon Bond, Administrative Director, Office of Emergency Management Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

Ryan Burgess, RN, MSN, Hospital Preparedness Coordinator, California Hospital Association, Hospital Preparedness Program

Kristina Freas, RN, MS, MICN, MICP, Director of Emergency Management, Dignity Health

Hernando Garzon, MD, Director, Emergency Management, The Permanente Medical Group, Sacramento

John Greathouse, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, George L. Mee Memorial Hospital

Loni Howard, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Sutter Medical Center and Hospital Preparedness Coordinator, California Hospital Association, Hospital Preparedness Program

Monique Imroth, BA, Analyst, Emergency Preparedness & Response, UC San Diego Health System

AJ Johnson, Director Quality/Accreditation, Shriners Northern California

Claudia Marroquin-Frometa, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Emergency Management, Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Prime Healthcare System

Mary Massey, BSN, MA, PHN, Hospital Preparedness Coordinator, California Hospital Association, Hospital Preparedness Program

Calen McEldowney, Security Manager, Saint Frances Memorial Hospital

Kathy Nacey, RN, MS, MICN, CEN, CPEN, EMS & Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

Mary Jo Quintero, Pre Hospital Coordinator, Children’s Hospital Central California

Chris Riccardi, EM, Security & Environmental Safety, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro

Mark Shirley, Manager, Environment of Care, California Pacific Medical Center

Jan Spencley, Hospital Preparedness Contractor, California Hospital Association, Hospital Preparedness Program

Kristina Spurgeon, MPH, Emergency Management Consultant,  Kaiser Permanente

Soraya Sutherlin, MPA, Disaster Planner, Office of Emergency Preparedness, UCLA Health System

Wendi Thomas, RN, CEN, Nursing Director/Emergency Services, Family Birthing Center, Administrative Supervisors & Disaster Planning, Petaluma Valley Hospital

Caryn Thornburg, Emergency Preparedness and HAZMAT Coordinator, ValleyCare Health System