MGT-319: Medical Counter Measures of POD Planning & Response

MGT-319 Course Flyer

2-Day Course

Course Date(s) & Times:

• Thursday, April 20th – 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
• Friday, April 21st – 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Course Description: This training course is to enhance jurisdiction preparedness and emergency response efforts by providing the knowledge of how to exercise and revise a plan that utilizes an all-hazards, whole community approach toward a medical countermeasures event. Assists with coordination of planning, training, and responding to a Medical Countermeasure (MCM) response for a public health incident. This course responds directly to the National Preparedness Goal; as it applies to delivery of medical countermeasures to exposed populations.

Target Audience: The target audience for the course will encompass primarily the following professional groups: Public Health; Health care and ancillary service groups; Law Enforcement (LE); Emergency Medical Services (EMS); Fire service; Emergency management organizations whether Tribal, City, County, State & Federal; Public works; Public Safety communications; Educational community; Private industry, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Support Services: IT and Clerical

Course Prerequisites (Mandatory): Must obtain and possess a FEMA/SID Number, bring copy of the SID number to class. Register for FEMA/SID number at GET A FEMA SID 

* Course Prerequisites (Recommendations): Medical Countermeasures Awareness for Public Health Emergencies (AWR-314-W) and Familiarity with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) via completion of study courses IS-100 & IS-200 (or equivalents)

Location: Northampton County EOC – 100 Gracedale Avenue, Nazareth, PA 18064 (Directions/Map)

Online Registration: Go to TEEX (MGT-319), login and register for course

Additional Information: Lunch shall be provided to attendees

* Comments, questions or concerns please contact EM Operations & Training Manager Mr. Michael A. Rampulla at mrampulla@ncem-pa.org or call 610-746-3194 x3229.

** Course offering funded by the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium