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2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Symposium
A Six-Hour Symposium

Presented by the Institute for Continuing Education
of the League 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund

Saturday, March 10, 2007
8:20 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
1199SEIU MLK Jr. Auditorium, 310 West 43rd Street, NYC
(Between 8th and 9th Avenues)

Program and Learning Objectives

Overview of Emergency Response to Disaster - Keynote Address
Presented by: Phillip A. Hew, MD, FACEP
Natural, Chemical, Radiological, and Biologic Disasters - Pandemics and Bio Agents

Implications for the Clinical Laboratory
Presented by: Allison Charles, MBA, BS-MT (ASCP)

Pharmacology
Presented by: Victor Cohen, PharmD, BCPS, CMI-V

Food Safety and Supplies
Presented by: Arlene Spark, EdD, RD, FADA, FACN

Responding to the Trauma and Loss of Disaster: Considering Individuals, Their Communities, and Disaster Response Providers
Presented by: Madelyn Miller, LCSW, ACSW, CGP

HAZMAT Updates: Funding and Federal Guidelines
Presented by: Steve Schrag, BS

Presenters

Phillip A. Hew, MD, FACEP
Medical Director of Pre-Hospital Care, Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, Chairman of the Disaster Committee - St Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, NYC

Allison Charles, MBA, BS-MT (ASCP)
Divisional Administrator for Ancillary Services / Safety Officer St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital, New York City

Victor Cohen, PharmD, BCPS, CMI-V
Clinical Faculty, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Emergency Medicine/Toxicology, Maimonides Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY

Arlene Spark, EdD, RD, FADA, FACN
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Nutrition & Food Science, Dietetic Internship and Public Health Nutrition School, of Health Sciences, Hunter College of City University of New York

Steve Schrag, BS
1199NY-SEIU Eastern Region Hazmat Project Coordinator

Accreditation for Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technicians

JPC Foundation is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is approved for 6 hours of continuing education credit (0.6 CEUs).

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