The next Coalition Meeting of the Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance will be held on February 19th at the Carilion Rehab Auditorium in Roanoke. This month's meeting will focus on the use of WebEx as a webinar platform. Coalition meetings, conference calls, emergency communications and other correspondence are executed using the WebEx platform and it is ... Read more...
Carilion Clinic is currently considering enrollees in the Emergency Medicine Flight Program: Life-Guard. The course is offered on Wednesdays from 6-10pm from March 4th through April 29th. Space is limited! If you have interest, click the link below for course details and registration information. Life-Guard Flight Academy Course Flyer
As noted here: NSPA will be participating in this national webinar on influenza. Event Details: Webinar Details Registration Date: Thursday July 29th 2:30-3:30pm. We hope you'll join us!
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The Virginia Department of Health has partnered with the Virginia Pharmacists Association to produce the 2015 CBERS sessions: "Public Health Emergency Preparedness for Pharmacy Professionals" The sessions in the NSW region are as follows: February 10: Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital, Lynchburg, 6:30-8:30pm February 17: Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville, 6:30-8:30pm March 12: Carilion ... Read more...
Read more NSPA to Present at Three CBERS Sessions in NSW Region
NSPA, in partnership with Carilion Clinic, will conduct a Regional Healthcare ICT Workshop on Saturday, January 31st at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Roanoke. The workshop is scheduled from 9:00am - 4:30pm. All membership of the NSW region is invited to participate. Helpful links: Healthcare ICT Workshop Agenda Registration Link: https://eventbrite.com/event/15310732814/ We hope to see ... Read more...
This month's coalition meeting will be held on January 22nd at 2pm at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital in the 3rd floor auditorium of their Medical Office Building. Here is a link to the agenda: HPC_Agenda_01_22_15_DRAFT Here is a link to minutes from the last business meeting: NSPA_Coalition_Meeting_Minutes_10_16_14_DRAFT_Distributed We hope to have a great quorum of in-person members ... Read more...
Thanks to strong coalition leadership and good networking at the national conference in Denver last December, NSPA has been invited to present at a webinar for the National Healthcare Coalition Resource Center. The webinar is scheduled for January 29th from 2:30-3:30pm. Details can be found HERE. NSPA is very excited to be participating in the national ... Read more...
Carilion New River Valley expressed thanks this week for their ability to borrow 40 portable suctions units from NSPA so they could complete a planned vacuum shutdown. They estimate their rental cost would have been $2156.00. NSPA is glad to be able to provide resources such as these to our members. h/t Tammy Turpin
Welcome to the newly repurposed blog page of the Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance. First things first, if you arrived here in search of the EMTalk podcasts that Tanya and Keith were putting together, never fear. They can be found at this link: https://biggerthanmyself.wordpress.com/emtalk/ Now, you may ask: "Why the repurpose? Do we really need a blog?" ... Read more...
