Preparedness Webinar: Incident Command System – Operational, Regulatory and Related Perspectives

Description ACPM is offering a series of 12 courses on Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, covering a range of critical topics. The learners will have an opportunity to acquire new knowledge or refresh key concepts and related perspectives to be better informed and equipped and contribute to the planning and response of public health emergencies. This is the first course in the series focused on Incident Command System – Operational, Regulatory and Related Perspectives. Outcome Objectives Describe the rationale for and utility of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Describe the basic organizational structure of the Incident Command System (ICS) and its functional components Define the relevance of NIMS and ICS principles to public health emergencies. Contrast Unified Command and Area Command Name the essential facilities in the context of Incident Management Describe the relevance of NIMS/ICS features for facilitating public health crisis risk communication Target Audience The primary audience for this activity is physicians, physicians-in-training, primary care physicians as well as, physician assistants and nurse practictioners who specialize in preventive medicine. Method of Physician Participation Through this course, participants can comlete an evaluation of the learner’s comprehension of the subject matter, and is required to receive your CME credit. Disclosures The ACCME requires learners be made aware of any financial relationships between an individual in a position to control content for CME and a commercial interest prior to the educational event. The ACCME defines “‘relevant’ financial relationships as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that creates a conflict of interest. In accordance with the rules of ACCME, the following faculty members have made the following disclosures: Presenters: Daniel Barnett, Nothing to disclose Planners: Miriam Alexander, Nothing to disclose Sherry Mills, Nothing to disclose Anita Balan: Nothing to disclose