On
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 the Chicago Department of Public Health
Psychosocial Disaster Preparedness Sub-Committee and the Metropolitan
Chicago Healthcare Council will present an educational program
entitled: Disaster Planning: Building Bridges to Provide Care. This educational program is being provided FREE of CHARGE
to hospitals through a grant provided by the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The conference will be held at the
Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council Conference Center, 19th Floor, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606.
Program Agenda:
Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Program: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Program Description
This program will focus on:
· The role and experience of spiritual care providers and mental health professionals during and after a large scale disaster
· Lessons learned while providing psychosocial and spiritual care during the Minnesota bridge collapse
· Necessary preparations for critical incidents and disasters in law enforcement and hospital settings
· The role of chaplain support in a law enforcement setting
· The role and organization of a family assistance center
· Methods for coordinating psychosocial and spiritual care among hospital, municipal, volunteer and community clergy personnel
Note: Additional program information is attached.
Faculty
The expert faculty for the program will be:
Jonathan Bundt, MA, LMFT, Minneapolis Police Swat Mental Health Professional, Metro Hospital Compact Behavioral Health Coordinator
Daniel Levin, M.D., General Psychiatry Residency Director, Rush University Medical Center
Kevin Massey, BCC, Acting Director, ELCA Domestic Disaster Response, Lutheran Disaster Response, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Renee Mehlinger, M.D., Director, Psychiatry Services Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Red Cross Volunteer, Chicago, IL
Reverend Paul Rutgers, Executive Director, Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago
Chaplain Tim Serban, Director, Mission Integration & Spiritual Care, Providence Everett Medical Center, NWSA
Reverend Dr. Jeffery Stewart, Director, Minneapolis Police Chaplain Corp
Reverend John Wilson, PhD, Trauma Services, Critical Care Chaplain Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Chicago, IL
Conference Information
Registration is on-line at www.mchc.com under the Educational Programs section. All program materials are included. Lunch will be provided.
If you require special assistance or accommodations, please notify us
in advance of the program and we will make every effort to accommodate
you. If you have any questions about registering, please contact
Deborah Swanson at (312) 906-6074 or by email at dswanson@mchc.com.
We encourage you to route this information to members of your staff who may benefit from attending the program. Note: Professional Chaplains may be eligible to receive six CEU hours through their professional organization. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Joanna Griffin, CDPH, at (312) 747-9390 or by email at griffin_joanna@cdph.org.
Lisa Johnson
Program Manager, EMS/Chicago ASPR
Clinical, Administrative, Professional
and Emergency Services