Please choose below in the Registration Option which location you will be attending.
- Baton Rouge, LHA Conference Center, 2334 Weymouth, 70809
- Lafayette, Acadian Ambulance Training Center, 2916 N. University Ave., Bldg. B, 70507
REGISTRATION
QUALIFICATIONS: There
are no prerequisites to participate in the Certification Prep Course, but
participants should review the requirements provided in the link below to
ensure they are qualified to sit for the exam. IBFCSM Certification
Handbook - IBFCSM | Board for Certification Services and Management
Registration for this
session is complimentary; registrants are responsible for the cost of the exam and/or
other certification fees.
WHO
SHOULD ATTEND: Hospital and healthcare emergency
preparedness staff, healthcare coalition members, and staff responsible for
regulatory compliance
OVERVIEW: This
one-day course is designed to prepare individuals for the comprehensive
examination leading to certification as a Certified Healthcare Emergency
Professional (CHEP). The course includes a review of test taking strategies,
several sample problems, and quizzes. The course covers the six areas of the
exam:
1.
Joint
Commission & Healthcare Emergency Management;
2. National
Preparedness;
3.
Disasters;
4.
Medical
Services Preparedness;
5.
Review
of Safety; and
6.
Terrorism.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
- Provide attendees with comprehensive and contemporary information;
- Review general safety and emergency management knowledge;
- Practice completing mock quizzes;
- Review test-taking strategy, and test format;
- Discuss the application of appropriate concepts and management practices with a focus on healthcare emergency situations; and
- Prepare individuals desiring to take the CHEP examination.
AGENDA
8:30
a.m. Registration
9:00
a.m. Welcome, Introductions, and Review
of Test Taking Strategies
9:30
a.m. Complete Mini Sample Test
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15
a.m. Review and Discuss:
Healthcare Emergency Management; National Emergency
Preparedness; and
Disasters, Crisis, and Terrorism
12:00 p.m. Lunch
(Provided)
12:30 p.m. Review and Discuss: Regulatory and Voluntary
Standards; Fire and Hazardous
Materials; and Safety Concepts
2:00 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. Review and Discuss: Leadership and Management Principles
and OSHA Emergency
Management Glossary
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
MEET
YOUR FACULTY:
Christopher
Riccardi, CHSP, CHEP, CHCM-SEC, has more than 15 years of healthcare industry experience
relating to leadership practices and emergency management. Riccardi is a
subject-matter expert with ASPR TRACIE. He is the visionary
behind the 15 ‘till 50 project, a nationally recognized best practice in
healthcare mass casualty, incident response planning. He has served as chair
for the California Hospital Association’s Emergency Management Advisory
Committee and represented hospitals as a member of the Los Angeles County
Disaster Coalition Advisory Committee.
Ryland Thompson, Ed. D, M. Ed, ARM-P,
CHEP, CHSP, CSP, has more
than 40 years’ experience in the field of occupational health and safety
assisting large and small employers improve their health and safety outcomes. Thompson
has provided program development and workers compensation cost containment
strategies to leading healthcare providers in both the skilled nursing and
acute care industry. He was the public sector
representative on the Local Emergency Planning Committee for Miami, Florida, and
was one of the first authorized providers of the CHEP preparation exam by the International
Board for Certification Services and Management and as such has successfully
taught hundreds of students to obtain this valuable credential.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Nursing: Up to 6.50 contact
hours will be awarded for this offering by the Louisiana Hospital Association
for complete attendance and evaluation of the program and webinars. The LHA is
approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing – CE Provider #39.
Other Participants will receive, upon completion of the
workshop and evaluation, a certificate documenting the completed continuing
education/clock hours.