BP2 Series: July 2025 - June 2026
BP2 Series: July 2025 - June 2026
UPCOMING SESSIONS
DECEMBER 2025: Electric Utility System Preparedness & Response
DATE/TIME: December 18, 2025 @ 10:00am - 11:30am
DESCRIPTION: This presentation will engage healthcare facilities in a comprehensive discussion on emergency preparedness and response strategies the electric utility industry. As critical infrastructure, healthcare facilities rely on uninterrupted power to sustain life-saving operations, making proactive planning and coordination with electric utility partners vital. This presentation will offer an introduction to the electric utility industry, including preparedness and response priorities and processes.
OBJECTIVES: By the end of this session, participants will:
- Be able to identify common vulnerabilities in the electric grid and understand how these risks impact healthcare organizations.
- Describe the electric utility organizations emergency response protocols and how healthcare facilities are prioritized during outages and disasters.
- Explore opportunities for collaborative planning such as joint drills and tabletop exercises.
PRESENTERS:
- Shannon M. Ethier, MSW - Senior Manager, Emergency Operations, NY - Avangrid
- J.T. Flick, MPA, CEM, AEMT-P - Director, Crisis Management - New York Power Authority
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP2-S6-122025-WR
HANDOUT: HTC-BP2-S6
HOSTED BY: WR HTC - URMC
JANUARY 2026:
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FEBRUARY 2026:
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MARCH 2026:
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RECORDED SESSIONS
JULY 2025: Emergency Management for Healthcare Leaders
RECORDED ON: July 23, 2025
DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVES:
- Discuss emergency management terms and concepts
- Assess the threats we face today in healthcare
- Understand the regulatory requirements (NYS DOH, CMS, Joint Commission, OSHA) involving emergency management
- Discuss the Healthcare Leaders' role in a disaster activation
PRESENTER: Russell Fincher, EMT-P
Senior Emergency Management Specialist
Northwell Health Crisis Management Incident Response Team
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP2-S1-072025-MARO
HANDOUT: HTC BP2S1
HOSTED BY: MARO HTC - Northwell
AUGUST 2025: Active Shooter Survivor Stories
RECORDED ON: August 12, 2025
DESCRIPTION: Hear first-hand accounts from people involved in our nation’s most infamous active shooter attacks: 2018 Parkland High School Shooting, 2017 Las Vegas Harvest 91 Attack & 2012 Aurora Movie Theater Shooting.
A live virtual panel of actual responders and survivors will share personal accounts of response, survival, and recovery. When there is breaking news of a shooting, all of society tunes in. But news outlets mostly focus on the initial response and immediate aftermath. Seldom do we hear the personal – often heroic – accounts of those who were actually there. This virtual session offers a rare glimpse into the challenges faced by actual responders and survivors, but its ultimate goal is to promote resilience and recovery.
PANELISTS:
- Debbie Bowermen, RN in Sunrise Hospital ED during Las Vegas Harvest 91 attack. Sunrise received over 200 GSW patients in less than one hour (largest active shooter event in world history).
- Mike Moser, Deputy Fire Chief, Parkland, Florida: Moser was the Fire/EMS Commander at 2018 Marjory Stineman Douglas High School (largest high school shooting in US history).
- Jad Lanigan, Law Enforcement Incident Commander at 2012 Century-16 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado (at the time, it was largest shooting in US history)
- Farrah Soudani, most seriously injured survivor at movie theater shooting in Aurora
MODERATORS:
- Kevin Reilly, MEP, CHEP, TR-C
Board Certified Tactical Responder - Command Logic 360
- John Schoppmann
NYPD Shield
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP2-S2-082025-WR
HANDOUT: HTC BP2S2
HOSTED BY: WR HTC - URMC
September 2025:When the World Comes to Us: Preparing for Disease Importation During Peak Travel Events
RECORDED ON: September 18, 2025
OBJECTIVES:
- Understand how tourism and migration affects every sector—from ERs to SNFs and urgent cares
- Encourage and apply travel screening across all intake points
- Identify relevant infectious diseases
- Understand global health trends and increasing antimicrobial resistance rates
- Identification of misinformation and combating the spread of misinformation
- Understand the importance of vaccination and implementation in inhibiting the spread of infectious diseases
- Implement methods that consider vulnerable populations such as immigrants, pregnant individuals, and varying sexual orientation
- Identify initial response measures
- Encourage global surveillance, especially within high-tourism areas
PRESENTER:
- Kwang-Seok Kang, BA-HS, CPhT, RPhT, a-IPC, CIC, CHEC
Manager of Infection Prevention, Saratoga Hospital
Workgroup Lead, NYSDOH CDR HEPC Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Savannah Henry
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP2-S3-092025-CDR
HOSTED BY: CDR HTC - Albany Med
OCTOBER 2025: eFINDS In Action
RECORDED ON: October 9, 2025
DESCRIPTION: Please join us for an engaging discussion with Valerie Shuba from NYSDOH Center for Health Informatics. She has been training facilities on how to use eFINDS since its inception in 2013. Discover who needs access, when to use it, and how to navigate challenges - including workarounds for situations without anyone on site with access to eFINDS, no wristbands or no scanners. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned user, this session will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to use eFINDS effectively in real-world scenarios.
PRESENTER: Valeria Shuba
Public Health Informatics Specialist III, Center of Health Informatics, Office of Science
New York State Department of Health
HANDOUTS: HTC-BP2-S4
eFinds Drill
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP2-S4-102025-CNY
HOSTED BY: CNY HTC - SUNY Upstate Medical Center
NOVEMBER 2025:Perinatal Emergency Preparedness for Rural EMS and Community Hospitals
RECORDED ON: November 18, 2025
DESCRIPTION: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Emergency Services Conditions of Participation (CoP) with new obstetrical service requirements for hospitals with Emergency Departments (EDs). These new standards, effective July 1, 2025, apply to all EDs—including those in hospitals without dedicated obstetrical (OB) services—and are designed to ensure readiness for obstetric-related emergencies. The key requirements include the use of evidence-based protocols, annual staff training, emergency provisions, transfer protocols and maternal mental health. The purpose of this presentation is to introduce learners to the Regional Perinatal Program in New York State as a resource for hospitals and emergency medical services that are working towards meeting these requirements.
OBJECTIVES: At the end of this presentation, learners will be able to:
- Define Perinatal Regionalization in NYS with a focus on WNY
- Examine the geographic distribution and functional roles of Regional Perinatal Programs in New York State within the context of an evolving healthcare landscape
- Assess the readiness of rural EDs and EMS teams to respond to perinatal emergencies
- Bridge the gaps of Perinatal Education to first responders and ED teams through use of checklists, emergency delivery kits and in-situ simulation based training
- Enhance Interdisciplinary Communication by identifying roles and responsibilities in managing emergencies
- Increase awareness of escalation and transport protocols using the Maternal and Neonatal Hotlines
- Expand access to foundational training: STABLE, NRP, FHM and skills applications with team-based practice
PRESENTERS:
- Sharon Barron, BSN, RN, CPN, C-ONQS – Manager, Regional Perinatal Program – John R Oishei Children’s Hospital
- Michelle Szefler, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-OBE – Obstetrical Outreach Coordinator, Regional Perinatal Program - John R Oishei Children’s Hospital
- Ashley LaBruno, BSN, RN - Neonatal Outreach Coordinator, Regional Perinatal Program - John R Oishei Children’s Hospital
REGISTER HERE: OHEP-HTC-BP2-S5-112025-WR
HANDOUT: HTC-BP2-S5
HOSTED BY: WR HTC - URMC