Meeting

The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions focused on current capabilities, perceived gaps, future opportunities and innovative options with a particular focus on the role of the Healthcare Preparedness Programs (HPP) in facilitating each of these efforts.

Objectives:

• The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions focused on the following topics, including specific discussion of the role of the Hospital Preparedness Programs (HPP) in facilitating each of these efforts, specifically through guidance developed by the HPP.
• Definitions of medical surge that are applicable to local, state, territorial, tribal governments, and federal government entities;
• The capability and tools available to local, state, territorial, tribal, and federal government entities to assess the current status of preparedness to conduct medical surge operations;
• Identify metrics that can be used to improve performance and preparedness for a mass-casualty incident; and,
• Strategies to facilitate public and private sector work to improve surge capability for victims and the distressed, including new or modified guidance and legal and funding mechanisms.
• For each area current capabilities, perceived gaps, future opportunities and innovative options should be identified and discussed.