WASHINGTON DC USA - HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE^TM - NOVEMBER 6, 2003: Train for Emergency Management, www.TrainforEmergencyMangement.com, offers comprehensive Emergency management and bioterrorism education and training for healthcare organizations, ranging from e-learning solutions, through a blended approach which includes CDs and written materials, to onsite training and special access to national conferences and audioconferences. Train for Emergency Management's solutions are easily accessible, innovative and cost-effective, and permit tracking, testing and certification of completion.

Train for Emergency Management is a member of the Train for Compliance, www.TrainforCompliance.com, family of healthcare regulation and compliance training websites which include Train for HIPAA, www.TrainforHIPAA.com, and Train for Health Care Compliance, www.TrainforHealthCareCompliance.com.

Train for Emergency Management today announced several important content partnerships and the launch of its comprehensive emergency management curriculum.

• Basic Emergency Management and the Incident Command System I
• Basic Emergency Management and the Incident Command System II
• Effective Crisis Communication

• JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
  • Overview of JCAHO Emergency Management Standards
  • EC 1.4 and EC 2.9.1 Review
  • Training Requirements
  • Assessment / Planning Initiatives
  • Simulation/Drill Exercise Participation
  • Compliance Responsibilities by Department
• Emergency Management Standards: Preparing for a JCAHO Audit
  • Compliance Responsibilities by Department
  • Documenting policies and procedures
  • Standard Operating Procedures and Checklists

• Advanced Emergency Management and the Incident Command System
• Hospital Emergency Management and the Incident Command System

• Anthrax
• Smallpox
• Ricin
• VX
• Sarin
• Botulism
• Plague
• Mustard Gas
• Radiation Emergencies
• HAZMAT Emergencies

• How to Conduct Hazard Vulnerability and Emergency Readiness Assessments
• All-Hazard Emergency Response Plan Design and Development
• Simulation/Drill Exercise Design and Coordination
• Syndromic Surveillance of Bioterror Events
• Event Prediction and Real-time Alert Dissemination

Train for Health is pleased to announce content partnerships with Emergency Visions, www.EmergencyVisions.com, a national consulting firm with special expertise in emergency management, public health, and bioterrorism response.

There are two ways to access Train for Emergency Management's curriculum. Individuals can register for Train for Emergency Management courses at includes http://www.trainforemergencymanagement.com/registration.html, or Institutions can license Train for Emergency Management courses for their workforce.

Organizations, both large and small, can arrange to offer Train for Emergency Management's curriculum to their workforce by entering into a license agreement with Train for Emergency Management for that content. Such license agreements are usually one year in duration with provision for annual renewal. Under such a license agreement, Train for Emergency Management can either offer the courses through Train for Emergency Management's own learning management system (LMS) which provides full administrative and student tracking capability, or Train for Emergency Management can deliver the courses for posting on your institution's LMS.