The University of Indianapolis Center for Aging & Community and the Indiana Department of Health will host 6 identical offerings of Emergency and Disaster Management for skilled nursing facility professionals. These offerings, conducted from 2027-2029, will each consist of 2 partial days of instruction. The virtual training sessions are designed to serve as an introduction to emergency and disaster management with long-term care-specific content and examples.

Who should attend?
Indiana long-term care leaders, administrators, and team members involved in emergency preparedness. For maximum benefit, participants should be actively engaged in developing, updating, or executing their facility's Emergency Action Plan.

When?

Offering 3:  TBD 2028, 12:30-4:00p.m. ET (Please note:  future offerings and dates will be listed on the Sease Institute website. 

Instructors:
Kara Cecil, MPH, DrPH
Bill Reckert, MSM

Delivery Mode:
Two partial-day, virtual training sessions. Class hours are 12:30-4:00p.m. ET each day, with a week between Day One and Day Two. Please note: breaks will be given, but there is no lunch period.  The class is delivered live on Zoom to facilitate participant interaction with the trainers.  Please be ready to join the conversation by unmuting or sharing your answers in the chat. 

Content:

The virtual training sessions are designed to serve as an introduction to emergency and disaster management with long term care specific content and examples.  The course will involve a pre-and post-test to reflect knowledge improvement.

Credential:
Participants who complete the post-test will receive a Certificate of Training: Emergency and Disaster Management.  CEUs are available from the Indiana Department of Health for administrators and social workers.

Cost:
Free. This course is funded by the Indiana Department of Health using Civil Money Penalty funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

For questions, please contact Lidia Dubicki at ldubicki@uindy.edu