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SUMMARY:Council of Medical Students Disaster & Emergency Preparedness Conference
DESCRIPTION:
 Superstorm Sandy, The Haitian Earthquake, Hurricane 
 Katrina, 9/11. Disasters large and small 
 happen on a frequent basis. When they arise, 
 health professionals must be part of the response 
 - ready to save lives and get their community 
 back on its feet.\n
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 Join us for this 
 one-day conference where you'll work side-by-side 
 with your peers from other health-related 
 professions learning and practicing the skills 
 necessary to prepare for and respond effectively 
 to disasters.\n
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 Be ready when a disaster 
 strikes your neighborhood. Learn the basics 
 of emergency preparedness so you can make 
 a difference when emergencies happen.\n
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 Free 
 to all participants.\n
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 This event is open 
 to anyone interested in disaster relief, but 
 targets individuals from health-related professions.\n
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 Breakfast 
 and lunch provided.\n
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 Registration  \n
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 Space is limited.\n
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 Keynote 
 Speakers Include:\n
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 Theresa Bernardo, D.V.M. 
 M.Sc.\n
 Michigan State University, College 
 of Veterinary Medicine\n
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 After spending 12 years 
 at Michigan State University, Theresa Bernardo 
 took a leave of absence in 2009 to join 
 the Pan American Health Organization and was 
 thrust into two public health emergencies: 
 a worldwide flu epidemic (H1N1) and a devastating 
 earthquake in Haiti. While working for the 
 World Health Organization regional office, 
 Bernardo used informational technologies to 
 help deal with the crises and save lives in disaster 
 situations.\n
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 Christine Hendrickson, 
 Health Educator - Emergency Preparedness\n
 Ingham 
 County Health Department\n
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 Responsible 
 for designing and updating the Ingham County 
 Health Department's Emergency Operations 
 Plan - which outlines how the Health Department 
 would respond to public health emergencies/disasters 
 - Hendrickson trains staff and volunteers 
 in emergency response, and develops 
 exercises which allow trainees to hone their 
 disaster relief skills.\n
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 Bradley Deacon, 
 J.D., Emergency Management and Administrative 
 Law Coordinator\n
 Michigan Department of Agriculture 
 and Rural Development\n
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 For more 
 than eight years, Deacon has developed a wide 
 variety of programs to assist both the private 
 sector and the Department of Agriculture and 
 Rural Development, prevent and response to 
 disasters. He works closely with the State Animal 
 Response Team, the Michigan Citizen-Community 
 Emergency Response Coordinating Council 
 and other state and national organizations 
 involved in food and agricultural protection.\n\n
 Price: Free to MSU Medical Students\n
 Sponsor: MSU Council of Medical Students\n
 Contact name: Ryan Jones\n
 Contact phone: 269-492-4627\n
 Contact email: jonesry9@msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 http://com.msu.edu/COMS/index.htm\n
LOCATION:MSU Student Union
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