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MULTI-JURISDICTIONALDISEASE INVESTIGATION TRAININGIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIANorman Jackson, MSEducation Specialist IICalifornia Department of Health ServicesImmunization Branch

Multi-jurisdictional BT Training

What it is

Why it is unique

How you can adapt it

How we’re going to evaluate it

California Department of Health Services Immunization Branch

02/05

Multi-jurisdictional TrainingPresentation Objectives: You will be able To name two advantages of a collaboration (state/local) approach to bioterrorism training.

To list three organizational steps needed for a just-in-time training.

To name a web resource where the diseaseinvestigation webcast is available in Spanish and English.

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High Points

Disease Investigation Training & Exercise Concept

Role of Disease Investigation in Emergency Preparedness

Highlight Collaboration across Focus Areas and Branches

“Just-In-Time” Training Organization How you can use the Satellite

Broadcast

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Multi-jurisdictional TrainingOur Challenges

Meeting the demands of the various DCDC branches Communicating effectively across multiple disciplines, focus areas

Improved dialogue and rapport with stakeholders at LHJ CA geographic characteristics and linkage with smaller LHJ

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A bioterrorism cross-training for state and local health department staff that may be called on to serve as case investigators.

LHDs are helping develop the training and will conduct the event locally. Advance work done via 4 conference calls/web slides.

Partnering with academic school of public health: SDSU and the California Distance Learning Health Network.

Project Features

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Project RationaleThe project developed from an informal LHJ statewide needs assessment:

To build capacity to respond to a BT event.

To allow LHDs to test their organizational structures and personnel for field investigation.

To provide basic and practical skills through existing programs.

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DCDC Infrastructure

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Our partners

California LHJ Participation

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To date

State LevelStatewide training and exercise packaging for

local FA-G facilitation

State satellite broadcast on basics of disease investigation (90 minutes)

Presentation and local disease-specific training by local CD controller or FA-B lead

Tabletop exercise with role play

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What disease to test?

All partners agreed to “Influenza-like illness”

Pandemic cross-cutting

ILI is not a BT event, so….

Law enforcement, FBI partners not needed for this one

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CDHS Activities & Responsibilities Design, content development and produce satellite broadcast Modeling a “just in time” training involving local and state officials and

content. Packaging for FA-G training site managers including tabletop exercise,

Plain Language household hand-out materials, just-in-time training tips, and PowerPoint for local CD trainer

Job action sheets for training lead, chief investigator and disease investigator

Media toolkit with sample press release templates and feature story anglesGlossary of common infectious disease symptoms in 14

languagesPersonal protective equipment guideCE for nurses Pretest-Posttest design, format for process and impact

evaluation.

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Local Level

Implementing a just-in-time training to prepare staff to investigate suspected cases

Presenting a combination of distance learning and traditional face-to-face training

Collaboration between Focus Area B, F and G staff with CD staff, and distance learning facilitator.

Collaboration with CDHS branches

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Satellite Broadcast90-Minute Satellite Program Content

Feature national or state expertsShort historical perspective - disease

investigation yesterday and today Basic steps in outbreak investigationField demos including client notification,

reporting, case interviewing, field safetyQ&A facilitated by local training lead.

Archived as webcast in Spanish and English @ WWW.CDLHN.COM

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Tabletop Exercise

Flu-like illness is disease to be investigatedLocal outbreak starts with a symptomatic bus

driver who still decided to work (despite symptoms) and who just finished a two-week vacation in country X.

Participants will be divided into groups of three or four and will role-play written scenarios

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Information that can be immediately accessed by PH professionals and clinicians when presented with suspect or known persons affected by terrorism events:

Based on “just in time” business model.

Delivery Real-time Continuous updatesQuick communication Immediacy of state/CDC content

“Just-in-time” Model

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Willingness and aptitude for spontaneity

Prepared communications (i.e., binders, media)

Local content/advisors in place for support

Local CD Controller involvement with planning and implementation; health officer authority in place

All Focus Area Leads notified first.

Staff notified via email or phone to report for training immediately or next morning.

“Just-in-time” Training

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How You Can Use Our ProjectFinal package of all material will be on line

in advance of event and after at cdlhn.comSatellite program can be downlinked live

for viewing then or taping for later training opportunity; register at cdlhn.com

Satellite program will be archived as a webcast in English and Spanish at cdlhn.com continued

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Multi-language symptom glossary will be available as a finished product or as artwork.

Just-in-time guidelines can be used or adapted

Plain language flyer about ILI can be used or adapted.

How You Can Use Our Project, cont.

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Symptom Glossary

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Multi-jurisdictional TrainingHow we’re going to evaluate it:

Local process evaluation by FA-G leadCourse evaluation by participantsPost-exercise DI competency checklist

summary by FA-B leadConference call and reports by FA-G leadsWrap up of DCDC partners(Hope) UCLA Impact Evaluation

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California Department of Health ServicesImmunization Branch2151 Berkeley Way, Room 712Berkeley CA, 94704Phone: (510) 540-2065 Fax: (510) 540-2153

California Distance Learning Health Network 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 100San Diego, CA 92123Program Office: Phone (619) 594-3348 Fax (619) 594-2111 Email: info@cdlhn.com

Emergency Preparedness OfficeCalifornia Department of Health Services P.O. Box 997413, MS 7002 Sacramento, CA 95899-7413 Phone: (916) 650-6416 Fax: (916) 650-6420 E-mail: EPOInfo@dhs.ca.gov

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