The
following educational outline was developed to combine a national perspective
regarding emergency preparedness activities with specific information for
developing a hospital-based emergency management program. It includes a summary
of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) training courses provided by
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) and the HICS Learning Modules
featuring key information extracted from the HICS Guidebook. The intent is to
improve preparedness and response capability through community integration and
assist hospitals in implementing a compatible emergency management program
within their own facility or healthcare system.
Before
beginning the HICS Learning Modules, it is important for students to consider first
completing the EMI Courses to gain a broad understanding of community
preparedness. Course selection should be consistent with the student’s
responder position(s) on the hospital incident management team as outlined in
the hospital Emergency Operations Plan and NIMS compliance guidelines. The
primary courses are listed below as Modules 1 through 4 and may be accessed
through the EMI web site at www.training.fema.gov/EMIweb/.