Track 1: Building and Sustaining Resilient Communities

Learning Session

D05 - Cause and Effect: The Evolution of the Coalition in Response to Real World Events

Speaker(s)

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  Tonya Shott, RRT, CHEP

  Emergency Management Coordinator
  Turkey Creek Medical Center
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  Janet Rowe, CSP, CHEP

  Director, Environment, Health, Safety & Emergency Management
  University of Tennessee Medical Center

Moderator(s)

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  Wanda Roberts, CHEP

  Regional Hospital Coordinator
  Tennessee Department of Health

Recently, our region has responded to wild fires, mass evacuations, bus crashes, metro train derailment/cyanide release, and a hospital active shooter, which challenged the coalition to step beyond our original role. This presentation highlights the effect of these events in shaping the role of preparedness and response for the coalition.