Preparing for What’s Next in U.S. Health Reform will offer key lessons involving health reform and policy, focusing on its impact on you as a leader and on your organization. The nation’s leading health policy experts will explain essential lessons from current reform efforts, discuss what to anticipate with the next round of policy innovations under the new national administration, and offer insights to help you thrive in the rapi...

This applied program brings together professionals from across industries and sectors to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders and improve workplace health and safety through ergonomics. Ergonomics and Human Factors explores both the technical skills required to perform job assessments and the organizational factors which contribute to successful ergonomics programs. Participants will complete this program ready to control health and...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under a delegation of authority from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), administers nine Federal Supply Schedules. These schedules cover pharmaceuticals, medical, surgical, and dental supplies and equipment, patient mobility devices, allied healthcare professional staffing in Federal healthcare facilities, cost-per-test clinical laboratory analyzer, x-ray supplies, and in-vitro diagnostics,...

Virtual Tabletop Exercise Series (VTTX) – Public Health-focused Pandemic Influenza In collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this exercise is a specially designed Virtual Table-Top Exercises (VTTX), which will specifically focus on the impacts of a novel influenza virus on the public health community. The VTTX involves key personnel discussing simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be used t...

Virtual Tabletop Exercise Series (VTTX) – Public Health-focused Pandemic Influenza In collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this exercise is a specially designed Virtual Table-Top Exercises (VTTX), which will specifically focus on the impacts of a novel influenza virus on the public health community. The VTTX involves key personnel discussing simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be used t...

Virtual Tabletop Exercise Series (VTTX) – Public Health-focused Pandemic Influenza In collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this exercise is a specially designed Virtual Table-Top Exercises (VTTX), which will specifically focus on the impacts of a novel influenza virus on the public health community. The VTTX involves key personnel discussing simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be used t...

Exercise Description: The VTTX will simulate an active threat event taking place at a shopping mall and can be used to assess plans, policies, training, and procedures. The VTTX differs from other tabletop exercises because it uses Video-Teleconference (VTC) technology not Adobe Connect® or Face Time©. It provides an opportunity for responders across the Nation to simultaneously participate in a hazard-specific facilitated discussion....

Exercise Description: The VTTX will simulate an active threat event taking place at a shopping mall and can be used to assess plans, policies, training, and procedures. The VTTX differs from other tabletop exercises because it uses Video-Teleconference (VTC) technology not Adobe Connect® or Face Time©. It provides an opportunity for responders across the Nation to simultaneously participate in a hazard-specific facilitated discussion....

Exercise Description: The VTTX will simulate an active threat event taking place at a shopping mall and can be used to assess plans, policies, training, and procedures. The VTTX differs from other tabletop exercises because it uses Video-Teleconference (VTC) technology not Adobe Connect® or Face Time©. It provides an opportunity for responders across the Nation to simultaneously participate in a hazard-specific facilitated discussion....

Health care systems around the world are facing growing pressures to provide more effective care at lower costs. Health outcomes research assesses the end results of health care services, providing evidence for the value of specific medical treatments or interventions that can be used to make better decisions and improve health care. Measurement, Design, and Analysis Methods for Health Outcomes Research provides you with the language and conce...