About the Program

The University of South Alabama Center for Strategic Health Innovation (USA CSHI) is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Advanced Regional Response Training Center program (ARRTC 2009). In light of the ongoing and continued threats of infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and terrorist attacks, it is apparent, if not critical, that education and preparedness training continue to be a priority. ARRTC 2009 is an updated, comprehensive, and exciting approach to all-hazards disaster preparedness and response training. This comprehensive curriculum has been designed to teach and train effective collaborative healthcare community response to any disaster, natural or man-made, and has been updated to incorporate current challenges and issues facing disaster leadership. Participants will leave with the skills needed to go back to their community, facility, an/or workplace and teach others what they have learned, and to serve ass effective leaders in disaster response. This program is made possible by a grant from the Alabama Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.

For those who have never attended an ARRTC session, ARRTC 2009 will provide a basic, core knowledge of their job in an emergency, how to do it, how to make the best decisions, how to communicate needs and offers of assistance, and what the roles and responsibilities of others are in disaster response. For those who have attended previous sessions, ARRTC 2009 will provide a forum for knowledge exchange, reinforce lessons learned, and share recent updates.

Building upon the successes of the past five years, ARRTC 2009 is designed for individuals charged with disaster response leadership for their organization. A variety of critical and timely issues will be covered such as Incident Command Systems (ICS), National Incident Management Systems (NIMS, Pandemic Influenza Update, and Surge Capacity Issues. In response to feedback received from participants in ARRTC 2008, two courses will be offered in 2009 to include the addition of a Road Show.

Click below for a description of ARRTC Basic and ARRTC Road Show:
ARRTC Basic
ARRTC Road Show