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Annual Meeting

July 21-23, 2014 Atlanta, Georgia

(pre-conference activities and social events 21 July, Conference dates 22-23 July)

When

Monday July 21, 2014 at 1:00 PM EDT
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Wednesday July 23, 2014 at 5:00 PM EDT

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Where

Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway 
2020 Convention Center Concourse
Atlanta, GA 30337
 

 
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National Disaster Life Support Foundation
706-721-0969
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Medical Doctor holding a world globe in her hands as medical network conceptNational Disaster Life Support Foundation invites you to attend the National Disaster Life Suport Education Consortium Annual Meeting to learn more about the medical response to Disasters!  Learn lessons from recent disaster events and advances in the field of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.  Last year's meeting was a huge success and brought together representatives from 6 countries and 29 US States.  In addition the meeting was live webstreamed to 37 US States and 14 Countries!

 

Agenda

  • 83 Minutes - The MV Sewol Ferry Accident
  • Lessons from Asiana Flight 214
  • Nuclear Strike Teams
  • When the Wind Stops - Moore, OK Tornado response
  • Medical Response to Active Shooter
  • Medical Planning for Major Events - The Superbowl Experince
  • Ready-Set-Go; Best Practices in Hospital Evacuation from Hurricane Irene and Super-storm Sandy
  • Developing Hopsital Surge Capacity - Super-storm Sandy
  • Threat Recognition, Prevention and Response - The Active Shooter
  • Pre-Conference Instructor Update/Recertification
  • NDLSEC Annual Business Meeting and Committee Reports
  • Poster and Oral Research Presentations

This agenda is preliminary.  For the most up to date agenda for the meeting click here.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Southern Alliance for Physician Specialties CME (SAPS CME) and the National Disaster Life Support Foundation (NDLSF).  TheSouthern Alliance for Physician Specialties CME is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 The Southern Alliance for Physician Specialties CME designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Social Events

Braves vs. Marlins game July 21, 2014 at 7:00 PM. 
Tickets are $28 for Field Level Reserved seating (Section 122).  The ticket purchase will be available during the registration process and tickets will be delivered at the conference registration desk.  A limited number of tickets are available. 

Networking Reception July 22, 2014 at 5:00 PM
Socialize  with your fellow NDSLEC attendees in a relaxed setting.   Conference Registrants will receive two complementary drink tickets to this cash bar reception. Between networking discussions take the time to spend with vendors and puruse the posters of disaster education innovations and the latest in disaster research. 

Meeting Location

The meeting is conveniently hosted in Atlanta, Georgia at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway.  This location is incredibily convenient for air travel as the hotel is connected to the World's Busiest Airport via a conveninent train system.  It takes only minutes to get from the terminal to the hotel.  Atlanta provides numerous opportunities for sightseeing / touring before or after the conference including the  The Georgia Aquarium, the worlds largest acquarium.  For more information on all there is fun to see and do in Atlanta click here

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