USCSOM-GHM Active Shooter Medical Surge Full Scale Exercise

Greenville, SC US
August 24, 2018

Overview

Overview

The University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville will be conduscting a Full-Scale Exercise in partnership with the GMH Emergency Department and external agencies. An FSE is as close to a real event as possible, and is useful to test total coordination among all participating entities. This exercise will be a response to an "Active Shooter" situation inside the USCSOM creating a surge of patients to the GMH Emergency Department. These patients will need to be appropriately triaged and patient care managed throughout the event.

Target Audience

  • Physicians

  • All staff involved in disaster prepardedness and response

Learning Objectives

This training addresses performance and patient and patient outcomes directly through the scenario based training. Learners will be taught:

  • Understanding of general emergency proceudres,
  • How to discuss and practice care coordination among providers and departments and,
  • How to stabilize patients and initiate care.

Additional Information

Competencies this activity addresses: 
Apply quality improvement
Employ evidence-based practice
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Interprofessional communication
Medical knowledge
Patient care and procedural skills
Practice-based learning and improvement
Provide patient-centered care
Roles/responsibilities
Systems-based practice
Teams and teamwork
Work in interdisciplinary teams
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 Attendance
Registration opens: 
01/01/2018
Claim credit by: 
12/30/2018
Event starts: 
08/24/2018 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
08/24/2018 - 4:00pm EDT

Venue

University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
607 Grove Road
Greenville, SC 29605
United States
+1 (864) 455-7992
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Accreditation

Accreditation Information

Physicians (MDs and DOs) will receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 

All other attendees will receive attendence credit.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 Attendance

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