2009 EMSystems User Meeting

September 23-25, 2009 / Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The 2009 User Meeting, “New Ideas — Stronger Impact””, was designed to share best practices, industry expertise, and innovative ideas to improve emergency preparedness and response for today and tomorrow’s health emergencies. EMSystems gathered industry thought leaders, clients, and EMSystems subject matter experts to present new and innovative ways to improve and strengthen emergency preparedness strategies.

Highlighted topics included H1N1 preparation and response, pandemic surveillance, hospital evacuation, and public health alert management. This included a special session on emergent ways to leverage patient tracking with EMTrack, a critical tool for H1N1 monitoring, vaccination delivery tracking, and hospital evacuation management.

Speakers at the 2009 User Meeting included:

• Dr. Sally Phillips, Senior Advisor, ASPR
• Ms. Christy F. Music, Program Director, DOD
• Captain H. Allen Dobbs, MD, Chief Medical Officer, NDMS
• Mr. Robb Chapman, Program Manager, Center for Public Health Informatics, CDC
• Mr. Kevin Cradock, Oregon Public Health Division, Information Technology
• Mr. Knox Andress, Coordinator, Louisiana Region 7 Hospitals
• Mr. Doug Havron, Administrative Director, SETTRAC/RHPC
• Ms. Tiffany Magee, State Health Alert Network Coordinator, California Department of Public Health
• Ms. Laura Williams, Deputy Chief of Staff, Boston EMS
• Ms. Angela Landeen, Disaster Planning Coordinator, South Dakota Department of Health