[3435] Emergency Preparedness: First COVID, Now Hurricane Season—Are You Ready?
Steps each and every HHCSA should
take to prepare for hurricane season, including changes related to COVID-19 involvement.
Presentation Info:
- TAHC&H Virtual Event | 51st Annual Meeting & Conference | Recorded for On-Demand Access
- Presentation Date | August 27, 2020
Education-Training Credits:
- TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
- §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
- §558.259[d][6]emergency preparedness planning and implementation
- §558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
- §558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
Program Description: Hear first-hand from HHSC Training Specialist, Idalia Diaz, on the steps each and every HHCSA should
take to prepare for Hurricane season, including changes related to COVID-19 involvement. Emergency Preparedness is not new; however, there have been
updates and refreshers and Idalia presents all aspects of what agencies should know, update and be prepared for as hurricane season is well upon us
and agencies not only are dealing with this reality but COVID 19 as well.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Idalia Diaz BSN, RN, Training Specialist, Policy, Rules and Training, HHSC
About the Presenter(s):
Idalia Diaz is the HCSSA Joint Trainer with Health & Human Services Policy, Rules & Training who
obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center. Shortly after obtaining her license, she was employed by the San Antonio State
Supported Living Center as an RN Case Manager, then later transferred to DADS Regulatory Services where she was a Nurse Surveyor and Death Reviewer. After spending some time
with the regulatory team, she decided to teach and was a theory and clinical faculty member at a Vocational Nursing program, where she taught various subjects from fundamentals
of nursing to mental health and leadership.
[3435] Emergency Preparedness: First COVID, Now Hurricane Season—Are You Ready?
