Preparing for Disaster Overview

November 26th, 2019 - Posted in

“Islands of the Salish Sea: Preparing for Disaster”. Conference hosted by Vashon Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and VashonBePrepared on April 6, 2019, to build and sustain volunteer health-care teams on Salish Sea islands. Overview  

Why do we need a Medical Reserve Corps?

November 26th, 2019 - Posted in

“Islands of the Salish Sea: Preparing for Disaster”. Conference hosted by Vashon Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and VashonBePrepared on April 6, 2019, to build and sustain volunteer health-care teams on Salish Sea islands. Why do we need a Medical Reserve Corps? Presented by Vicky de Monterey Richoux President, VashonBePrepared Building, sustaining volunteer health-care teams on […]

Island and Rural Community MRCs

November 26th, 2019 - Posted in

“Islands of the Salish Sea: Preparing for Disaster”. Conference hosted by Vashon Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and VashonBePrepared on April 6, 2019, to build and sustain volunteer health-care teams on Salish Sea islands. Island and rural community MRCs: the King County Experience Presented by Ali Levy, Emergency Operations Manager, Seattle & King County Public Health […]

What Katrina Taught Me

November 26th, 2019 - Posted in

“Islands of the Salish Sea: Preparing for Disaster”. Conference hosted by Vashon Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and VashonBePrepared on April 6, 2019, to build and sustain volunteer health-care teams on Salish Sea islands. What Katrina Taught Me The 2001 Anthrax Attack and Hurricane Katrina: Lessons for MRC Leaders Presented by Arthur J. French, MD, MS, […]

Past as Prologue

November 26th, 2019 - Posted in

“Islands of the Salish Sea: Preparing for Disaster”. Conference hosted by Vashon Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and VashonBePrepared on April 6, 2019, to build and sustain volunteer health-care teams on Salish Sea islands. Past as Prologue: Island Disasters Presented by historian Bruce Haulman Building and sustaining volunteer health-care teams on Salish Sea islands

Cascadia Rising: Lessons for Island Communities

November 25th, 2019 - Posted in

Lessons Learned from Cascadia Rising Exercise for Rural Health Care in Disasters Presented by Stephen Morris, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health, University of Washington Building, sustaining volunteer health-care teams on Salish Sea islands