1. Leah Tolliver Pharm.D. Director of Pharmacy Emergency Preparedness
Kentucky Pharmacists Association Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program 2016
Leah Tolliver Pharm.D.
Director of Pharmacy Emergency Preparedness

2. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
Kentucky Department for Public Health
PARTNERSHIP
Kentucky Pharmacists Association
MISSION
Kentucky Public Health Preparedness enhances the capacity of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, local public health departments and the health care system to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the adverse health effects of public health emergencies and disasters.

3. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
Public Health Partners
Pharmacy Volunteers
Regional Preparedness Coordinators
Healthcare Preparedness Coordinators
Healthcare Coalition Coordinators
Local Health Departments
MRC Volunteers

4. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
KPhA Director of Pharmacy Emergency Preparedness utilizes KPhA emergency preparedness advisory workgroup as sounding board, providing input in the development of emergency preparedness programs
and;
Serves as liaison between KPhA Emergency Preparedness Workgroup, KPhA Board of Directors and KDPH preparedness branch

5. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
KPhA Director of Pharmacy Emergency Preparedness
Responsibilities include:
Engage pharmacists to serve the public in need of pharmaceutical services during a disaster
Manage pharmaceutical assets with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), Emergency Preparedness Branch
Develop and implement an emergency preparedness operations plan for pharmacies
Develop program for utilization of mobile pharmacy
Develop standard operating guidelines for program
initiatives

6. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
Importance of Pharmacy Volunteer
Pharmacy volunteers are an integral part of the emergency response, when a pharmacy or health-system is faced with responding to and managing a major crisis event.
Pharmacy volunteers play a pivotal role in the response to a crisis event, that necessitates the provision of pharmaceutical services to the public.

7. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
Role of Volunteer
Pharmacy district coordinator
Mobile Pharmacy dispensing – Pharmacy Surge Unit #1
Emergency dispensing
Vaccinations
Point(s) of Dispensing (POD)
Shelters
Drug shortages
Family preparedness planning

8. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
Recruitment of Volunteers
Pharmacy district meetings
Conferences
Pharmacy visits
Mailings, enewsletters, journal, website, social media
Healthcare coalition meetings
Upon recruitment, credentials are verified with Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, and again during an emergency response.

9. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
Volunteer Training Program
250 pharmacist, pharmacy technician and student volunteers representing 60 out of 120 counties
5 pharmacy district coordinators: Fayette, Jefferson, Henderson, Daviess, Owsley, Lee, Laurel, Franklin
Training Program
CE program webinars
Standard operating guidelines
TRAIN programs-ICS, NIMS, ESF-8
Immunization certification
CPR certification

10. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
Educational Opportunities
US Department of Health and Human Services
Packing Your Digital Go-Bag: Essential Disaster Health Information on Your Mobile Device
FEMA
IS-100.B Introduction to Incident Command System
IS-700.A National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
Introduction to Points of Dispensing
Mass Dispensing Sites: A Primer for Volunteers
 CDC-Pharmacist CE
CDC COCA Webinars
Emergency Preparedness for Clinicians - From Guidelines to the Front Line
 Pharmacists Letter-Pharmacist CE (do not need a subscription to earn CE)
Continuing Education: Disaster Preparedness Part 1: Are You Ready?
Continuing Education: Disaster Preparedness Part 2: Mass Vaccination
Continuing Education: Disaster Preparedness Part 3: Mass Dispensing
 Additional Resources
Medical CounterMeasure Initiatives
Medical Countermeasures-Expiration Dating Extension
New Anthrax Vaccine

11. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
KPhA Emergency Response Activation Plan
KPhA Staff
Pharmacy Volunteers
KPhA members
Board of Pharmacy
DEA
Pharmacy Organizations
Wholesale Distributors
Department for Public Health
Communication systems
blast, text blast, phone
Car, horse and buggy, walk!

12. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
Standard Operating Guidelines
Mobile pharmacy dispensing
Credential verification
Just-in-time training
Job descriptions
Review of emergency regulations
Ordering controlled substances
Security Plan
Emergency dispensing
Deployment of pharmaceutical cache

13. KPhA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer Program
KPhA Pharmacy Emergency Preparedness Program
Leah Tolliver Pharm.D.
Director of Pharmacy Emergency Preparedness
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