OPRW 2018: HICS - The Insider's Perspective
"HICS: The Insider's Perspective," produced by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), discusses the Hospital Incident Command System - what HICS is, who's involved, when to activate, and why it's important. \n\nModerator:\nJudith Guzman-Cottrill,DO, Professor of Pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University and consultant for the Oregon Health Authority\u2019s HAI Program, where she serves as the Medical Director for Ebola and Emerging Pathogen Preparedness. \n\nPanelists:\nKristina Spurgeon, MPH, Emergency Manager at UC Davis Health, with experience including a decade at Kaiser Permanente specializing in emergency management. \n\nPritish Tosh, MD, infectious diseases physician and the medical director for Emergency Management at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His prior training includes the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and as a fellow with the Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota.