Capital Medical Reserve Corps (CMRC) comprises medical and non-medical volunteers who are interested in assisting CapRAC Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coalition partners during special events, public health emergencies, or disasters that have had a catastrophic impact on a community’s healthcare infrastructure. CMRC volunteers could be deployed to anywhere in the state for up to three days.
CMRC volunteers serve in many different ways when deployed during special events, emergencies, or disasters. A few of these role include:
- Various medical provider roles
- Record keeping/patient intake and discharge
- Various logistical and/or planning roles when deployed with the State Medical Assistance Team 800
- Assist in maintaining situation awareness
- Assist with access control and site security
- Provide customer service and public information at medical tents or in a mobile field hospital
Orientation training will be conducted within a three hour time frame and will cover the following topic areas:
- What is the CapRAC Healthcare Preparedness Coalition
- History of the Medical Reserve Corps
- Notification and Activation Procedures
- Preparing for Deployment
- Personal Preparedness
| Details |
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| Date(s) |
Tue. Jan 19, 2021 6pm - 8pm
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| Location |
Online Delivery
See Offering Specific Information for details, OTHER NC
Google Map
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| Handicap Accessibility |
Yes
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| WiFi Access |
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| Offered By |
Capital Healthcare Preparedness Region |
| Primary Instructor |
Thorpe, Nicholas Alexandre |
| Course Length |
3 hours |
| Course Hours |
3 |
| CEUs |
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| Prerequisites |
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| Target Audience |
Medical professionals and Non-Medical individuals and those who are interested in supporting the medical needs during major special events, public health emergencies, and disasters |
| Maximum Participants |
60 |
| # Open Seats |
25 |
| # on Wait List |
0 |
Offering Specific Information
This course will use the WebEX platform. a link for the virtual training will be sent out to all individuals who have registered prior to the class scheduled start date and time.
