IS-200.HCa Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations

Course Date

11 June, 2010

Course Overview

IS-200 follows National Incident Management System (NIMS) guidelines and meets the NIMS Baseline Training requirements for IS-200.

IS-200.HCa is designed to provide training on the Incident Command System (ICS) to healthcare professionals whose primary responsibility is emergency management, to include middle management within a hospital or healthcare system. Such professionals may include physicians, department managers, unit leaders, charge nurses, and hospital administrators that would have a leadership role during an incident..

Primary Audience

IS-200.HCa course should be completed by the hospital personnel that would have a direct role in emergency preparedness, incident management, and/or emergency response during an incident.

NIMS Compliance

This course is NIMS compliant and meets the NIMS Baseline Training requirements for IS-200.

Prerequisites

• IS-100.HC Introduction to the Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals is a prerequisite.
• Completion of IS 700A, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction is recommended.

Course Length

Approximately 3 hours

CEUs

0.3