24th Annual 2026 Preparedness Practicum PLUS

Registration is Open!

Topics Include:

• Response & Recovery - including Pediatric Mass Casualty
• New Orleans Vehicle Attack - Meg Marino, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Director and Medical Director, New Orleans EMS
• Novel Biological Threats - James Lawler, MD, MPH, FIDSA Global Center for Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• MCI Considerations at an MN Dept. of Corrections Facility - Representatives for MN Corrections, Hospital, and EMS will discuss their experiences.
• Behavior Health Response to the Annunciation Shooting - Univ. of MN MRC and a panel of others will share their experience in supporting the recovery needs of the community.
• Building and Maintaining Statewide Disaster Behavioral Health Resources - Panel will describe the range of resources available to Minnesota.
• High-Rise Apartment Fire - Panel wills hare their experiences to support the unique recovery needs of the evacuees.
• De-escalation and Workplace Violence - Joe Malhoit will teach on basic principles for de-escalation in the workplace.
• AI in Emergency Preparedness - Greg Hayes will teach how to use artificial intelligence to augment our skills in building an exercise.
• Kendal Crosslands in Kennet Square, PA - Panel will share lessons learned from a lock down experience of a skilled nursing facility that lasted days.