Continuity of Operations planning "ensures the ability to continue with essential business operations, patient care services, and ancillary support functions across a wide range of potential emergencies. The healthcare organization's continuity of operations planning may be an annex to the organizations emergency operations plan (EOP) and during a response should be addressed under the incident command system (ICS)" (Source: ASPR, 2017-2022 Healthcare Preparedness and Response Capabilities. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2016, Pages 33-34).

MGT-381: Business Continuity Planning is an eight-hour, instructor-led course designed to teach executive-level managers and small business owners how to develop a comprehensive and effective business continuity program. During this course, participants will learn about the business continuity process, including identifying key functions necessary to their business operations, assessing the likelihood of potential emergencies in their communities, determining the adequacy of existing resources, and writing a business continuity plan. Participants will then have the opportunity to test their plan in the context of a tabletop exercise.

Topics covered include but are not limited to:

• Articulate the importance of business continuity plans (BCP)
• List the costs involved in developing a BCP
• Identify and categorize the functions critical to their business operations
• Craft a BCP purpose statement
• Establish a BCP development team, and assign responsibilities among key members of the team
• Identify potential hazards, and conduct a risk assessment for each

Who should attend?

• Senior Executive to include CEO, COO, CFO, CNO, CMO, Vice Presidents
• Emergency Management
• Department Directors and Managers
• Operations managers
• Technology managers
• Supply chain management
• Patient Safety / Environment of Care
• Crisis Communications / Public Information Officers
• Anyone who has the responsibility for managing day-to-day operations

Prerequisites: United States Citizenship

Logistics:

• Parking - Attendees may park in the parking lot in front of the Medical Center without charge
• Lunch - On your own - There is a cafeteria on the first floor and there are several local restaurants and fast-food businesses near-by
• Drinks & Snacks: Vending machines are located on the first floor
• Security - Check in with the visitors desk for a pass
• PLEASE SHARE this opportunity within your organization and others who would benefit attending. You may forward this email

This class is sponsored by the Maryland - DC Chapter of the Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals and University of Maryland, Capital Region Health. The course and training material are provided by the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium through a DHS/FEMA grant. We would like to thank the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) who has made this class possible.

Local POC: Paul Bowling, Email: PBowling@SOM.UMaryland.edu, 410-353-9196