Conference Topics
Amplify Your Leadership Power Skills
Stay informed about Issues and Trends Impacting the Profession
Stay informed about Issues and Trends Impacting the Profession
Beyond being technically qualified and committed to ethical practices, healthcare EM’s are leaders. NCDS is seeking skills-focused presentations for all career levels.
Communications
- Presentation skills
- Public speaking
- Media relations
- Preparing to be an expert witness
- Communicating with political representatives and community stakeholders
Management
- Goal setting
- Delegating
- Problem-solving
- Evaluating performance
- Recruiting and managing talent (and retention)
- Coaching and Mentoring
Collaboration
- Working with clients and stakeholders
- Managing diverse teams
- Maximizing performance of engineering and multi-disciplinary teams
Stay informed about Issues and Trends Impacting the Profession
Stay informed about Issues and Trends Impacting the Profession
Stay informed about Issues and Trends Impacting the Profession
The workplace environment is constantly changing and evolving. NCDS is seeking presentations addressing the latest issues and trends impacting the healthcare emergency management industry.
Facility Trends and Issues
- Infrastructure failures
- Cyber attacks
- Radiological/Chemical planning and response
- Variability, sustainability, and resilience
- Supply demands
- Aging buildings and increased demands
- Planning and funding
- Physical Security
- Evacuation
- Decon capabilities
Workplace Trends and Issues
- Managing and leveraging remote and hybrid workplaces
- Lessons learned from COVID and working in a post-COVID environment
- Supporting staff in times of crisis
- Understanding multi-generational workplaces
- Personal development needs for healthcare emergency management post COVID (COVID impacts on academic skills) Identify gaps…
- Crisis Management (Active shooter scenario preparation)
Invest in Your Career
Stay informed about Issues and Trends Impacting the Profession
Invest in Your Career
Choosing a career in emergency management can be challenging in today’s healthcare environment. NCDS is seeking career development topics that will help healthcare EM’s at all career stages achieve their highest potential.
Business basics
- Accreditation
- Ethics
- Risk-management
- Marketing and business development
- Compliance and reporting
- Conducting meetings in a hybrid world
- QA/QC
- Contracts
- Finance for non-financial managers
- Work in the federal/state arena
Networking and interpersonal relationships
- Mapping a career path
- Seeking mentors and building networks (handling outside recruiters)
- Leading at the local, state, and national level
- Interviewing in a post COVID world
SEssion Format
BREAKOUT SESSION
BREAKOUT SESSION
BREAKOUT SESSION
These are engaging 45-50 minute presentations, give presenters a chance to share their ideas, experiences and perspectives gleaned from their research, practice or experience and/or focus. They should provide the audience with opportunities for participation and engagement.
PANEL DISCUSSION
BREAKOUT SESSION
BREAKOUT SESSION
A moderated, interactive session that brings together 3 or more panelists to engage participants in discussion.
There are limited slots for this session format.
Call For Abstracts!!!!
The NCDS planning committee is actively looking for presenters for the 2024 NC Disaster Symposium.