ARCHE Coalition Risk Communications Conference (5th Annual)

The ARCHE Coalition (Region 2) HMCC Risk Communication Conference provides a blend of seminars and a workshop to enhance the region’s capacity to communicate effectively during emergencies.

The following objectives outline the goals for this conference:

1. Improve HMCC Stakeholders’ ability to communicate effectively during an emergency.

2. Enhance HMCC Stakeholder knowledge of communication tools in use today and regional information sharing capabilities.

3. Familiarize HMCC Stakeholders with Risk Communication Best Practices.

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Please click the link below to register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arche-coalition-risk-communications-conference-tickets-69762289887

While you’re welcome to share this with your colleagues who work on health and medical emergency preparedness initiatives in our region, please note that this conference is not open to the public.

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Below is the bio for our keynote speaker Christopher Tarantino:

Christopher Tarantino, MEP CMCP CHEC-III has almost fifteen years of experience in emergency response/management and has acted in a variety of positions across the public- and private-sector, including roles at the volunteer, local, county, state, and federal levels.

Mr. Tarantino is the Founder/CEO of Epicenter Media & Training, a certified Crisis Management Communications Professional, a recognized Master Exercise Practitioner, and a Certified Hospital Emergency Coordinator (Level III Instructor). His team specializes in training, exercises, and support services for the integration of technology in public safety and emergency management.

In addition to his full-time role with Epicenter, Mr. Tarantino is also an Instructor for FEMA’s Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) and previously served as a Digital Communications Specialist within FEMA External Affairs, an Instructor/SME for the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, and Past Chair of the International Association of Emergency Managers’ Emerging Technology Caucus. With recent projects with healthcare coalitions, healthcare facilities, and public health departments across the country, his experience is rooted both in response methodology and purposeful innovation.

Mr. Tarantino has trained thousands of emergency management professionals in more than 38 different states in the U.S. and frequently speaks across North America on disaster response, emerging technology, and crisis communications.

This program has been approved for two hours of EMS continuing education credits, available for all levels.

Funding for this conference was made possible (in whole or in part) by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.