Active Shooter Symposium to Be Held at SUNY Downstate Wednesday, March 22
Mar 9, 2017
Brooklyn Coalition for Emergency Preparedness Presents
“Active Shooter Incidents in Hospitals and Healthcare Settings”
Brooklyn, NY – Would you know what to do if confronted with an active shooter? Learn how healthcare institutions and their employees should protect their patients and themselves by attending a symposium sponsored by the Brooklyn Coalition for Emergency Preparedness, entitled “Active Shooter Incidents in Hospitals and Healthcare Settings.”
The event will take place Wednesday, March 22, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 395 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203. The symposium will last three hours, with a question-and-answer panel session following at 12:00 noon.
The symposium will explore legal, moral, and ethical obligations of medical institutions and their staff to protect patients if an active shooter event occurs. Speakers will include national experts in emergency preparedness, trauma, hospital security, and law enforcement, presenting the best means of securing the safety of patients, visitors, and employees, and the latest research findings.
In addition, a panel will convene after the symposium to take questions and discuss best practices regarding healthcare providers’ response to active shooters. The panel will be facilitated by Bonnie Arquilla, DO, director of emergency preparedness at SUNY Downstate and its University Hospital at Downstate.
The Brooklyn Coalition for Emergency Preparedness is a collaborative of hospitals and other healthcare facilities working jointly on healthcare system emergency preparedness activities in the borough and providing a model for other communities. Members include: NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island; Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center; Interfaith Medical Center; NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County; Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center; Maimonides Medical Center; Mount Sinai Brooklyn; New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital; NYU Lutheran Medical Center; SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University University Hospital at Downstate; NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull; Cobble Hill Health Center; NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney; and Lutheran Augustana Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation.
Support is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response under award number NU90TP000546. Any documents or findings resulting from this exercise are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.