VHA Office of Emergency Management: Education & Training

These training materials are in the public domain and are intended to be integrated into and delivered through web-based, satellite and face-to-face training courses. This knowledge, combined with active participation in emergency management education, training exercises, and organizational learning opportunities, can help to ensure U.S. health care facilities will be safer and more effective providers of world class services to the general public during emergencies.

Reference Materials

• Appendices (Glossary and Acronyms) (430 KB, PDF)
• Health Care System Emergency Management Competency Framework (1.25 MB, PDF)
  • General Deployment Competencies, Report (527 KB, PDF)
  • General Deployment Competencies, Comments (152 KB, PDF)
• Recommendations for Health Care System Emergency Management Certification Program (708 KB, PDF)

8-Hour Awareness-level Course Materials

• Agenda (44 KB, PDF)
• Course Introduction (76 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 1 (104 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 1 Handout (13 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 2 (120 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 2 Handout (87 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 3 (56 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 3 Handout (17 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 4 (153 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 4 Handout (112 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 5 (93 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 5 Handout (20 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 6 (112 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 6 Handout (23 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 7 (143 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 7 Handout (17 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 8 (121 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 8 Handout (136 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 9 (91 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 9 Handout (27 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 10 (131 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 10 Handout (12 KB, PDF)
• Lesson 11 (115 KB, PDF)
  • Lesson 11 Handout (19 KB, PDF)

Program Manager Contact Information:

Peter Brewster
Peter.Brewster2@va.gov
Director, Education and Training
Phone: 304-264-4807
Fax: 304-264-4499