Training Opportunities
The Denton County HEART offers a variety of trainings designed to increase our readiness level to respond in an emergency situation. The 2010/2011 trainings are specifically designed with our Medical Reserve Corps, public health and emergency response partners, and our valued medical and mental health community, in mind.
Medical Reserve Corps Orientations are open to anyone interested in volunteering during an emergency. Medical Reserve Corps members can be medical or non-medical professionals with a heart for service. If you have attended an MRC Orientation, you do not need to attend another.
All courses will be offered free of charge, however, to get an accurate participation number, we do ask you to register for trainings you will be attending.
Please contact Betsy Haggard at 940-349-2922 or E-mail with any questions about the current Training Schedule.
2010/2011 Training Schedule
Denton County Health DepartmentHealth Emergency Alert Response Team (HEART) & Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
September 2010
Medical Reserve Corp Orientation
Date: September 7, 2010Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Denton County Government Center, 306 N. Loop 288, Denton.
Cost: Free.
Course description: The Denton County Medical Reserve Corps Orientation will include: Medical Reserve Corp Information Session, Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities, Strategic National Stockpile, Contact and Deployment Procedures, and Point of Dispensing and Shelter Operations team assignments.
CEU: not offered.
Registration: Please contact Sandi Wiggins at 940-349-2923 or E-Mail. Please make sure you register for this class to reserve your spot.
October 2010
Point of Dispensing Exercise:
Date: October 16, 2010Time: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (members will be assigned shifts, but all members must be present for the 8:00 a.m. briefing)
Location: TBD
Cost: Free.
Course description: The purpose of this activity is to exercise emergency plans to set up a point of dispensing (POD) in a mass prophylaxis scenario. Each participant will simulate his or her volunteer role in a POD as we provide preventive medication for the "public". You must be an active member of the Denton County MRC to participate in this exercise.
CEU: not offered.
Registration: Please contact Betsy Haggard at 940-349-2922 or E-mail. Please make sure you register for the class to reserve your spot.
November 2010
December 2010
January 2011
February 2011
March 2011
April 2011
May 2011
June 2010
July 2010
Point of Dispensing Exercise: CANCELED, RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 16, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Date: July 10, 2010Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (members will be assigned shifts, but all members must be present for the 8:00 a.m. briefing)
Location: TBD
Cost: Free.
Course description: The purpose of this activity is to exercise emergency plans to set up a point of dispensing (POD) in a mass prophylaxis scenario. Each participant will simulate his or her volunteer role in a POD as we provide preventive medication for the "public". You must be an active member of the Denton County MRC to participate in this exercise.
CEU: not offered.
Registration: Please contact Betsy Haggard at 940-349-2922 or E-mail. Please make sure you register for the class to reserve your spot.
August 2010
Smallpox Vaccinator Training
Date: August 11, 2010Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Celebrations Grand Ballroom, 2380 FM 407, Highland Village, TX 75077
Cost: Free.
Course description: The purpose of this activity is to provide the latest and most accurate information available related to smallpox vaccination techniques and potential scenarios. The goal of this activity is to equip providers with information and skills necessary to better prepare for a smallpox bioterrorism event, improve the ability of Denton County to respond to an event, and increase knowledge that will lead to improved personal safety if a mass vaccination is required. Participants of this event will be provided the opportunity to be certified by the Texas Department of State Health Services as a Certified Smallpox Vaccinator.
CEU: offered.
Registration: Please contact Betsy Haggard at 940-349-2922 or E-mail. Please make sure you register for the class to reserve your spot.
Medical Reserve Corp Orientation
Date: August 21, 2010Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: *Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX 76205
Cost: Free.
Course description: The Denton County Medical Reserve Corps Orientation will include: Medical Reserve Corp Information Session, Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities, Strategic National Stockpile, Contact and Deployment Procedures, and Point of Dispensing and Shelter Operations team assignments.
CEU: not offered.
Registration: Please contact Sandi Wiggins at 940-349-2923 or E-Mail. Please make sure you register for this class to reserve your spot.
