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AHEPP Annual 2026
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AHEPP Annual
Agenda
2026
Pre-Conference Sessions - February 23
Exhibits and Conference -
February 24 & 25, 2026
Frisco, TX
February 23, 2026
8:30 - 9:00
Pre-Conference Sessions Check-in
9:00am - 4:00pm
(each Pre-Conference Session runs from 9am - 4pm - Each participant can register for only one of the four pre-conference sessions listed - Additional Fees apply)
Presented by: Mark VanDyke, M-Ed, President & Visionary, TranscendX
AHEPP Professional Standard: Program Management & Governance
Presented by: Phil Chaffe, Senior Operations Manager, Emergency Management & Business Continuity at University of Utah Health Sciences, Hospitals and Clinics
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Leadership
Presented by: Greg Santa Maria, DHSc, MA, NR-P
Director of Safety and Emergency Management, AdventHealth & Maria Griffin
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Compliance, Law, Regulatory
Presented by: Keith Hansen, MBA
Senior Consultant, Contingeny Management Consulting Group
AHEPP Professional Standard: Program Management & Governance
4:00 - 6:00
In-Person HcEM Exam (optional-add'l fee req'd)
AHEPP Annual
Conference
Day 1
Agenda
2026
Pre-Conference Sessions - February 23Exhibits and Conference -February 24 & 25, 2026
Frisco, TX
February 24, 2026
8:00 - 8:30am
Welcome, Announcements and Introductions
8:30 - 9:30am
Presented by:
Kevin Arthur, BSHM, HcEM-M, CHEC-III, Regional Readiness & Response Coordinator – Portneuf Medical Center (Greater Idaho Healthcare Coalition)
&
Phil Chaffe, Senior Operations Manager, Emergency Management & Business Continuity at University of Utah Health Sciences, Hospitals and Clinics
AHEPP Professional Standard: Leadership
9:30 - 9:45am
Break & Networking
9:45 - 10:45am
Collaborate with Colleagues
A Unique Networking Experience
Meet new people and learn from your peers! This session will get you energized and working toward new goals in your career and your preparedness overall.
AHEPP Professional Standard: Communication
10:55 - 11:45am
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Planning
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Leadership
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Response Operations
11:45am - 1:15pm
Lunch and Networking
1:15 - 2:15pm
Presented by:
David Marsee MHA, HcEM-P, Healthcare Preparedness Coordinator,Central Carolina Healthcare Preparedness Coalition,
Durham, North Carolina
AHEPP Professional Standard: Coordination with Stakeholders
2:20 - 3:10pm
AHEPP Professional Standard: Coordination with Stakeholders
AHEPP Professional Standard: Exercise Design & Execution
AHEPP Professional Standard: Compliance, Law, Regulatory
3:10 - 3:40pm
3:40 - 5:30pm
5:30 - ????
Break & Networking with Vendors
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Exercise Design & Execution
Dinner & Networking On Your Own
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Response Operations
AHEPP Annual
Conference
Day 2
Agenda
2026
Pre-Conference Sessions - February 23
Exhibits and Conference -
February 24 & 25, 2026
Frisco, TX
February 25, 2026
8:00 - 8:30am
8:30 - 9:30am
9:30 - 10:00am
10:00 - 10:50am
11:00 - 11:50am
12:00 - 1:30pm
12:45 - 1:15pm
Welcome, Announcements and Introductions
Presented by: Mario Scalora, PhD
AHEPP Professional Standard: Program Management & Governance
Break & Networking with Vendors
AHEPP Professional Standard:
TBD
AHEPP Professional Standard:
TBD
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Training & Education
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Coordination with Stakeholders
AHEPP Professional Standard:Exercise Design & Execution
Lunch and Networking
Lunch session sponsored by:
Presented by: Anthony DeGeorge, Product Manager Healthcare Solutions, Veoci
1:30 - 2:30pm
Presented by:Jacquelyn Marchand, PhD, HcEM-B, VP of Administrative Services & Community Resilience
Poydras Home
New Orleans, LA
AHEPP Professional Standard: Organizational Assessment & Risk Management
2:30 - 2:40pm
Final Announcements & Prizes
2:45 - 3:35pm
3:40 - 4:30pm
4:30pm
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Planning
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Exercise Design & Execution
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Planning
Beyond the Tourniquet: Equipping Staff with Tools, Training, and Support for Armed Intruder Response
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Training
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Program Management & Governance
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Planning
Adjorn
The 2026 AHEPP Annual Conference has been approved for 13 HcEM Re-Certification Continuing Education Units.
Conference registration includes lunch on Feb. 24 & 25, 2026.
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