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Lead the Way: Professionalizing your EM Program
AHEPP Annual 2024
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AHEPP Annual
Agenda
2024
Pre-Conference Sessions - February 26
Exhibits and Conference -
February 27 & 28, 2024
Frisco, TX
February 26, 2024
8:30 - 9:00
Pre-Conference Sessions Check-in
9:00am - 4:00pm
Pediatric Patient Response Topics for Hospital Emergency Preparedness Planning: Continuing to close the gaps in planning for our most vulnerable population
Presented by Kevin Arthur, UCEM, CHEC III, Emergency Management Program Area Manager - Intermountain Healthcare &
Bekah Reynosa, MS, MEP, CHEC-III, Emergency Management Coordinator, Intermountain Healthcare
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
AHEPP Certification Review Course
&
Certification Exam
Presented by: TBD
4:00 - 8:00
Exhibit Hall Set Up

AHEPP Annual
Conference
Day 1
Agenda
2024
Pre-Conference Sessions - February 26
Exhibits and Conference -
February 27 & 28, 2024
Frisco, TX
February 27, 2024
8:00 - 8:30
Welcome, Announcements and Introductions
8:30 - 10:00
Presented by:
Florence DiBenedetto, JD, MBA
SVP and General Counsel Sutter Health Sacremento, California
AHEPP Professional Standard: Leadership
10:00 - 10:30
Break & Networking with Vendors
10:30 - 11:30
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
11:30 - 1:00
Lunch and Networking
1:00 - 2:00
Disaster, Diversity, and Demographics: Why current practice still isolates marginalized communities
Presented by:
Greg Santa Maria, PhD
AHEPP Professional Standard: Social Determinants of Health
2:00 - 2:30
Break & Networking with Vendors
2:30 - 3:20
TBD
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3:20 - 3:50
Break & Networking with Vendors
3:50 - 4:40
AHEPP Professional Standard:
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4:45 - 6:00
Collaborate with Colleagues
A Networking Event
AHEPP Professional Standard:
Response Operations

AHEPP Annual
Conference
Day 2
Agenda
2024
Pre-Conference Sessions - February 26
Exhibits and Conference -
February 27 & 28, 2024
Frisco, TX
February 28, 2024
8:00 - 8:30
8:30 - 9:30
Welcome, Announcements and Introductions
10 Ways to Cripple Your EM Program and How to Build it Back Stronger
Presented by: Kyesha L. Turner, MPA, AEM
Manager, Emergency Management, Emory University Hospital
AHEPP Professional Standard: Program Management & Governance
9:30 - 10:00
Break
10:00 - 10:50
TBD
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11:00 - 12:00
Construction: Man-Made Cascading Disaster Events You Should Prepare For
Presented by:
Jennifer J. Davis, MSEM, CEM, GAACEM, NREMT-P , Manager – Emergency Preparedness, Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center &
Hannah Henry, Vice President of Operations, Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
AHEPP Professional Standard: Planning; Response Operations
12:00 - 1:30
Lunch and Networking
1:30 - 2:30
2:00 - 2:15
Presented by:
Ted Cieslak, MD
AHEPP Professional Standard: Hazard, Vulnerability, Risk Management
Break
2:15 - 3:05
3:15 - 4:15
TBD
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Conference registration includes breakfast and lunch on February 27 & 28, 2024.
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