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SUMMARY:Emergency Preparedness Tabletop Exercise
DESCRIPTION:Date: May 19\, 2026Time: 10:00 am-1:00 pmA complex emergency tabletop exercise simulates a high-impact crisis\, requiring participants to discuss and strategize responses to hypothetical scenarios. These exercises are valuable for testing emergency plans\, identifying gaps\, and improving communication and decision-making during a real emergency.Be a player at the table.Know your playbook.Join the tabletop huddle - be part of the team.Wear your team colors   come relaxed and ready to strategize.This table top exercise will acquire knowledge and incorporate that information into process and outcomes to assist agencies to be compliant with federal and state regulations in the areas of disaster preparedness requirements Including CMS Emergency Preparedness Program and OSHA General Duty Clause.Tabletop ExerciseMembers $150     Non-members $300SpeakerBarbara Citarella\, RN BSN\, MSN\, CHCE\, NHDP-BC. Subject Matter Expert to U.S. Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response ASPR TRACIE. President\, RBC Limited Healthcare & Management ConsultantsBarbara specializes in improving organizational operations including strategic planning and strategy development\, development of best practices\, process analysis\, leadership and Board retreats\, leadership coaching\, operational efficiency and corporate compliance.While she is the only internationally recognized expert in disaster preparedness for the home care and hospice industry\, Barbara is also known for her expertise in the areas of infection prevention and behavioral health. She has written and edited many documents on behalf of the federal government. This includes business recovery planning\, protection of personnel assets\, infection prevention\, infrastructure protection\, all hazards planning and the Incident Command System.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Date: May 19\, 2026</strong></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Time: 10:00 am-1:00 pm</strong></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in\;line-height:normal\;">A complex emergency tabletop exercise simulates a high-impact crisis\, requiring participants to discuss and strategize responses to hypothetical scenarios. These exercises are valuable for testing emergency plans\, identifying gaps\, and improving communication and decision-making during a real emergency.</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="list-style-position: inside\;"><li>Be a player at the table.</li><li>Know your playbook.</li><li>Join the tabletop huddle - be part of the team.</li><li>Wear your team colors &ndash\; come relaxed and ready to strategize.</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">This table top exercise will acquire knowledge and incorporate that information into process and outcomes to assist agencies to be compliant with federal and state regulations in the areas of disaster preparedness requirements Including CMS Emergency Preparedness Program and OSHA General Duty Clause.</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin-bottom: 7.5pt\; background: white\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Tabletop Exercise</strong></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin-bottom: 7.5pt\; background: white\;">Members $150 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Non-members $300</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; margin-bottom: 7.5pt\; background: white\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Speaker</strong></p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Barbara Citarella\, RN BSN\, MSN\, CHCE\, NHDP-BC. Subject Matter Expert to U.S. Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response ASPR TRACIE. President\, RBC Limited Healthcare &amp\; Management Consultants</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Barbara specializes in improving organizational operations including strategic planning and strategy development\, development of best practices\, process analysis\, leadership and Board retreats\, leadership coaching\, operational efficiency and corporate compliance.</p><p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">While she is the only internationally recognized expert in disaster preparedness for the home care and hospice industry\, Barbara is also known for her expertise in the areas of infection prevention and behavioral health. She has written and edited many documents on behalf of the federal government. This includes business recovery planning\, protection of personnel assets\, infection prevention\, infrastructure protection\, all hazards planning and the Incident Command System.&nbsp\;</p></body></html>
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