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emergency preparedness
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Event Risk Management: Expecting the Unexpected
With events, it’s best to expect the unexpected. These how-tos of preparation and onsite protocols for handling emergencies…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Empower Your Team to Stay Safe from Workplace Violence
No association wants to imagine a scenario where its staff are threatened by violence, but it’s important to…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Help for Diabetics in Natural Disasters
As Hurricane Harvey was approaching landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast in August 2017, Endocrine Society CEO Barbara Byrd…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Mitigate Risk at the Workplace With a Few Commonsense Measures
No organization wants to imagine a scenario where its staff are threatened by violence, but it’s important to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Hurricane Florence Sheds Light on Pharmacists’ Work and Role in Public Health
What does a pharmacist do? During American Pharmacists Month, the American Pharmacists Association wants to highlight the industry’s…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Arizona Sheriffs Adopt Program to Boost Wildfire Awareness
The Arizona Sheriff’s Association is the latest group to take part in Ready, Set, Go!, a wildfire-awareness program…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
How One Group Prepares Hospitals (and You) to Respond to Mass Shootings
The American Trauma Society has helped hospital staff respond to incidents like the recent Las Vegas attack. It…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Three Ways to Prepare Your Staff to Respond to Workplace Emergencies
Two recent American Heart Association surveys revealed that U.S. workers are not prepared for cardiac emergencies at the…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: Preparing for Disaster to Strike
Event professionals need a well-considered emergency plan should a serious crisis occur during a meeting. Also: Don’t count…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Heart Association Rolls Out Traveler-Friendly CPR Training
Got five minutes to spare before your flight? Use the time to learn CPR, courtesy of the American…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Emergency Planning: How to Handle the Unexpected
Emergency planning may not be the most glamorous part of meeting planning, but it’s necessary to ensure the…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Flu Season: Associations Helping Massachusetts Get Over the Flu
The state is reeling from the unusually strong (and early) flu season. Statewide healthcare associations are stepping up…
