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National Pharmacy Response Team Participation in Katrina/Rita 2005.

National Pharmacy Response Team Participation in Katrina/Rita 2005. Ted L. Rice, MS, FASHP, BCPS University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy NPRT- Region III Team Commander. Volunteer Firefighter in California 1977 - 1984. Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Care.

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National Pharmacy Response Team Participation in Katrina/Rita 2005.

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  1. National Pharmacy Response TeamParticipation in Katrina/Rita 2005. Ted L. Rice, MS, FASHP, BCPS University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy NPRT- Region III Team Commander

  2. Volunteer Firefighter in California 1977 - 1984.

  3. Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Care. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

  4. Local Programs

  5. Brief Introduction to NPRT

  6. NPRT - Ten teams. One for each Region. Mission - mass chemoprophylaxis and vaccination.

  7. Challenges Enlisting PharmacistsPharmacy Technicians Challenges Enlisting and Training Team CommandersAdministrative OfficersSuccess!NPRT-III 1st Budget F.Y. 2007.

  8. WestCentral East Former Program Manager Capt. Ana Marie Balingit-Wines Current Program Manager Capt. J.R. Eric Edwards (Pharmacist)

  9. NPRT Deployment? Nuclear Weapon Natural Impact Biological Improvised Radiological Device Chemical Explosive Device Probability / Likelihood

  10. Why narrow NPRT activities? All Hazards approach - National Response Plan. H5N1 (Avian Influenza) Risk Difficult to estimate, but potentially HIGH Impact Osterholm MT. Preparing for the Next Pandemic. N Engl J Med 2005;352;1839-42.

  11. Hurricanes Katrina / Rita

  12. NPRT = Asset for NDMS. Katrina/Rita OSC requests for Pharmacists and Technicians Administration Convinced. Seven Personnel Deployed.

  13. Ted’s Pharmacy St. Bernard’s Parish. New Orleans, LA

  14. Success! NPRT part of initial call up for Ernesto

  15. I deployed to MST in Atlanta vicinity.

  16. DMAT deploy with only onePharmacist / Technicianand work 24/7? When 2007 Budget released and DMAT Training scheduled -Consider including NPRT.

  17. Training Program July 2006 “Quake on the Lake”

  18. Thank you for your Attention.Questions?

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