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Point of Dispensing Operating a Medication Center

Point of Dispensing Operating a Medication Center. Kathy Scott SNS Coordinator Oregon Health Services Department of Human Services. Dave Owens SNS Coordinator Washington State Department of Health. Points of Dispensing (POD). What is a POD?

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Point of Dispensing Operating a Medication Center

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  1. Point of Dispensing Operating a Medication Center Kathy Scott SNS Coordinator Oregon Health Services Department of Human Services Dave Owens SNS Coordinator Washington State Department of Health

  2. Points of Dispensing (POD) • What is a POD? • A facility that is staffed to provide prophylactic medication or vaccine to people exposed to a biological agent.

  3. POD Basics • POD management • Layout ,flow, signage • Intake • Screening • Dispensing • Exit • POD Support

  4. POD Management POD Supervisor POD Supervisor Education/ Forms Lead Clinical Team Lead Facilities Team Lead POD FlowLead

  5. POD Layout and Flow Intake Screening Exit Dispensing Unidirectional flow is critical

  6. Supply Storage Area Behavioral Health Station Public Exit Supply Receipt Medication Dispensing or Vaccination Stations Medical Screening Stations Information and Waiting Data Collection Station Staff Entrance Public Entrance Command Station

  7. POD Support • Education • Security • Traffic control • Crowd control • Materials and staff

  8. ARE YOU READY? Do you know what to do? What if you had been exposed?

  9. This is a Exercise! • Scenario • Twenty-four hours ago a note found in the lobby, stated terrorist had struck this complex. • Laboratory analysis has confirmed the presence of anthrax spores in a sample delivered to the lab twelve hours ago. • Everyone here has been exposed.

  10. Who are you going to call? • Instructions • Setup and operate a POD. • Half the audience will operate. • Half the audience are victims.

  11. Four Steps to Success • STEP 1 • Fill out the form. • STEP 2 • Show form. • STEP 3 • Pickup medication. • STEP 4 • Turn-in form and Exit.

  12. After Action Review • What was your experience in this exercise? • What improvement would you recommend? • What did you think was a best practice that should be adopted by everyone?

  13. Questions?

  14. State of Oregon Kathy Scott SNS Coordinator Oregon Health Services Department of Human Services Kathy.D.Scott@state.or.us State of Washington Dave Owens SNS Coordinator Office of Risk & Emergency Mgmt Department of Health David.owens@doh.wa.gov Web site: http://www.doh.wa.gov/phepr/default.htm

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