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4 ANNUAL CONFERENCE September 16, 2016 Registration Form Location:

Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Training Academy, 9225 S 68th St, Franklin, WI 53132. I-94 to Exit 322, Ryan Road. West 3.5 miles to 68th Street. North 0.4 miles to facility on left.

Registration Fee:

$25 - Includes lunch.

Registrant Contact Information: Name: __________________________________________________________________________ Phone: __________________________________________________________________________ Email: ___________________________________________________________________________ Title: ___________________________________________________________________________ Agency / Department: ______________________________________________________________

Select your breakout sessions on the next page. Then submit this page & the Breakout Session Selection Page, with payment made payable to the “City of Racine”, by September 9, 2016 to: City of Racine Health Department, Attn: Dan Christianson, 730 Washington Avenue, Racine, WI 53403. Payment may also be made via credit card. Call 262-636-9201 for information or with questions.

Conference Presented with Support From City of Racine Public Health Department | 730 Washington Avenue | Racine, WI 53403 www.CityofRacine.org/Health | P: 262-636-9201 | F: 262-636-9564

2016 Racine County Medical Reserve Corps Annual Conference Agenda – Breakout Session Selection Page 7:30 - 8:00

Registration

8:00 - 8:10

Welcome Pat Adams, Volunteer Coordinator, Racine County Medical Reserve Corps Dottie-Kay Bowersox, MSA, Public Health Administrator, City of Racine, WI

8:10 - 9:00

View from Up There – Emergency Response from the Skies | Billy Kunkle, NRP

9:10 - 10:00

Disaster Response & Recovery and the Role of the MRC | Ben Schliesman, WCEM

10:10 - 11:00

Breakout Session - Select one: Understanding the Basics of EKG Interpretation | Gary Krause, TNS, RN Emergency Care for Animals | Genesia Livingston, DVM

11:10 - 12:00

Breakout Session - Select one: Rare or Not so Rare Infectious Disease | Sonia Dhingra, MD Operation Lifesaver | Susie Klinger

12:00 - 1:00

LUNCH (Provided)

1:00 - 1:50

Breakout Session - Select one: Points of Dispensing and the MRC | Jennifer Loizzo, RS, & Chet Splitt, BA, CEMS, CMPE Look Beneath the Surface – What is Human Trafficking? | Eileen Alvarado & Javier Acevedo-Baez

2:00 - 2:50

Breakout Session - Select one: Public Health & Water Quality | Julie Kinzelman, PhD, MS, MT (ASCP) Basic Principles of Evidence Collection and Preservation | Investigators Chad Schulman & Brian Van Scyoc

3:00 - 3:50

Breakout Session - Select one: Hazmat Awareness for the First Responder | Lt. Alex Felde, EMT-P Responding to Large-Scale Animal Neglect Situations: Resources and Processes | Alison Kleibor, CAWA, & Matt Witte

4:00 - 4:50

Team Rubicon: What it is, and What They Can Offer | Glen Hannaman

Be sure to submit this page along with the registration page

Course and Instructor Information View from Up There – Emergency Response from the Skies Billy Kunkle, NRP - Clinical Manager, AirLife Georgia An overview of the multi-faceted aspects of helicopter emergency medical operations. Billy Kunkle began his EMS career in 1998 working as a firefighter/EMT for the Henry County (GA) Fire Department. He has an Associate’s Degree in Fire and EMS Management, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Administrative Management. Billy has worked in flight medicine for over a decade. Currently he serves as a Clinical Manager for AirLife Georgia, an emergency medical helicopter transport service that serves residents of Georgia and several surrounding states.

Disaster Response & Recovery and the Role of the MRC Ben Schliesman - Southeast Region Director, Wisconsin Emergency Management An overview of state-level disaster response and recovery processes, including how Medical Reserve Corps units are involved and their importance in these activities. Bennett Schliesman has been involved in Emergency Management since 2000, serving for 10 years as the Kenosha County Emergency Management/Homeland Security Director and then nine months as Milwaukee Area Technical College’s first Emergency Management Director. He became the Southeast Region Director for WI Emergency Management in August 2011, a role in which he coordinates directly with the eight County Emergency Managers in the SE Region on Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery activities and is the grant administrator for their federal Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) and State Emergency Community Right to Know (EPCRA) Planning Grant. He has a BS in Political Science and Economics, is a Wisconsin Certified Emergency Manager, and has several Emergency Management Certifications from FEMA.

Understanding the Basics of EKG Interpretation Gary Krause, TNS, RN - Founder and CEO, EKG Concepts LLC Participants will gain an understanding of techniques for interpreting electrocardiograms (EKGS). Gary Krause is a Registered Nurse with 28 years’ experience in Emergency Room and Cardiac nursing, focusing specifically on EKG teaching. In 2010, he developed a series of groundbreaking tools to aid in the analysis and interpretation of EKGs and Capnography waveforms. His company, EKG Concepts LLC, was formed to produce and distribute those tools.

Emergency Care for Animals Genesia Livingston, DVM - Co-Owner and Veterinarian, Belle City Veterinary Hospital A discussion surrounding considerations when extracting animals from emergency situations, including animal behavior cues and safety tips for rescuers. Pet/animal first aid information will also be provided. Dr. Genesia Livingston is co-owner of Belle City Veterinary Hospital in Racine. Dr. Livingston graduated from the University of Missouri in 1993. She practices small animal medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada, for 8 years before moving to Racine in 2001. Belle City Veterinary Hospital is a dog and cat-exclusive veterinary practice.

Rare or not so Rare Infectious Disease Sonia Dhingra, MD - Infectious Diseases Specialist, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare An overview of Infectious Diseases including Zika, Elizabethkingia, Chikungunya, and Dengue. The discussion will include epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Sonia Dhingra, MD, is an Infectious Disease Specialist practicing at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - All Saints Hospital and Franklin Hospital since November 2007. She completed her Internal medicine residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and University of Cincinnati. She also completed her Infectious Disease fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Dhingra is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, and has been published in the Journal

of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. She is also certified in Travel Medicine, which she practices at the Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – Franklin Hospital.

Operation Lifesaver Susie Klinger - State Coordinator, Wisconsin’s Operation Lifesaver An introduction to Operation Lifesaver, a nonprofit public safety education and awareness organization dedicated to reducing collisions, fatalities, and injuries at highway-rail crossings and trespassing on or near railroad tracks. Interesting statistics and useful tips on railway safety will be provided, as will giveaways for all participants. Susie Klinger is the State Coordinator, coach, and a facilitator for Wisconsin’s Operation Lifesaver, a non-profit rail safety organization. Susie also works as the General Manager of Tomahawk Railway – Tomahawk, WI and the General Manager of the Ottertail Valley Railroad in Fergus Falls, MN. In 2012, Susie was named Safety Person of the Year in the United States by the American Short Line Association. Susie attended Upper Iowa University and graduated magna cum laude in Business Management in 1998.

Points of Dispensing and the MRC Jennifer Loizzo, RS - Registered Sanitarian & Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Central Racine County Health Dept. Chet Splitt, BA, CEMS, CMPE - Director, Medical Reserve Corps, Lake County Health Department Participants will be trained and develop site manager skills for operating individual Point of Dispensing (POD) sites for large-scale and rapid emergency medication delivery to the general public. Jennifer Loizzo, RS, is the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator with Central Racine County Health Department. Jennifer earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology from UW-Parkside, and later earned her Registered Sanitarian license through the National Environmental Health Association. Since 2006, she has overseen a variety of preparedness projects, plans, and exercises, such as leading the public health response for the H1N1 Pandemic and Ebola in Racine County. She has participated in multiple work groups for the WI Department of Public Health and is a leader in her field. Chet Splitt, BA, CEMS, CMPE, served as the Director of Emergency Management for the Village of Beach Park and an Emergency Management Specialist and MRC Coordinator for the Lake County Health Department in Waukegan, IL. Previously he was a member of the Illinois National Guard and US Army Reserve for more than ten years, obtaining the rank of Sergeant. He was one of the co-founders of the Medical Reserve Corps of Illinois and has over 30 years of emergency management experience with various units in northern Illinois such as Lake County EMA, Lake County Emergency Management Council, Lake County Certs, Zion ESDA, and Beach Park EMA. Presently his position with the Lake County Health Department is to direct the MRC and Emergency Management functions.

Look Beneath the Surface – What is Human Trafficking? Eileen Alvarado & Javier Acevedo-Baez - Outreach Coordinators, UMOS Metro Milwaukee Rescue & Restore Human Trafficking Initiative Gain an understanding of Human Trafficking, how to identify and screen victims of trafficking, special considerations for victims, available resources, and how to support these individuals. Eileen Alvarado is the Rescue & Restore Outreach Coordinator for UMOS, Latina Resource Center. She is currently conducting extensive outreach, public awareness, and education training activities to local organizations to increase their awareness and the identification of potential victims of Human Trafficking. She also provides advocacy services to sexually exploited children and victims of trafficking. Eileen facilitates Safe Dates, a program that deals with attitudes and behaviors associated with dating abuse, violence, and the issues of dating sexual abuse and prevention. Javier Acevedo-Baez, Outreach Coordinator for the UMOS, Metro Milwaukee Rescue & Restore Human Trafficking Initiative has worked for UMOS for over 6 years. He has worked with high-risk youth and families for over 10 years, facilitating programs to address the issues of Intimate Partner Violence, Teen Dating Violence, Healthy Relationships/Marriages, HIV/STI’s, Teen Pregnancy, and Drugs & Alcohol. His current capacity allows him to provide training to communities and first responders in Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Ozaukee Counties around the issue of Human Trafficking.

Public Health & Water Quality Julie Kinzelman, PhD, MS, MT (ASCP) - Laboratory Director/Research Scientist, City of Racine Public Health Department Thirty million people rely on the Great Lakes for drinking water, recreation, and economic livelihood. Increased usage equals more chance for exposure with the public health burden from waterborne disease estimated in millions of dollars. This session focuses on waterborne disease, monitoring, laboratory analysis, and development of human exposure interventions. Julie Kinzelman is the Health Department Laboratory Director/Research Scientist for the City of Racine. WI and an Associate Lecturer at UW-Parkside. She received a BS in Medical Technology (minor: Biology) from UW-Parkside (1984), a MS in Health Sciences/Laboratory Sciences from UW-Milwaukee (2002) and a PhD in Public Health/Environmental Microbiology from the University of Surrey (2005). She is a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey and Adjunct Faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The primary focus of her work is developing monitoring/assessment programs, identifying sources of environmental contaminants and implementing applied science solutions to improve surface water quality. She has served as consulting scientist for source identification and coastal restoration efforts locally, regionally and internationally.

Basic Principles of Evidence Collection and Preservation Investigators Chad Schulman & Brian Van Scyoc, Racine County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigative Bureau A basic overview of the techniques and processes that law enforcement officials use when working to collect and preserve evidence at crime scenes and in other situations such as disasters or search and rescue scenarios.

Hazmat Awareness for the First Responder Lt. Alex Felde, EMT-P - Lieutenant & Paramedic, Racine Fire Department An overview of Hazmat Awareness information that first responders should know in order to protect their safety and effectively complete their duties. Alex Felde is a Lieutenant/Paramedic for the Racine Fire Department, currently assigned to Med-1. He is also a member of the Specialized Rescue Team and the Hazmat Team Training Coordinator for the Racine Regional Hazmat Team. Additionally, he is an adjunct Fire Instructor for Gateway Technical College, where he has specialized in Hazmat Training for the Fire Science Program.

Responding to Large-Scale Animal Neglect Situations: Resources and Processes Alison Kleibor, CAWA - Director of Animal Sheltering, Wisconsin Humane Society Matt Witte – Vice President of Operations, Wisconsin Humane Society Large-scale animal neglect situations require skill, compassion, and a plan. The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) is the largest and oldest humane society in Wisconsin and can offer expertise on the most effective ways to prepare for and respond to large-scale animal neglect, abuse, and hoarding situations. Members of the WHS team will share lived-by strategies, resources, and processes for responding to large-scale animal neglect situations to ensure best outcomes for both the people and animals affected. Alison Kleibor, CAWA, is the Director of Animal Sheltering for WHS. Alison has been with WHS for just under 10 years in a variety of positions, including managing the Racine Campus after WHS acquired the former Countryside Humane Society in 2013. As Director of Animal Sheltering, Alison oversees all animal care and client services functions for the organization’s three shelters, which includes in-field response to large-scale seizure and surrender situations. She has led teams on several in-field responses in the past three years, both locally and across the state. Alison has attended animal control and humane officer trainings and is currently pursuing post-graduate education via the University of Florida’s Shelter Medicine Program. She is a Certified Animal Welfare Administrator and a Certified Humane Officer. Alison has an MS from Alverno College and a BS from Marquette University. Alison brings a passion for helping people and animals to her work, which serves her well when navigating challenging seizure and surrender situations. Matt Witte is the Vice President of Operations for WHS. He oversees and integrates the efforts of all direct to animal and direct to client services including veterinary care, behavior support, adoption/redemption services, facility management, and public veterinary services (primarily low cost spay/neuter). Matt joined WHS in 2005 and has served in a variety of roles in that time. He has been close to the organization’s response for multiple large-scale animal intakes including

seizures, surrenders, and natural disaster displacements. Matt has an MA from the University of Arizona and a BA from the University of Wisconsin. He brings a commitment to problem solving and skills working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to his duties in animal welfare.

Team Rubicon: What it is, and What They Can Offer Glen Hannaman, District Communications, Team Rubicon An overview of Team Rubicon, including an explanation of what the group is, and the capabilities and services they bring to the community they serve. Information will also be provided about how to become part of Team Rubicon.