Intro to Veterinary Emergency Response and Disaster Management Elective

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Description: This course will introduce the principles and structure of emergency management Including the incident Command System and the hierarchies. Basics of animal disaster management, including hazard recognition, disaster life cycle, development of Emergency Operations Plans, and veterinarian’s role In disasters from the state to local level will be presented as well as management and sheltering of small and large animals pre and post disasters. Veterinary business emergency plans will be discussed.