Homeland Defense Journal Training Workshop®:

Fundamentals of Medical Planning:
A Two-Day Workshop in Support of
Emergency Response in a Medical Environment

August 22-23, 2005

Holiday Inn Arlington
4610 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203

*Please note that registration for this course is now closed. You may register on-site at the Holiday Inn on Monday, August 22 with payment for the registration fee.*

• Base-X Shelters, Director of Medical Systems
• Battelle, Program Manager
• BreakAway Ltd., Designer
• CACI Coast Guard CT Program, Primary Functional Analyst
• Caroline County, MD Department of Health, Communicable Disease Coordinator
• Defense Supply Center, City of Philadelphia, Program Manager
• Department of Health and Human Services/HRSA, Health Service Officer
• Department of Human Resources (Maryland), Chief
• Department of Veterans Affairs, Readiness Operations Specialist
• DFI Government Services, Director of Knowledge Management
• FDA, Nurse Consultant
• FEMA, Senior Medical Advisor
• Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Analyst
• Los Alamos National Laboratory, Staff Member
• NIH, National Library of Medicine, Computer Scientist
• NIH/NCMHD, Deputy Director of NCMHD
• Prince George's County Health Department, Acting Deputy Health Officer
• USAMMA, Logistic Management Specialist
• U.S. Army Hospital, 3rd Year Medical Student/Physician Assistant
• U.S. Coast Guard, Tactical and Operational Medicine
• Virginia Department of Health, DO, MPH
• Worldwide Assistance, Emergency R.N./Flight Nurse

Pietro (“Pete”) Marghella (Program Chairman) has 20 years experience as a Medical Planner supporting the most senior and strategic levels of the U.S. Government. He is one the Nation’s premiere specialists in medical preparedness and response to complex emergencies, disasters and asymmetrical threats. He is the Co-Founder and Past President of the American College of Contingency Planners (ACCP), the Executive Director of the Academy of Medical Contingency Professionals (AMCP), and the Medical Editor of the Homeland Defense Journal (HDJ). Mr. Marghella has published numerous book chapters, monographs and articles on medical planning, consequence management, and the role of health service support in complex emergencies in such prestigious journals as the Naval War College Review, The U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings, The American College of Healthcare Executive’s Frontiers in Health Services Management, and the National Military Intelligence Digest. He is a frequent speaker at national-level conferences addressing the threats of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, describing strategic initiatives for the medical aspects of consequence management.

Mr. Marghella attended Iona College and Frostburg State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in 1984. He holds Master’s Degrees in Health Services Administration from Central Michigan University, and National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. He is a Doctoral Student in Complex Emergency and Disaster Management at Tulane University, and a member of the Inaugural Class of the National Preparedness Leadership Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.


Len Singer, MD FACS, has lectured extensively on preparedness for and response to disasters and complex emergencies for the medical and healthcare communities. As a senior medical officer for an NDMS Disaster Medical Assistance Team, he has extensive experience in training physicians and nurses in disaster medicine, and co-authored innovative training courses for medical students and emergency medicine residents.

Dr. Singer is an instructor at the Noble Training Center (FEMA) for the HealthCare Leadership course and the Hospital Emergency Response Team course. He served on the editorial board for the Basic and Advanced Disaster Life Support courses (BDLS/ADLS).

Dr. Singer is involved in a number of state and regional efforts including start-up planning, training and coordination of local Medical Reserve Corps and planning for a statewide effort to construct regional clinical response teams (Ohio Response System). He earned his B.S. degree in biology from Brooklyn College of CUNY and his M.D. from New York Medical College, following which he trained in surgery at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital and Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland. He has practiced surgery for 20 years. His expertise and experience at the tactical and operational levels of response, complements our faculty’s strengths at the strategic level.

Matt Travis, Director of Knowledge Management, DFI Government Services

Workshop Agenda

12:45-2:00pm: Theories in Catastrophic Casualty Management

2:00-3:30pm: Conclusion: Institutional and Individual Preparedness & Shaping a Healthcare Consensus on Disaster Medicine

3:30-4:00pm: Wrap-up Discussion

*Agenda is subject to change

Corporate Sponsors:

Medical Planning Resources, Inc. provides consultative services for medically managing the threats associated with complex emergencies, natural and man-made disasters and asymmetrical events. Medical Planning Resources is dedicated to the mission of providing expert medical advice to help Prepare, Respond, and Recover from Complex Emergencies, Disasters, and Asymmetrical Threats…Worldwide.

Organizational Sponsors:

INPUT is the essential market intelligence resource for companies doing business with government. INPUT provides market development services, advisory services, and software solutions to help clients secure new business, address new markets, and manage business development. For more information about INPUT, visit www.input.com or call (703) 707-3500.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.

The Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) creates information resources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, and HIV/AIDS.

Founded in 1988, the Wireless Communications Association, International (WCA) is the principal non-profit trade association representing the wireless broadband industry. WCA membership, whichincludes the industry's leading carriers, vendors and consultants, has grown to over 530 member companies spanning six continents.

The WCA organizes the world's largest annual business conference and exhibition devoted exclusively to wireless broadband. This conference and exhibition annually convenes experts from around the world to discuss market strategies, emerging technologies, new applications and financing/regulatory options.

Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor

If you would like to become a sponsor or exhibitor at this event, please download and complete our set of sponsorship forms.  (Forms require Acrobat Reader.) 

Registration Fee

Registration Options

*Please note that registration for this course is now closed. You may register on-site at the Holiday Inn on Monday, August 22 with payment for the registration fee.*

[2]  Fax our downloadable registration form to (703) 807-2728

[3]  Phone Pamela Greenstein at (703) 807-2758
[4]  E-mail Pamela Greenstein

Registration form requires Acrobat Reader.

Registrations are payable by credit card, check or government purchase order.

CANCELLATION POLICY: You may designate a substitute in writing any time before the workshop. If you need to cancel your registration, you must send your notice in writing and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds are given for cancellations received 3 business days prior to the event start date or later. PLEASE NOTE: No shows will be liable for the entire registration fee.

Contact Us

• For registration information, contact Pamela Greenstein, (703) 807-2758
• For speaker or agenda information, please contact Laura Johnson, (703) 807-2747
  
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Workshop Location/ Hotel Accommodations

The workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn Arlington Hotel at 4610 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203. The hotel is 3 short blocks from the Ballston Metro stop on the orange line.

A small block of rooms at the Holiday Inn is being held for attendees offering prevailing government per diem per night. To make a reservation, please call (703) 243-9800 prior to August 1, 2005 and be sure to mention you are attending the "Fundamentals of Medical Planning" workshop.

For driving directions or other information about this location, visit their website at www.hiarlington.com. The Holiday Inn offers complimentary day parking and $5 overnight parking.

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4301 Wilson Boulevard
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Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 807-2755