National Pharmacy Response Team Participation in KatrinaRita 2005'

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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

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Volunteer Firefighter in California 1977 - 1984.
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Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Care. Advanced
Emergency Medical Technician
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Local Programs
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Brief Introduction to NPRT
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NPRT - Ten teams. One for each Region.
Mission - mass chemoprophylaxis and vaccination.
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Challenges Enlisting PharmacistsPharmacy
Technicians Challenges Enlisting and Training
Team CommandersAdministrative
OfficersSuccess! NPRT-III 1st Budget F.Y.
2007.
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West Central East
Former Program Manager Capt. Ana Marie
Balingit-Wines Current Program Manager Capt.
J.R. Eric Edwards (Pharmacist)
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NPRT Deployment?
Nuclear Weapon
Natural
Impact
Biological
Improvised Radiological Device
Chemical
Explosive Device
Probability / Likelihood
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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 20053521839-42.
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Hurricanes Katrina / Rita
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NPRT Asset for NDMS. Katrina/Rita OSC
requests for Pharmacists and Technicians
Administration Convinced. Seven Personnel
Deployed.
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Teds Pharmacy St. Bernards Parish. New Orleans,
LA
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Success! NPRT part of initial call up for Ernesto
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I deployed to MST in Atlanta vicinity.
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DMAT deploy with only one Pharmacist /
Technicianand work 24/7? When 2007 Budget
released and DMAT Training scheduled -Consider
including NPRT.
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• Training Program
• July 2006
• Quake on the Lake

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Thank you for your Attention.Questions?