CERT Roundtable Emergency Response -- Public Health and Medical Perspectives Prof. Sharad Mehrotra ► 2:30PM– Guided tour of CERT, Rescue, and Demo Session in Calit2

Bren School’s Center for Emergency Response Technologies (CERT) Created in 2007 with the mission to lead research, technology development & coordination of ongoing research projects on role of IT to improving emergency response.Created in 2007 with the mission to lead research, technology development & coordination of ongoing research projects on role of IT to improving emergency response. NSF funded ITR-RESCUE NSF funded ITR-RESCUE NSF funded Responsphere Infrastructure NSF funded Responsphere Infrastructure Inherits the structure and resources from these projects:Inherits the structure and resources from these projects: Access to first responders, government agencies, advisory boards, industrial partners Access to first responders, government agencies, advisory boards, industrial partners hardware & software artifacts, research directions,.. hardware & software artifacts, research directions,..

CERT Goals Provide a forum for academia, industry, and government agencies to meet & exchange ideas.Provide a forum for academia, industry, and government agencies to meet & exchange ideas. Opportunity for UCI faculty to identify potentially interesting and collaborative research directions.Opportunity for UCI faculty to identify potentially interesting and collaborative research directions.

CERT Research Organized into two components:Organized into two components: Basic Research: Basic Research: Catastrophe resilient robust infrastructure, new models for information sharing, situational awareness from multimodal data, customized information dissemination, privacy in data collection.Catastrophe resilient robust infrastructure, new models for information sharing, situational awareness from multimodal data, customized information dissemination, privacy in data collection. System Artifacts: System Artifacts: Derivative products of basic researchDerivative products of basic research Disaster Portal, Integrated Warning System, Metasim, EvacPack, Information Dashboard, Family Reunification system, …Disaster Portal, Integrated Warning System, Metasim, EvacPack, Information Dashboard, Family Reunification system, …

CERT Organization Funded Research ProjectsFunded Research Projects E.g., RESCUE, Responsphere E.g., RESCUE, Responsphere Many proposals currently under review Many proposals currently under review Industry Sponsored/collaborative VerticalsIndustry Sponsored/collaborative Verticals Metasim Vertical ( ImageCat) Metasim Vertical ( ImageCat) Short Notice Alerting System (SBC) Short Notice Alerting System (SBC) Family Reunification Vertical (ongoing discussions with VDT) Family Reunification Vertical (ongoing discussions with VDT) Donation management system (ongoing discussions with Red Cross). Donation management system (ongoing discussions with Red Cross).

CERT Activities Seminars and talks – approx. once every monthSeminars and talks – approx. once every month Roundtables to explore new research directionsRoundtables to explore new research directions Emergency response – public health & medicine perspective (today) Emergency response – public health & medicine perspective (today) In the near future … In the near future … Why is Information Sharing amongst Emergency Response organizations still an open challenge? current practice, what has changed since set up of DHS, what challenges lie ahead?Why is Information Sharing amongst Emergency Response organizations still an open challenge? current practice, what has changed since set up of DHS, what challenges lie ahead? Is privacy at odds with national security? Technological, policy, social, and law enforcement perspective.Is privacy at odds with national security? Technological, policy, social, and law enforcement perspective. Workshops –Workshops – Challenges in distributed sense making and situational awareness Challenges in distributed sense making and situational awareness -- planned for late summer 2008 (in collaboration with NSF, U. of Pittsburgh, UCSD). -- planned for late summer 2008 (in collaboration with NSF, U. of Pittsburgh, UCSD).

CERT ROUNDTABLE Emergency Response: Public Health and Medical Perspectives Moderator: Prof. Nalini Venkatasubramanian 6 May 2008

Emergency Response and Medicine PreventionPrevention Public Health and Awareness are criticalPublic Health and Awareness are critical Role of IT – Simulations for epidemic spread, BiosurveillanceRole of IT – Simulations for epidemic spread, Biosurveillance ResponseResponse Triaging, Coordination of medical resources (hospitals, emergency vehicles, personnel)Triaging, Coordination of medical resources (hospitals, emergency vehicles, personnel) Role of IT – crisis site networks, situational awareness, alerts and warningsRole of IT – crisis site networks, situational awareness, alerts and warnings RecoveryRecovery Business continuity, community recovery, special needs for underprivilegedBusiness continuity, community recovery, special needs for underprivileged Role of IT – Optimization of recovery through exchange of information, accurate needs assesments, interdependencies in diverse systems/organizationsRole of IT – Optimization of recovery through exchange of information, accurate needs assesments, interdependencies in diverse systems/organizations

Our Distinguished Panelists Dr. Carl SchultzDr. Carl Schultz Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Co-Director, EMS and Disaster Medical Sciences Fellowship, UC Irvine Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Co-Director, EMS and Disaster Medical Sciences Fellowship, UC Irvine Emergency Medicine, Disaster Medicine, Terrorism Preparedness and Response Emergency Medicine, Disaster Medicine, Terrorism Preparedness and Response David CardenasDavid Cardenas LA County Department of Health Services LA County Department of Health Services SafetyNet, a public healthcare system for 10 million residents through an integrated network of hospitals, health centers, clinics SafetyNet, a public healthcare system for 10 million residents through an integrated network of hospitals, health centers, clinics Frank ZankaFrank Zanka Vice-President of Business Development, Vital Data Technologies Vice-President of Business Development, Vital Data Technologies Transforming Pre-Hospital Care Sharing the Right Information with the Right People, at the Right Time Transforming Pre-Hospital Care Sharing the Right Information with the Right People, at the Right Time Katherine FrostKatherine Frost Director of IT, shareourselves.org Director of IT, shareourselves.org Volunteer-based, non-profit providing free medical and emergency services in Orange County Volunteer-based, non-profit providing free medical and emergency services in Orange County

Questions to answer 1. 1.From the community emergency medical perspective, what are the primary challenges faced? Crisis site, city-wide, state or even regional or national level. epidemics, organizational impact, economic impact, and organizational continuity Which of these challenges can be helped by Information Technology? What efforts (e.g., technology creation, technology adoption, policy) are you aware of which might mitigate some of these challenges? 4. 4.Within your domain, what technology gaps exist? If you were to influence technologists to work on solutions for these challenges, what would be your top two priorities?