Operating a Medication Center Point of Dispensing Operating a Medication Center Kathy Scott SNS Coordinator Oregon Health Services Department of Human Services Dave Owens SNS Coordinator Washington State Department of Health

Points of Dispensing (POD) What is a POD? A facility that is staffed to provide prophylactic medication or vaccine to people exposed to a biological agent.

POD Basics POD management Layout ,flow, signage Intake Screening Dispensing Exit POD Support

POD Management POD Supervisor POD Supervisor Facilities Team Lead Education/ Forms Lead POD Flow Lead Clinical Team Lead

Unidirectional flow is critical POD Layout and Flow Intake Screening Dispensing Exit Unidirectional flow is critical

Medical Screening Stations Public Entrance   Information and Waiting Supply Receipt Staff Entrance Data Collection Station Supply Storage Area Medication Dispensing or Vaccination Stations Command Station Behavioral Health Medical Screening Stations Public Exit

POD Support Education Security Traffic control Crowd control Materials and staff

ARE YOU READY? Do you know what to do? What if you had been exposed?

This is a Exercise! Scenario Twenty-four hours ago a note found in the lobby, stated terrorist had struck this complex. Laboratory analysis has confirmed the presence of anthrax spores in a sample delivered to the lab twelve hours ago. Everyone here has been exposed.

Who are you going to call? Instructions Setup and operate a POD. Half the audience will operate. Half the audience are victims.

Four Steps to Success STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Fill out the form. Show form. STEP 3 Pickup medication. STEP 4 Turn-in form and Exit.

After Action Review What was your experience in this exercise? What improvement would you recommend? What did you think was a best practice that should be adopted by everyone?

Questions?

State of Oregon State of Washington Kathy Scott Dave Owens SNS Coordinator Oregon Health Services Department of Human Services Kathy.D.Scott@state.or.us State of Washington Dave Owens SNS Coordinator Office of Risk & Emergency Mgmt Department of Health David.owens@doh.wa.gov Web site: http://www.doh.wa.gov/phepr/default.htm