1. How to Use this Template
This was created as a blank template to allow you freedom of color/design and font choice
NYC PDC suggests to use the font size/style within this presentation for readability purposes
Anything in [ ] should be made specific to your hospital
The PDC suggests adding in pictures where it is appropriate

2. <Name of Department> Tabletop
[Place Institution’s Name Here]
[Department Name Exercise Series]
<Name of Department> Tabletop
<Place Date Here>

3. 2-Project Overview & Goals
Agenda
Agenda
1-Welcome
3-Conduct Seminar
Purpose of the tabletop
Tabletop format
Tabletop objectives
2-Project Overview & Goals
Round table discussion
Evaluations
Next steps
4-Conclude Seminar
Scenario
Response Actions

4. Project Overview & Goals
[Department Exercise Series]

5. Purpose of Today’s Tabletop
We are here today to familiarize ourselves with the [Name of Plan] for the purposes of:
Increasing staff awareness of roles, responsibilities, and procedures with regards to the plan
Exercising and stressing the plan
Making edits to the plan [prior the exercise name full-scale exercise]

6. Tabletop Format Today’s tabletop will be conducted as follows:
The lead facilitator will guide the discussion, covering specific planning areas
Time pressures and injects will be introduced to stimulate problem-solving
Note-taker(s) will record the discussion
The success of the exercise is largely determined by group participation in the identification of problem areas
This will be an OPEN and HONEST discussion conducted in a NO-FAULT environment
NO GROUP THINK

7. Tabletop Objectives
By the end of this exercise you should have a better understanding of the following
[Bullet here what your objectives for the exercise are]

8. Questions?

9. <Name of Department> Tabletop
[Place Institution’s Name Here]
[Department Name Exercise Series]
<Name of Department> Tabletop
<Place Date Here>

10. Let’s Begin!

11. Scenario
[Insert scenario here]

12. Immediate Response Actions
Have the triggers been met to activate the plan?
What are your actions immediately following initial notification?
[Can continue to add in questions about initial information that you would like to have and or actions you would like to see given the scenario to prompt attendees to respond]

13. Situational Awareness Update
[Add in here updates to the scenario – you want to make it an evolving event]

14. Intermediate Response Actions
[Add questions related to the part of the pan that you feel your staff should be at given the scenario to prompt them to respond]

15. Situational Awareness Update
[Add in here updates to the scenario – you want to make it an evolving event]

16. Continued/Protracted Operations
[If applicable to your objectives and plan list questions about long term goals for operations, what does it look like?]

17. Roundtable Discussion
Did we meet the following objectives?
[List what you put in slide 6 “tabletop objectives”]

18. Next Steps Before you depart, please be aware that:
Participants are asked to please complete and submit your evaluations
The [whoever is responsible for plan revision] will begin to revise necessary portions of the name of the plan you were exercising
Upon completion, the EPC will disseminate the plan to relevant parties
The next exercise in the series will be a [Full-Scale Exercise (FSE)] to be held on:
[Date]
[Time]

19. Thank You for Participating!
[Insert names of exercise facilitators/directors]
[Insert names of exercise facilitators/directors]

20. [Place Institution’s Name Here] [Department Name Exercise Series]
End Tabletop