1. 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

2. 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.

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

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

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

6. 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

7. POD Support Education Security Traffic control Crowd control
Materials and staff

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

9. 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.

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

11. 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.

12. 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?

13. Questions?

14. State of Oregon State of Washington Kathy Scott Dave Owens
SNS Coordinator
Oregon Health Services
Department of Human Services
State of Washington
Dave Owens
SNS Coordinator
Office of Risk & Emergency Mgmt
Department of Health
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