Managing Pandemic Associated Stress - Compassion Fatigue and Self Care - Notes from the Field, Addressing the Needs of People in Isolation and Quarantine - Loss and Grief - MRCSA Peer Support Team and CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management)

Presenters:

Cynthia Ruich, ED.D. (CISM Certified Trainer)

Lois Marecek, M.Ed, NBCC, LPC (AZ1DMAT)

Mike Carter, Chaplain IFOC

MRCSA Milestones

Founded, September 30, 2002
One of 50 original MRC units
Established as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, 2003
Hurricane Katrina Evacuee Shelter, August, 2005
Authorization of HB-2599, November, 2005
Measles Outbreak, 2008
Student MRC Established, 2008
H1N1 Influenza Pandemic response, 2009
MRC-UA established, 2010
Tenth Anniversary, 2012
Emergency Civilian Casualty Care, 2014
Power Outage Roundtable, 2014
Ebola and All-Hazards Forum, 2014
MRCSA State Coordinators Meeting, February 2015
MOU signed with AZCHER, April 2015
Renewed MOU with Red Cross, June, 2015
Power Outage Roundtable - Next Steps, November 2015
Southern Arizona MRC Alliance, 2016
Affiliation with Southern Arizona Interagency Peer Support Team, June 2017
Pima County LOOP Opening, March 2018
Pima County Mass Care Exercise, May 2018
Cochise County Hepatitis A Response, Summer 2019
MIRT Team, October 2019
First Annual Brain Health Conference, November 2019
Public Health Team, February 2020
TUS Mass Casualty Exercise - March 10, 2020
CoVID-19 Response - March 16 - ?

Community Partners

Arizona HOSA - Future Health Professionals

Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation

Pima County Medical Society

International Center for Vasectomy Reversal

Kachina Business Systems

Hilton Tucson East

Northwest Medical Center

Tucson Fire Department

Arizona Healthcare Coalition - South

Tucson Medical Center

Southern Arizona Chapter of American Red Cross

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center

Kindred Hospital - Tucson

Southern Arizona Interagency Peer Support Team

Integrated Community Solutions to Active Violence Events (ICSAVE)

Pima County JTED EMT Program

NOAA Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador

Southern Arizona COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster)

U of A Flying Samaritans

MRCSA welcomes licensed health and medical personnel, including nurses, nurse practitioners, veterinarians, pharmacists, doctors, chiropractors, physician assistants, behavioral health professionals and dentists.

Volunteers with active licenses as well as retired health professionals and students in healthcare career tracks are the Medical Reserve Corps of Southern Arizona.

MRCSA Community Roles and Responsibilities

MRCSA volunteers are prepared to provide surge capacity in local disasters, including but not limited to assisting with medical and non-medical functions at mass prophylaxis and vaccination clinics; exercise and drill planning and participation; staffing call centers and phone banks; post-event incident follow-up; supporting continuity of operations for hospitals and clinics during public health emergencies; assisting community long-term recovery efforts through outreach and assistance; data collection and entry; general and post crisis education; foreign language education and interpretation; information technology support; local resource dissemination; and other logistical support at public clinics. Non-emergent activities address daily community health needs.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is responsible for the management and oversight of the non-profit corporation. They review and approve all MRCSA documents and initiatives. The Board is responsible for community outreach to ensure sustainability and recommends methods to build and grow the organization. They would also be at the forefront of any legislative action that may be required for growth or sustainability.

Our 2019 Board of Directors:

Keith Boesen PharmD, President

Sheldon Marks MD, Vice President

Steve Nash, Treasurer

Mary Stebbins RN

Kris Blume

Cynthia Dowdall PhD

Bruce Whitney

Harry McDermott MD

Trica Harris

Mike Carter

Jenna Wild

Advisory Council

An Advisory Council, comprised of members of the medical community, educational institutions, and cooperating agencies and organizations, offers advice and support to the organization. Advisory board members do not vote and do not have policy making authority.

MRCSA Program Planning Team

Established in 2015, the MRCSA Leadership Team has been reconstituted for 2020 as the Program Planning team. The Team is comprised of members who are devoted to the professional growth and development of the program through training and other educational and community outreach opportunities.

The Program Planning Team develops the training and exercise calendar which is posted on our calendar. Click on the tab above to view the calendar.

Team members are:

Mary Stebbins, Barbara Craig, Tony Estrada and Caren Prather.

Disaster Distress Hotline

CDC Managing CoVID-19 Stress

Poison Centers Resource

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/prepare/managing-stress- anxiety.html

https://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/poison-centers

From the United States and its territories, call 1-800-985-5990 to connect with a trained crisis counselor, 24/7.Spanish-speakers can call the hotline and press “2”for 24/7 bilingual support. Callers to the hotline can also connect with counselors in over 100 other languages via 3rd-party interpretation services.

To connect with a live Disaster Distress Hotline crisis counselor 24/7 text “TalkWithUs” for English or “Hablanos” for Spanish to 66746.

Call 520.445.7035

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Improving the health, emergency response and resiliency in our communities.

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