WASHINGTON DC USA - HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE^TM - NOVEMBER 6, 2003: Train for Emergency Management, www.TrainforEmergencyMangement.com, announced today the launch of two new training courses regarding the implementation of JCAHO emergency management standards. The launch of these courses completes a comprehensive suite of online training courses which assist healthcare organizations establish an effective emergency management program and comply with JCAHO emergency management standards.

• Understanding JCAHO Emergency Management Standards - Part 1
• Understanding JCAHO Emergency Management Standards - Part 2

• Basic Incident Command System I
• Basic Incident Command System II
• Emergency Management Principals
• Effective Crisis Communication
• Developing a Simulation/Drill Exercise Program - Part 1
• Developing a Simulation/Drill Exercise Program - Part 2

• Anthrax
• Smallpox
• Ricin
• VX
• Sarin
• Botulism
• Plague
• Mustard Gas
• Radiation Emergencies
• HAZMAT Emergencies
• Advanced Courses:
• Advanced Emergency Management and the Incident Command System
• How to Conduct Hazard Vulnerability and Emergency Readiness Assessments

• Advanced Emergency Management and the Incident Command System
• How to Conduct Hazard Vulnerability and Emergency Readiness Assessments
• All-Hazard Emergency Response Plan Design and Development
• Syndromic Surveillance of Bioterror Events
• Event Prediction and Real-time Alert Dissemination

Train for Emergency Management, www.TrainforEmergencyMangement.com, offers comprehensive Emergency management and bioterrorism education and training for healthcare organizations, ranging from e-learning solutions, through a blended approach which includes CDs and written materials, to onsite training and special access to national conferences and audioconferences. Train for Emergency Management's solutions are easily accessible, innovative and cost-effective, and permit tracking, testing and certification of completion. Train for Emergency Management is a member of the Train for Compliance, www.TrainforCompliance.com, family of healthcare regulation and compliance training websites which include Train for HIPAA, www.TrainforHIPAA.com, and Train for Health Care Compliance, www.TrainforHealthCareCompliance.com.

Train for Health is pleased to announce content partnerships with Emergency Visions, www.EmergencyVisions.com, a national consulting firm with special expertise in emergency management, public health, and bioterrorism response.

There are two ways to access Train for Emergency Management's curriculum. Individuals can register for Train for Emergency Management courses at includes http://www.trainforemergencymanagement.com/registration.html, or Institutions can license Train for Emergency Management courses for their workforce.

Organizations, both large and small, can arrange to offer Train for Emergency Management's curriculum to their workforce by entering into a license agreement with Train for Emergency Management for that content. Such license agreements are usually one year in duration with provision for annual renewal. Under such a license agreement, Train for Emergency Management can either offer the courses through Train for Emergency Management's own learning management system (LMS) which provides full administrative and student tracking capability, or Train for Emergency Management can deliver the courses for posting on your institution's LMS.