IHA Emergency Preparedness Exercise – Cyber Disruption: Nov. 6
Location:
Webinar - 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Registration:
| Number of Authorized Beds | Registration Fee |
| 0-99 beds* | $400 |
| 100-399 beds | $1,000 |
| 400+ beds | $2,000 |
Team Discount: Please contact IHAEP@team-iha.org for discount pricing for health systems or coalitions.
Some registrants may be eligible for complimentary registration from federal or local grant funds through the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) or regional healthcare coalitions. In the event that funding lapses, the participant will be responsible for the registration fee.
*Funding for Critical Access Hospitals is expected to be provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
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A critical mission of every hospital is to protect patient records and personally identifiable information. More than ever, this mission is being threatened by malicious cyber actors, both domestically and from abroad. In 2023, an unprecedented number of healthcare data breaches were reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with worldwide ransomware attacks nearly doubling from the year before. As these cyber disruptions pose an increasing challenge to optimal patient care and holistic support, hospitals and their affiliates are working diligently to strengthen their preparedness efforts, including heightened technical cyber security measures and participation in collaborative response and recovery exercises.
The 2024 IHA Emergency Preparedness Exercise will present a quickly developing cyber disruption scenario, testing immediate staff recognition and readiness, intermediate operational impact and response, and long-term recovery and resiliency. While the exercise will focus on cyber disruption and business continuity, it will also incorporate other elements of hospital emergency operations plans.
The exercise will be conducted in an interactive virtual environment including hospitals and partner agencies throughout Illinois. This format will allow IHA members to participate at the level that best suits their organizations, while connecting and learning from their peers. See our program flyer for more details.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
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Describe how to coordinate response activities during a cyber disruption.
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Evaluate your organization’s ability to maintain clinical operations during a cyber disruption impacting patient care equipment and resources.
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Identify alternate strategies to maintain intra-hospital, system, inter-hospital, vendor and outside agency communications throughout a cyber disruption.
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Examine the ability to restore services to operational functionality in the aftermath of a cyber disruption.
Who Should Attend
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Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Management
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Information Technology
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Risk Management/Legal
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Hospital Administration
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Hospital Operations
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Media Relations
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Clinical Nursing
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Physicians
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Facilities/Engineering
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Security
Speakers
Keneatha Johnson, MPH
IHA Senior Director, Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Johnson has extensive experience over more than 13 years in public and private health and compliance environments. Her responsibilities at IHA include supervising preparedness activities at the state level. Johnson played a crucial role in co-leading the IHA’s pandemic response while managing over $10 million in federal grant funding through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. She excels at leading small teams that support healthcare preparedness efforts at the local, state, regional and national levels.
Stephen Weiler MS, MEP, CPP, CPD
Manager of Resiliency Services, Risk, Consulting and Training, HSS, Inc.
Weiler leads the Active Shooter/Threat and Techniques for Effective Aggression Management (TEAM®) programs, conducts security risk assessments, designs and delivers exercises compliant with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program, and advises clients on business continuity. Prior to working with HSS, Weiler spent over 28 years as a law enforcement professional. He was integral in coordinating his organization’s response activities to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and H1N1, preparation for NATO 2012, and numerous regional incident management activities. In addition to these law enforcement duties, Weiler served on the Cook County Community Health Advisory Council, led a multi-jurisdictional public health prophylaxis dispensing program, was a member of a multi-jurisdictional task force preparing communities for active shooter incidents, and trained thousands of public and private sector personnel on the Incident Command System used by public agencies to manage emergencies.