110 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine—Disaster and Emergency Management Program DEM 6410—Emergency Preparedness Public Policy and Law This course will address relevant state and federal statutes that affect emergency preparedness. Students will explore the legal implications of mitigation and preparedness efforts and will also become familiar with legal resources available for future reference and research. (3 credit hours) DEM 6440—Conflict Management in Times of Crisis This course addresses one of the core competencies required of leaders in times of disasters and emergencies—namely, conflict management. Conflict is inevitable in times of crisis, and this course addresses conflict styles, conflict-management techniques, communication skills that contribute to effective conflict resolution, and how to bring a strategic approach to managing conflict to support disaster response and recovery. (3 credit hours) Interprofessional Electives MI 6421—Geographical Information Systems: Fundamentals for Health Care This course will introduce students to geographic information systems (GIS), allowing them to map and spatially analyze public health and demographic data. Students will learn the fundamentals of the ArcMap software system and ways to integrate cartography into health informatics practice. Beyond use of GIS for cartography, this course will also examine ethical issues and methods of analyzing demographic and spatial health patterns using GIS and demography analysis methods. The versatility of GIS in a public health setting will be examined and will include exercises involving GIS applications in health marketing, demography, epidemiology, and health care systems. For example, the course will look at how different socioeconomic groups use urban spaces differently in terms of transportation and how these differences in navigation impact contact points for health marketing. Other issues covered in the class will be the ethics of GIS, manipulation of data, sources of data, and understanding some commonly used public health datasets, such as the YRBS, BRFSS, and the U.S. Census. (3 credit hours) MI 6405—Public Health Informatics Public health informatics is the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning. This course focuses on developing the knowledge and skills of systemic application of information, computer science, and technology to public health practice. Students will acquire a basic understanding of informatics in public health practice and be able to apply the skills of using some informatics tools in public health practices. (3 credit hours) *NSAM courses are offered at tuition rates designated by the NSAM program. Disaster and Emergency Management Program Department Director and Professor: K. Davis | Adjunct Professors: J. Greenstone, J. Phelps | Adjunct Associate Professors: J. Spero, G. Zimmerman-McAllister | Adjunct Assistant Professors: B. Bourne, J. Cohen, M. Gutierrez, S. Lam, G. McCord, B. Mueller, P. Sloane, M. Tallman, L. Taylor | Adjunct Instructors: J. Clairday, J. Holgerson, M. Reynolds, J. Sabet
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