American College of Contingency Planners - ACCP

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ACCP, founded in 1998 as a national College of the American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA), is a professional healthcare organization focused on providing support and opportunity for those individuals who are in healthcare planning positions in contingency, emergency, and disaster response.

Members Benefits

ACCP keeps members up-to-date with significant developments in contingency planning, as well as the broad, multi-disciplined healthcare environment. ACCP members receive all the benefits of membership in the American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA) plus these special services:

• ACCP file library: timely and useful resources shared by your peers
• ACCP discussion forum: best practices, solutions and feedback on hot topics
• ACCP news blog: information on the profession, events, people and partners
• ACCP community: interact, mentor and reach out to your peers online and at the AAMA annual conference
• Contigency planner sessions: specific track at the AAMA annual conference on cutting-edge topics and practical fundamental

Resources

• Useful links
• FEMA Emergency Management Institute
• Improving Health System Preparedness for Terrorism and Mass Casualty Events: Recommendations for Action: A Consensus Report from the AMA/APHA Linkages Leadership Summit (PDF)
• Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning Guidance Under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
• National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan: One Year Summary