TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features a research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Insight Event: Airport Roles in Reducing Transmission of Communicable Diseases and Legal Research Digest 34: Airport Public Health Preparedness and Response: Legal Rights, Powers, and Duties.

The March 2018 ACRP Insight event brought together airport and public health experts from around the U.S. and abroad to discuss their insights based on their personal experiences confronting and mitigating communicable disease at airports and beyond.  This webinar will feature a presentation from the Insight Event that guides airport emergency management teams in understanding and developing effective response plans and operations during communicable disease outbreaks. The presenters will also provide a review of existing statutes, regulations, and case law related to airport communicable disease preparedness. They will discuss a legal framework for airport lawyers and managers who are developing or updating their communicable disease preparedness plans.

This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar; however, sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

Webinar Presenters

• Leila Barraza, University of Arizona
• Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy, University of Arizona
• Deborah Helton, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
• Randal Rhodes, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

Moderated by:  John Wilhelmi, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

Webinar Outline

1. Insight Event Presentation: Role of the Airport During Communicable Disease Response
   • Relationships that must be made and maintained during a response
   • Example response plan along with tactical response of emergency medical services (EMS)
     • Isolation and quarantine
     • Tactical response/checklists
     • Investigative steps
     • EMS and emergency management working together
   • Review of emergency management operations during an outbreak event
     • Emergency operation centers (EOCs)
     • Airlines
     • Operational impacts
     • Crisis communication including social media
     • Information management

2. ACRP Legal Research Digest 34: Airport Public Health and Preparedness & Response: Legal Rights, Powers and Duties
   • Review of existing statutes, regulations, and case law related to airport communicable disease preparedness
   • Unique legal challenges for communicable disease response at airports
   • Introduction to checklists for legal considerations in airport communicable disease preparedness plans
3. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will able to:

• Discuss the relationships within the public health community that must be made and maintained during an outbreak event
• Describe a response plan and all aspects of emergency management operations during an outbreak event
• Describe applicable sources of law that address responsibilities of airports in communicable disease outbreaks and identify the unique legal challenges
• Understand how to use checklists for legal considerations in airport communicable disease preparedness plans

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E. continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits 

TRB is offering 1.25 CLE credits for this webinar. TRB did not seek approval for the above listed workshop from the state board, so we advise that you contact your state board prior to registering for the webinar to see if credits would be accepted. Registered webinar attendees who sign in and view the entire webinar will receive a link to a certificate that they can fill out and provide to their board. Complete a certificate for each state in which you are required to file. Rules for CLE in some states require the provider to file attendance with the regulator as a service to lawyers. Please confirm jurisdictional reporting requirements with the state regulator. This certificate should be filed with the appropriate MCLE Board(s) or Commission(s) within 30 days of activity. Introductory remarks, keynote addresses, business meetings, breaks, receptions, etc., are not included in the computation of credit. TRB will retain a copy of your attendance; however, TRB is not required to submit attendance to the board.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.