Thank you for joining us at the 2025 Connecticut Health Care Coalition Conference
The Connecticut Health Care Coalition (CT HCC) Conference took place on Tuesday, April 22 2025 from 8 AM - 5 PM at the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel in Rocky Hill, CT.
This conference was intended for healthcare providers, public health professionals, first responders, emergency management professionals, and all other stakeholders in healthcare emergency management.
Presenter Materials
Materials for each presentation can be found below:
Cyber Crisis Rx: Tools for Healthcare Resilience
Greater New York Hospital Association Cyber Disruption Toolkit
Andrew Dahl, Vice President, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Nicole Ziogas, Sr. Project Manager, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Current Threat Landscape and CISA Free Resources
Abad Cabassa, CISA Cybersecurity Advisor
Strategies for Combatting Violence and Chaos in Healthcare
Paula Steck, Program Manager for Public Safety and Emergency Management, Hartford HealthCare
Disaster Behavioral Health, Response and Resilience
Brian Pasqurell, LCSW, Behavioral Health Program Manager, Disaster Behavioral Health Response Network (DBHRN)
Certificates of Participation
If you did not pick up a certificate of participation with OEMS reference number, please contact coordinator@cthcc.org to receive a digital copy.
Conference Objectives
We look forward to seeing you at the 2025 Connecticut Health Care Coalition Conference. Together with our attendees, coalition members, speakers, and staff, we aim to achieve a number of learning objectives
Attendees will achieve these Three R's during the conference:
Resources
Share lessons learned, tools, and best practices to enhance knowledge of the top hazards threatening coalition partners across Connecticut.
Relationships
Create a stronger foundation for healthcare system readiness through offering opportunities for partner networking and collaboration.
Resiliency
Increase responder resiliency by providing resources and strategies that promote safety and well-being in the workplace.
Conference Agenda
The following agenda has been set for the 2025 CT HCC Conference in collaboration with coalition Training and Education workgroup members. This agenda may change as sessions are determined and speakers are identified. Watch this space for the most updated agenda information.
| Time | Topic |
| 8:00-8:30 am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:30-8:40 am | Welcome and Introduction Paul Rabeuf, Chair, Connecticut Health Care Coalition |
| 8:40-9:00 am | Remarks by Connecticut Department of Public Health Leadership Commissioner Manisha Juthani, MD, CT DPH |
| 9:00-10:00 am | Keynote: Kansas City Super Bowl Parade Shooting - Lessons Learned Steven Hoeger and Jennifer Sutherlin |
| 10:00-10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15-11:15 am | Cyber Crisis Rx: Tools for Healthcare Resilience Andrew Dahl, Vice President, Emergency Preparedness and Response Nicole Ziogas, Sr. Project Manager, Emergency Preparedness and Response |
| 11:15-11:45 am | Current Threat Landscape and CISA Free Resources Abad Cabassa, CISA Cybersecurity Advisor |
| 11:45 am-12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45-2:15 pm | The Blueprint for Tomorrow: Building a Better Future Through Resources, Resiliency and Relationships Ginny Schwartzer, MEP, CEM |
| 2:15-2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:30-3:30 pm | Strategies for Combatting Violence and Chaos in Healthcare Paula Steck, Program Manager for Public Safety and Emergency Management, Hartford HealthCare |
| 3:30-4:30 PM | Disaster Behavioral Health, Response and Resilience Brian Pasqurell, LCSW, Behavioral Health Program Manager, Disaster Behavioral Health Response Network (DBHRN) |
| 4:30-4:45 pm | Wrap-Up and Adjourn |