Citation

Walsh L, Subbarao I, Gebbie K, Schor KW, Lyznicki J, Strauss-Riggs K, Cooper A, Hsu EB, King RV, Mitas JA, Hick J, Zukowski R, Altman BA, Steinbrecher RA, James JJ. Disaster Med. Public Health Prep. 2012; 6(1): 44-52.

Affiliation

Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Subbarao and James, Ms Walsh, Mr Lyznicki, and Ms Steinbrecher); Faculty of Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia (Dr Gebbie); National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health, Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland (Dr Schor); The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc; National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health, Rockville, Maryland (Dr Altman, Ms Strauss-Riggs and Ms Zukowski); Department of Surgery, Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia University, New York, NY (Dr Cooper); Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response, Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD (Dr Hsu); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas (Dr King); American College of Physicians, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Mitas); and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota-Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dr Hick).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1001/dmp.2012.4

PMID

22490936

Abstract

Effective preparedness, response, and recovery from disasters require a well-planned, integrated effort with experienced professionals who can apply specialized knowledge and skills in critical situations. While some professionals are trained for this, others may lack the critical knowledge and experience needed to effectively perform under stressful disaster conditions. A set of clear, concise, and precise training standards that may be used to ensure workforce competency in such situations has been developed. The competency set has been defined by a broad and diverse set of leaders in the field and like-minded professionals through a series of Web-based surveys and expert working group meetings. The results may provide a useful starting point for delineating expected competency levels of health professionals in disaster medicine and public health.

Language: en