New collaborations in daily emergency response

New collaborations in daily emergency response: Applying cost-benefit analysis to new first response initiatives in the Swedish fire and rescue service

A framework for new actors in emergency response systems

Using actors from different societal sectors can improve the response operation quality in emergency management. The different roles, tasks and responsibilities these actors have in response operations and the legal frameworks they work within influence their needs for proper information system support. There is thus a substantial need to study and systemize the concept of “new actors” before p...

Gene link studies forge new collaborations

Why did we sequence the human genome? Aside from those who genuinely want to know the precise function of each and every human gene — a small minority of people, to be sure — most of us see the principle value of the genome project in its utility for improving human health. After all, once we identify genes we can design better drugs, develop better diagnostics, and gain a better understanding ...

A new vision of strategic collaborations

However, there is a new vision where strategic collaborations between pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, venture capital-backed biotechnology companies and academic medical centres will create a new breadth of approaches that have a good chance of increasing the innovation that has been stagnant in recent years. Government funding agencies are increasing the emphasis on translationa...

Evaluation the Emergency Response Program of Emergency Operations Command Center of the Alborz University of Medical Sciences in Response to Kermanshah Earthquake in November 2017

Background: Among the various components of disaster management during unexpected accidents, health care systems, especially hospitals, play the most important role in providing primary care services in the initial phase of the disaster. Health services in natural and human-made disasters are the main cause of human survival. Accidents and disasters always have a significant impact on the safet...