Disaster Medicine

Knowledge Levels and Training Needs of Disaster Medicine among Health Professionals, Medical Students, and Local Residents in Shanghai, China

BACKGROUND Disaster is a serious public health issue. Health professionals and community residents are main players in disaster responses but their knowledge levels of disaster medicine are not readily available. This study aimed to evaluate knowledge levels and training needs of disaster medicine among potential disaster responders and presented a necessity to popularize disaster medicine educ...

Professionalization of disaster medicine--an appraisal of criterion-referenced qualifications.

The landmark Humanitarian Response Review, commissioned by the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator in 2005, has catalyzed recent reforms in disaster response through the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. These reforms include a "cluster lead" approach to sectoral responsibilities and the strengthening of humanitarian coordination. Clinical medicine, public health, and disaster incident m...

Disaster medicine training in family medicine: a review of the evidence.

When disasters strike, local physicians are at the front lines of the response in their community. Curriculum guidelines have been developed to aid in preparation of family medicine residents to fulfill this role. Disaster responsiveness has recently been added to the Residency Review Committee Program Requirements in Community Medicine with little family medicine literature support. In this ar...

History of Disaster Medicine

Erik Noji, mentioned, tongue in cheek, Noah as the first disaster manager during a lecture in 2005. The canonical description of "The Genesis Flood" does describe Noah as a master planner and executer of an evacuation of biblical proportions. After gaining knowledge of a potential catastrophic disaster he planned and executed an evacuation to mitigate the effects of the "Genesis Flood" by build...

One year later: update on transition to the society for disaster medicine and public health and Cambridge University Press.

Disaster diplomacy: current controversies and future prospects.

1. Disaster Medicine Section, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA 2. Division of Disaster Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts USA 3. Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts USA 4. The Operational Medicine Institute, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts USA 5. Kennedy S...