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- Title
Integrating Management and Operations of Rapid Response Teams and Emergency Medical Teams Programs Globally.
- Authors
Shamout, Mays; Relan, Pryanka; Fitzgerald, Bridget; Correa, Ayramana; Salio, Flavio; Greiner, Ashley
- Abstract
Introduction: Health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, strain health systems and emergency response mechanisms. Identifying critical points during the response cycle where the emergency workforce and operational capacity can be improved can help break the protracted nature of responses. Global health emergency workforce, or health emergency and alert response teams such as multidisciplinary Public Health Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) and Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs), play critical roles in response to public health emergencies. The project aims to explore and understand how countries manage and operationalize their RRT and EMT programs. With anecdotal evidence of countries integrating the two historically disparate groups, we propose to examine how countries are jointly or separately addressing legal frameworks and policies; management practices, reporting processes and protocols, training, as well as program operations and standards. Method: Through existing global partnerships and networks, a convenience sample of national focal points responsible for the management of their RRT and EMT program are sent an online survey followed by participating in a one-on-one interview, and descriptive and thematic analyses. Results: Sixteen countries representing all six World Health Organization regions with both RRT and EMT programs have been selected for engagement. Conclusion: Factors contributing to/or against countries' integration of RRT and EMT programs will be identified. Areas of divergence or synergy of plans and standard operating procedures will be mapped. Recommendations for strengthening global health emergency alert and response teams will be generated.
- Subjects
WORLD Health Organization; RAPID response teams; MEDICAL emergencies; MONITOR alarms (Medicine); CONVENIENCE sampling (Statistics); OPERATIONS management; STANDARD operating procedure
- Publication
Prehospital & Disaster Medicine, 2023, Vol 38, ps36
- ISSN
1049-023X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1049023X23001322