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November 8, 2009
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Update of EPC report: training for rare public health events
Completed: November 2003

Investigators

Edbert B. Hsu, MD, MPH
Mollie W. Jenckes, MHS, BSN
Christina L. Catlett, MD
Karen A. Robinson, MSc
Carolyn J. Feuerstein, BA
Sara E. Cosgrove, MD, MS
Gary Green, MD, MPH
Otto C. Guedelhoefer, BA
Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH

Questions

  1. What are effective methods to train hospital staff to implement and operationalize hospital disaster plans in the event of a mass casualty event (MCE)?
  2. What methods or tools have been used to evaluate the effetiveness of hospital disaster drills for training of hospital staff to implement and operationalize hospital disaster plans in the event of a mass casualty event (MCE)?