The tests of the instrument revealed much interest in its use, and it was seen as a potential tool for the improvement by public organizations of their crisis communication. The tests led to improvements in the structure as well as in the phrasing of the individual performance indicators and their explanation. The indicators were considered relevant and important but too many in number.Therefore, a possibility to use the instrument in three separate parts, relating respectively to the period before, during and after a crisis, should be offered.

This research in progress paper outlines a proposal to develop an artefact in the form of a course design and related curriculum material for training in emergency management decision-making, to be delivered through an online learning management system.

A simulation-based study day can improve teamwork in multidisciplinary critical care unit teams as measured in pre- and post-course simulations with some evidence of subsequent changes to patient management

The disaster training course had a great benefit for the participants. This study suggests that a brief educational intervention is beneficial, but more must be done.The intervention resulted in a significant improvement in knowledge. The mean score was significantly higher immediately after the intervention programme.Participants in the control group achieved a score of 40 (SE: 2.4), which was significantly lower than the scores of the intervention group after the course (P < 0.001).

A qualitative approach is recommended for assessing experiential leadership learning to better inform teaching and to cultivate future disaster leadership that meets ongoing global needs.

It is essential that undergraduate students engage in interprofessional learning with their future colleagues to ultimately improve the quality of care and assistance provided during a disaster.

Because most major disasters occur in difficult environments, developingand maintaining RaDES will require significant funding and political commitment to coordinate the numerous agencies that claim to be performing the same tasks.

We conclude that there are serious deficiencies in legal preparedness that can undermine effective responses to public health emergencies. Correcting the lack of legal knowledge, coupled with eliminating delays in resolving legal issues and questions during public health emergencies, could have measurable consequences on reducing morbidity and mortality.An important first step toward enhancing the nation’s legal preparedness is a broad recognition that information on public health laws and best practices — including updated guidelines, training exercises, and other resources — is crucial for guiding the efforts of public health and emergency response practitioners at the state and local levels.

When tabletop exercises are constructed with the same formality as computer simulations, there are numerous benefits. Fewer erroneous assertions can be anticipated. Distinct aspects of the system can, once recognized by modeling, be stressed independently to evaluate the multiple facets of workforce response to disaster challenges. Performance measurements, as a formality introduced by simulation modeling, provides metrics by which readiness for disaster may be gauged and status quantified, progress monitored or alternatives compared.

The majority of organizations participated in tabletop, drills, and orientation exercises frequently, at least once a year or more. However, they tended to focus on exercising the incident management structure rather than identifying the competencies needed to put that structure into practice.