Results

Decision-making guides, risk analysis tools, and systematic approaches have been developed and testedtransformation of individual organization preparedness to community-level readinessThis process delivered key coalition-building activities and offered a variety of training and exercise opportunities to assist a number of organizations, all at different stages of hospital evacuation planning

- model is dynamic to account for changes in its parameters- tested the performance of the model- solvability of the model

education and training directly influence the adoption of social media in county-level emergency management departments- future research could also focus on the messages being posted by emergency management departments to identify effective communication strategies

Three-dimensional technology is highly appropriate in preparing for large-scale mass events.provides counter-terrorist teams functionalityThree-dimensional geospatial models enable planners and developers to test potential preparedness and response interventions, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of reconstruction and recovery efforts.This research provides strong evidence of the role that 3-D geospatial technology can have in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of decision making in the real estate environment, as well as demonstrating that with limited costs, such technology can be developed and integrated into the real estate development and management process.

Results indicate that the order in which technologies are accessed can have a significant impact on the delay times involved in effecting an emergency response.

Using fire incidents as an example, we have developed a systematic data model to capture and standardize response-critical information for fire incident management. The paper provides a detailed data model along with a data dictionary and an object-oriented structureThis project represents one of the first attempts in the response community to propose solutions that would contribute to the creation of a widely accepted set of emergency data standards. The fire incident data model improves collaboration and information sharing among response organizations and agencies.

This public health emergency preparedness simulation exercise of infectious disease outbreaks can be a useful learning strategy at other educational institutions an  can be easily replicatedOur first recommendation is that presimulation briefing time should be increased from 15 to 30min.We also suggest adding an informatics component in the actual simulation. This would enhance the delivery of evidence-based care and patient safety

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 total of 133 school nurses (33.6% response rate) completed a survey; 35.3% of those (N=47) completed both preand postintervention survey that could be matched. Pre- and postintervention preparedness scores ranged from 5 to 28.5 (x=13.3) and 6.5 to 25 (x=14.8), respectively. Postintervention scores were significantly higher than preintervention scores for those who watched at least 1 module (t=-2.3, p<.05).The education intervention was effective at improving school preparedness, though the impact was small. The education intervention needs to be reassessed, especially in regard to providing a longer intervention period.

“It may be necessary in such cases to explicitly verbalize the evaluation process so that other team members can provide input. By consulting with the team, the leader would be engaging in resource utilization.”Clearer role identification was needed.