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Theme 6. Multidisciplinary Team Interaction: Summary and Action Plan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Felipe Cruz-Vega ,
Charles Sun ,
Bruce Brink ,
Robert (Bob) Bugslag ,
Beatriz González Del Castillo ,
Patricia Hastings ,
G.V. Kipor ,
Sung Woo Lee ,
Chi-Biu Lo  and
Lion Poles
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Felipe Cruz-Vega
Affiliation:
Director, Medical Services, Mexican Social Security, Mexico City, MEXICO
Charles Sun
Affiliation:
Medical Program Director, BC Ambulance Service, Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA
Bruce Brink
Affiliation:
Airevac, British Columbia Ambulance Service, Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association, Whistler/Blackcomb Ski Patrol, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
Robert (Bob) Bugslag
Affiliation:
Deputy Director, Provincial Emergency Program, Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA
Beatriz González Del Castillo
Affiliation:
Colonel, Venezuelan Army, Chief, Teaching and Research, Department of Health F.A.N., Caracas, VENEZUELA
Patricia Hastings
Affiliation:
Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps US Army, Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, Pacific Regional Medical Command, Tripler AMC, Hawaii, USA
G.V. Kipor
Affiliation:
All-Russian Centre for Disaster Medicine “Zaschita”, Moscow Central, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation;Clinical Basseinovy Hospital, Moscow, RUSSIA
Sung Woo Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, KOREA
Chi-Biu Lo
Affiliation:
Medical Director, Ambulance Service, Fire Services Department, Hong Kong, CHINA
Lion Poles
Affiliation:
Hospital Contingency Planning, Home Front Command, Israel Defence Forces, ISRAEL
Peter Robinson
Affiliation:
CEO, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
Eleanor L. Ronquillo
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Philippine General Hospital andUniversity of the Philippines, Manila, PHILIPPINES
Jirí Staña
Affiliation:
President, Rallye Rejviz, Lipovská, Jeseník, CZECH REPUBLIC
Jody Sydor
Affiliation:
Manager, North and West Vancouver Emergency Preparedness Program, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
Haresh Thani
Affiliation:
Accident and Emergency Department, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, BARBADOS
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Abstract

Introduction:

Multidisciplinary team interaction has become a commonplace phrase in the discussion of disaster response. Theme 6 explored multidisciplinary team interactions and attempted to identify some of the key issues and possible solutions to the seemingly intractable problems inherent in this endeavour.

Methods:

Details of the methods used are provided in the introductory paper. The Cochairs moderated all presentations and produced a summary that was presented to an assembly of all of the delegates. The Cochairs then presided over a workshop that resulted in the generation of a set of Action Plans that then were reported to the collective group of all delegates.

Results:

Main points developed during the presentations and discussion included: (1) promotion of multidisciplinary collaboration, (2) standardization, (3) the Incident Command System, (4) professionalism, (5) regional disparities, and (6) psychosocial impact.

Discussion:

Action plans recommended: (1) a standardized template for Needs Assessment be developed, implemented, and applied using collaboration with international organizations, focusing on needs and criteria appropriate to each type of event, and (2) team needs assessments be recognized for local responses and for determination of when international assistance may be required, for planning a command system, and for evaluating the psychosocial impact.

Conclusions:

There is a clear need for the development of standardized methods for the assessment of needs, development and implementation of a command structure, and for appreciation of regional differences and the psychosocial impact of all interventions.

Keywords

collaborationcommunitydisasterincident command system ICS)interactionmilitarymultidisciplinaryneeds assessmentprofessionalismpsychosocialrefugeeresponsestandardsteam
Type
5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , March 2001 , pp. 39 - 41
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2001

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References

5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine (SAPCDM): Theme 6. Multidisciplinary team interaction: Issues and possible solutions: Summary and action plan. Prehosp Disast Med 2000;15(3): s67–s73. (http://pdm.medicine.wisc.edu).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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