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Teaching Disaster Site Medical Support in Indonesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2019

Jen Heng Pek ,
Hui Min Kang  and
Venkataraman Anantharaman
Jen Heng Pek*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Hui Min Kang
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Venkataraman Anantharaman
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Jen Heng Pek, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, 110 Sengkang E Way, 544886 Singapore (e-mail: pek.jen.heng@singhealth.com.sg).
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Abstract

Preparation is key to dealing with the rising number of disasters occurring globally. Teams may be inexperienced, but they cannot be inadequately prepared. Rescue providers must be equipped with knowledge, skills, equipment, and supplies to manage the complex demands of a disaster. To bridge the gaps in disaster management training, the Singapore Health Services, in collaboration with the University of Hasanuddin, developed a tailored training program for the teaching of medical support at the disaster site in Indonesia. This project was conducted in Makassar for participants in the province of South Sulawesi. Over the 2-year period, the project benefitted 301 participants, with 73 identified to become Master Trainers to take over local ownership and leadership of the program. The Master Trainers would continue the training of new participants, as well as work within their agencies and with each other to bring about changes to significantly improve disaster management in Indonesia.

Keywords

disaster medicineeducationpublic health professionalinternational cooperation
Type
Concepts in Disaster Medicine
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 14 , Issue 6 , December 2020 , pp. 733 - 738
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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