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Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health From Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, 2008 [PDF]
Examines ten indicators to assess progress in state readiness to respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. Evaluates the federal government's and hospitals' preparedness.
Jeffrey Levi+3 more
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Translating global education standards to local contexts
Global standards such as the Education in Emergencies Minimum Standards need to be applied locally and this requires a thoughtful and committed contextualisation process.
Carine Allaf+2 more
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Complex natural disasters and the role of the university [PDF]
This repository item contains a single issue of Issues in Brief, a series of policy briefs that began publishing in 2008 by the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future.What is the potential and future role of
Silva, Enrique
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Information spreading during emergencies and anomalous events
The most critical time for information to spread is in the aftermath of a serious emergency, crisis, or disaster. Individuals affected by such situations can now turn to an array of communication channels, from mobile phone calls and text messages to ...
Bagrow, James P.
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HESPER web - development and reliability evaluation of a web-based version of the humanitarian emergency settings perceived needs scale [PDF]
Background: The Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER) assesses a wide range of physical, psychological and social perceived needs across 26 questions, and can be used in humanitarian emergencies and disasters for needs assessment
Holmefur, M, Hugelius, K, Semrau, M
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Abstract Purpose A new workflow was investigated for Elekta Unity MR‐Linac by removing the computed tomography (CT)‐simulation step and using diagnostic CT (DCT) for reference plan generation. Materials and methods Ten patients with ultra‐hypofractionated prostate cancer treated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‐guided adaptive radiotherapy were ...
Yuan Xu+5 more
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Building Leaderful Organizations: Succession Planning for Nonprofits [PDF]
Shares three approaches to planning for new leadership -- ongoing leadership development, planning for emergencies, and planning for a departure announced well in advance.
Tim Wolfred
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Penalties for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act Violations Involving Obstetrical Emergencies [PDF]
Introduction: The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) was intended to prevent inadequate, delayed, or denied treatment of emergent conditions by emergency departments (ED). While controversies exist regarding the scope of the law, there is
Arora, Sanjay+4 more
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A relocatable ocean model in support of environmental emergencies [PDF]
During the Costa Concordia emergency case, regional, subregional, and relocatable ocean models have been used together with the oil spill model, MEDSLIK-II, to provide ocean currents forecasts, possible oil spill scenarios, and drifters trajectories ...
A Agarwal+96 more
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