The Evolution of Response to Sudden Onset Crises
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and its Committee
on Global Health
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Presented by:
Ritu R. Sarin,
MD, EMDM
Associate Director, BIDMC Fellowship in Disaster Medicine
Faculty, BIDMC Department of Emergency Medicine
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Hilarie H. Cranmer, MD, MPH
Director, Global Disaster Response, MGH Global Health
Faculty, MGH Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Resources
Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health – Boston University School of Medicine Global Health Program http://www.bumc.bu.edu/ghbusm/practitioners-guide/
The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health is
a three-part multidisciplinary timeline-based, interactive, evaluative, open-access course to prepare students and trainees to safely and effectively participate in global health learning experiences. The course is free-of-charge and generate
a Credly Badge upon successful completion
Volunteer
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way Massachusetts can be ready to meet this need is to have a system in place that can quickly identify, verify, and mobilize volunteers. MA Responds is such a system.
Guidelines Available for Download
Classification and Minimum Standards for Foreign Medical
Teams in Sudden Onset Disasters
These guidelines provide benchmarks for international teams that they should meet when offering their services to affected countries. The standardisation of services allows countries requiring such support to better communicate their needs, while countries
offering FMTs can clearly state the services and capacities that they are offering. This will lead to better coordination between aid providers and aid recipients.
Emergency
medical teams: minimum technical standards and recommendations for
rehabilitation
MSF medical guidelines
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) produces medical guides to help practitioners in the field. The contents of these guides are based on scientific data collected from MSF’s experience, the World Health Organization (WHO), other renowned international
medical institutions and medical and scientific journals.
The Sphere Handbook 2018
The Sphere Handbook is the oldest initiative in the field of humanitarian standards. It has been field-tested over twenty years and regularly updated to ensure it remains fit for purpose in a changing world. What does not change is its rights-based
foundations: people have the right to assistance, the right to life with dignity, the right to protection and security, and the right to fully participate in decisions related to their own recovery.
Management of Limb Injuries During
Disasters and Conflicts
Guidance for managing ethical issues in infectious
disease outbreaks
Online
Certification
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Security in the field : United Nations program for all UN workers – Free
WHO incident command : World Health Organization – Free
FEMA : Federal Emergency Management Agency – Free
Building a Better Response : – Free
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Boston Medical Reserve Corps/
Delvalle Institute
