Use of After Action Reports (AARs) to Promote Organizational and Systems Learning in Emergency Preparedness

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ID15487638
AutoresElena Savoia (0000-0002-8300-1177, Harvard University, autor correspondente), Foluso Agboola (0009-0009-2367-7392, Harvard University), Paul D Biddinger (0000-0002-9664-6476, Harvard University)
Ano2012
Volume9
Fascículo8
Páginas2949-2963
Data de publicação2012-08-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph9082949
PMID23066408
PMCIDPMC3447598
OpenAlexW2158382483
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas7

Many public health and healthcare organizations use formal knowledge management practices to identify and disseminate the experiences gained over time. The "lessons-learned" approach is one such example of knowledge management practice applied to the wider concept of organizational learning. In the field of emergency preparedness, the lessons-learned approach stands on the assumption that learning from experience improves practice and minimizes avoidable deaths and negative economic and social consequences of disasters. In this project, we performed a structured review of AARs to analyze how lessons learned from the response to real-incidents may be used to maximize knowledge management and quality improvement practices such as the design of public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) exercises. We chose as a source of data the "Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov)" system, a joined program of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS and FEMA that serves as the national, online repository of lessons learned, best practices, and innovative ideas. We identified recurring challenges reported by various states and local public health agencies in the response to different types of incidents. We also strove to identify the limitations of systematic learning that can be achieved due to existing weaknesses in the way AARs are developed

Best practice · Business · Dissemination · Emergency management · Health care · Homeland security · Knowledge management · Organizational learning · Political science · Preparedness · Public relations · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Risk Perception and Management