An Efficient Model for Designing Medical Countermeasure Just-in-Time Training During Public Health Emergencies

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ID11023604
AuthorsLaura A Cathcart (All of the authors are with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Gabriela Ramírez-León (All of the authors are with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Yamelith Aguilar Orozco (All of the authors are with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Elizabeth A Flanagan (All of the authors are with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Elizabeth Flanagan Balawajder (0000-0002-6326-2628, Office of Readiness and Response), Stephen L Young (0000-0003-1476-5170, Office of Readiness and Response), Stefanie E Young (All of the authors are with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Robert Garcia (0000-0002-3780-9319, Office of Readiness and Response), Robert A Garcia (All of the authors are with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.)
Year2018
Volume108
IssueS3
PagesS212-S214
Publication date2018-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2018.304599
PMID30192673
OpenAlexW2891690219
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited5

Rapidly training numerous staff and volunteers to distribute and dispense medical countermeasures is challenging because of limited resources and evolving information during public health emergencies. The Applied Learning and Development Team within the Division of State and Local Readiness at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposes just-in-time training (JITT) templates that can be rapidly customized and implemented early in any public health emergency. The proposed template model aligns with modular training design research to increase relevance and rapid deployment of training. Two case studies are described to demonstrate the potential for training templates to support medical countermeasure responses: (1) customization and implementation of a JITT to prepare staff to work on a CDC task force during the 2016–2017 Zika virus response and (2) a new modular, customizable course to teach the basics about working at a point-of-dispensing site. Flexible JITT templates in these cases reduce the burden on emergency planners and trainers, allowing for rapidly developed, customized training viable for all emergency responses

Countermeasure · Medical education · Medical emergency · Modular design · Public health · Software deployment · Task (project management) · Training (meteorology) · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Medicine · Nursing · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

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