Nonclinical Core Competencies and Effects of Interprofessional Teamwork in Disaster and Emergency Response Training and Practice: A Pilot Study

• Published in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 395 - 402
• Main Authors: Peller, Jennifer, Schwartz, Brian, Kitto, Simon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.08.2013; Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Canada; Collaboration; Cooperative Behavior; Critical care; Data analysis; Data collection; Disaster management; Disasters; Education; Emergency preparedness; Emergency Responders; Forest & brush fires; General aspects; Hospitals; Humans; Interprofessional Relations; Literature reviews; Medical sciences; Original Research; Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation; Professional Competence; Professionals; Public health; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Qualitative Research; Studies; Teams; Teamwork; Training; Canada; interprofessionalism; team; competency; disaster; Response; Professional practice; Disaster; Emergency; Disaster medicine

To define and delineate the nontechnical core competencies required for disaster response, Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) members were interviewed regarding their perspectives and experiences in disaster management. Also explored was the relationship between nontechnical competencies and in...