Disaster management assessment of Panama’s national government for use in future disaster planning and mitigation Module developed for disaster management of terrorist events for the United Nations Disaster Management Training Program Hazardous material mitigation and response program for the City of Boston Department of Health and Hospitals Incident command system training in numerous cities in…
In 2013, we launched a collaborative project with Helsingborg Hospital in Region Skåne, Sweden. The goal of this project is to advance the emergency care delivery system in the Helsingborg area and position the hospital as a ‘Center of Excellence for Emergency Care’ within Region Skåne.
Alaska Shield Fellows and BIDMC fellowship faculty were invited by the State of Alaska to function as evaluators and researchers for Alaska Shield, a statewide disaster drill involving local, state, and federal agencies in numerous scenarios designed this year to mimic the 1964 9.2 Great Alaska Earthquake. The events had more than 10,000 professional personnel…
Between 2008-2011, HMFP worked with the Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavik on several projects: first, the development of a post-graduate, 24-month training program in Emergency Medicine which prepared Icelandic physicians for formal EM residency training programs outside of Iceland; second, the curricula development and implementation of training programs for the 12-month post-graduate EM nursing program;…
The Tuscan Emergency Medicine Initiative (TEMI) is a collaborative effort between HMFP and the Tuscan Ministry of Health to create standardized training in emergency medicine for the region of Tuscany. Between 2007 – 2009, the program trained more than 625 Tuscan emergency physicians. The training resulted in a transition to a single-provider model of emergency…
HMFP collaborated with the Tuscan Ministry of Health to create a pediatric trauma center (PTC) at the Meyer Pediatric Hospital in Florence, Italy, in collaboration with Children’s Hospital Boston. On June 15, 2009, after a 3-year planning and training period, the PTC officially opened to become the first pediatric trauma center in Italy. The goals of…
HMFP collaborated with the University of Florence and the Tuscan Ministry of Health to design and implement a pilot project for a mobile simulation program which would offer emergency department team training to Tuscan hospitals. This two-year project included project planning, curriculum development, logistical support, and simulation instructor training on-site in Italy.
HMFP collaborated with the University of Florence and the Tuscan Ministry of Health to develop an intensive EMS training program for Tuscan ambulance workers to improve their skill levels so that they are closer in line with those of a US paramedic. This two-year project included curriculum development and management and leadership training in Boston…
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Development of a Collaborative Competency-Based Emergency Nursing Education Program in Region Sjaelland, Denmark Emergency nurse skills-based education in Region Sjaelland, Denmark is not standardized between its four hospitals, resulting in variability of emergency nursing practice. To address this lack of standardization and raise overall competency levels, emergency nursing leaders from Region Sjaelland partnered with nurse…
