Abstract
Purpose: Global health disasters are on the rise and can occur at any time with little advance warning, necessitating preparation. The authors created a comprehensive evidence-based Emergency Preparedness Training Program focused on long-Term retention and sustained learner engagement. Method: A prospective observational study was conducted of a simulation-based mass casualty event training program designed using an outcomes-based logic model. A total of 25 frontline healthcare workers from multiple hospital sites in the New York metropolitan area participated in an 8-hour immersive workshop. Data was collected from assessments, and surveys provided to participants 3 weeks prior to the workshop, immediately following the workshop, and 3 months after completion of the workshop. Results: The mean percentage of total knowledge scores improved across pre-workshop, post-workshop and retention (3 months post-workshop) assessments (53.2% vs. 64.8% vs. 67.6%, P < 0.05). Average comfort scores in the core MCI competencies increased across pre-workshop, post-workshop and retention self-Assessments (P < 0.01). Of the participants assessed at 3 months retention (n = 14, 56%), 50.0% (n = 7) assisted in updating their hospital's emergency operations plan and 50.0% (n = 7) pursued further self-directed learning in disaster preparedness medicine. Conclusions: The use of the logic model provided a transparent framework for the design, implementation, and evaluation of a competency-based EPT program at a single academic center.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1116-1122 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2022 |
Keywords
- emergency medicine
- emergency preparedness
- logic model
- mass casualty incidents
- medical simulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health