Telemedicine in Disaster Response, Emergencies and Risk Reduction

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-29192-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Book

Reihe: TELe-Health

This book focuses on the management of major and large-scale emergencies and natural disasters through the use of telemedicine and ICT devices with the aim of highlighting the associated challenges and concerns and the means of overcoming them. The response to international crises and big emergencies needs perfect and prompt organization. On such occasions, care cannot be delivered in the traditional way. Professionals and volunteers require coordination and the support of experts who often cannot reach the location of the crisis. The use of ICT can help to solve the problems that arise in such situations. This book will be an excellent source of useful practical information for developers and decision-makers who are responsible for devising programs of intervention, coordination, and prevention in relation to major emergencies. It will also be invaluable for those who have an active role in the implementation of programs of action and prevention and the delivery of care. The author is an expert with years of practical experience in the field who has worked as an advisor for international institutions.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roberson, Randy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction and background: An extensive chapter introducing what disaster and emergency medicine is and what are the challenges for those who work in these scenarios.- Tele-medicine in emergencies and disasters: Theoretical and practical approaches to: - Natural disasters; Wars and political crises; Local or pandemic outbreaks of infectious diseases.- Famine.- Technical challenges: A chapter analysing the possible technical limitations (as well as the opportunities) that may affect the implementation of a telemedicine model in these scenarios.- eLearning: Theoretical and practical solutions for prevention and education (both for the population and for health/social workers).

Über Autor(innen)

Randy Roberson is a world leader in disaster response, management, and consulting and worked with Dr. Larry Ward, who was named "White House Ambassador to the Hungry World". Randy Robertson has provided a range of services, both foreign and domestic, with boots on the ground in over 35 countries, including most recently efforts in Haiti, Japan, Indonesia, Romania, and NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. He has served as a consultant to the South African Parliament to develop disaster preparedness planning and was recently named as a Consultant for Disaster Telemedicine to NATO. He is also a Consultant for Disaster Management to the Philippine National Red Cross, a Consultant on Telemedicine to USTDA and the Romanian Ministry of Health, and an invited expert on telemedicine in disasters for the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Telemedicine Association.