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How Medical Studies in Poland Prepare Future Healthcare Managers for Crises and Disasters: Results of a Pilot Study
In the event of a crisis, rapid and effective assistance for victims is essential, and in many cases, medical assistance is required. To manage the situation efficiently, it is necessary to have a proactive management system in place that ensures professional assistance to victims and the safety of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551878/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32659897 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030202 |
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author | Misztal-Okońska, Patrycja Goniewicz, Krzysztof Hertelendy, Attila J. Khorram-Manesh, Amir Al-Wathinani, Ahmed Alhazmi, Riyadh A. Goniewicz, Mariusz |
author_facet | Misztal-Okońska, Patrycja Goniewicz, Krzysztof Hertelendy, Attila J. Khorram-Manesh, Amir Al-Wathinani, Ahmed Alhazmi, Riyadh A. Goniewicz, Mariusz |
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description | In the event of a crisis, rapid and effective assistance for victims is essential, and in many cases, medical assistance is required. To manage the situation efficiently, it is necessary to have a proactive management system in place that ensures professional assistance to victims and the safety of medical personnel. We evaluated the perceptions of students and graduates in public health studies at the Medical University of Lublin, Poland, concerning their preparation and management skills for crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This pilot study was conducted in March 2020; we employed an online survey with an anonymous questionnaire that was addressed to students and graduates with an educational focus in healthcare organization and management. The study involved 55 people, including 14 men and 41 women. Among the respondents, 41.8% currently worked in a healthcare facility and only 21.7% of them had participated in training related to preparation for emergencies and disasters in their current workplace. The respondents rated their workplaces’ preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic at four points. A significant number of respondents stated that if they had to manage a public health emergency, they would not be able to manage the situation correctly and not be able to predict its development. Managers of healthcare organizations should have the knowledge and skills to manage crises. It would be advisable for them to have been formally educated in public health or healthcare administration. In every healthcare facility, it is essential that training and practice of performing medical procedures in full personal protective equipment (PPE) be provided. Healthcare facilities must implement regular training combined with practical live scenario exercises to prepare for future crises. |
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spelling | pubmed-75518782020-10-14 How Medical Studies in Poland Prepare Future Healthcare Managers for Crises and Disasters: Results of a Pilot Study Misztal-Okońska, Patrycja Goniewicz, Krzysztof Hertelendy, Attila J. Khorram-Manesh, Amir Al-Wathinani, Ahmed Alhazmi, Riyadh A. Goniewicz, Mariusz Healthcare (Basel) Brief Report In the event of a crisis, rapid and effective assistance for victims is essential, and in many cases, medical assistance is required. To manage the situation efficiently, it is necessary to have a proactive management system in place that ensures professional assistance to victims and the safety of medical personnel. We evaluated the perceptions of students and graduates in public health studies at the Medical University of Lublin, Poland, concerning their preparation and management skills for crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This pilot study was conducted in March 2020; we employed an online survey with an anonymous questionnaire that was addressed to students and graduates with an educational focus in healthcare organization and management. The study involved 55 people, including 14 men and 41 women. Among the respondents, 41.8% currently worked in a healthcare facility and only 21.7% of them had participated in training related to preparation for emergencies and disasters in their current workplace. The respondents rated their workplaces’ preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic at four points. A significant number of respondents stated that if they had to manage a public health emergency, they would not be able to manage the situation correctly and not be able to predict its development. Managers of healthcare organizations should have the knowledge and skills to manage crises. It would be advisable for them to have been formally educated in public health or healthcare administration. In every healthcare facility, it is essential that training and practice of performing medical procedures in full personal protective equipment (PPE) be provided. Healthcare facilities must implement regular training combined with practical live scenario exercises to prepare for future crises. MDPI 2020-07-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7551878/ /pubmed/32659897 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030202 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Misztal-Okońska, Patrycja Goniewicz, Krzysztof Hertelendy, Attila J. Khorram-Manesh, Amir Al-Wathinani, Ahmed Alhazmi, Riyadh A. Goniewicz, Mariusz How Medical Studies in Poland Prepare Future Healthcare Managers for Crises and Disasters: Results of a Pilot Study |
title | How Medical Studies in Poland Prepare Future Healthcare Managers for Crises and Disasters: Results of a Pilot Study |
title_full | How Medical Studies in Poland Prepare Future Healthcare Managers for Crises and Disasters: Results of a Pilot Study |
title_fullStr | How Medical Studies in Poland Prepare Future Healthcare Managers for Crises and Disasters: Results of a Pilot Study |
title_full_unstemmed | How Medical Studies in Poland Prepare Future Healthcare Managers for Crises and Disasters: Results of a Pilot Study |
title_short | How Medical Studies in Poland Prepare Future Healthcare Managers for Crises and Disasters: Results of a Pilot Study |
title_sort | how medical studies in poland prepare future healthcare managers for crises and disasters: results of a pilot study |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551878/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32659897 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030202 |
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