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Table 1 Topics and sessions presented in the IPRED IV conference

From: Learning lessons in emergency management: the 4th International Conference on Healthcare System Preparedness and Response to Emergencies and Disasters

No.

Topic

Sessions

1.

Emergency preparedness & response

Controversies in emergency & disaster management

Advanced research in disaster management

Ethics in emergencies and disasters

Lessons learned from recent emergencies and disasters

Holistic approach to emergency preparedness

Military and civilian collaboration

Emerging CBRNe threats

Emergency management & sheltering of animals

2.

Emergency medicine

Emergency medicine in mass gatherings

Trauma management

Trauma management + preparedness in specific circumstances & populations

Triage systems and mechanisms during disasters

3.

Managing public health and biological risks

Disease outbreaks and epidemics prevention and control

Epidemiology and public health

Managing the Ebola crisis

4.

Disaster nursing

The role of nurses in disaster management

Emergencies and disaster nursing

5.

Resources

Managing blood resources during emergencies

Social networks and volunteering

Critical infrastructure resilience: threats, vulnerabilities, cascading effects & interdependencies

Utilizing social media in emergency management

6.

Training & education

Medical education and training

Simulation tools in triage

Emergency medicine education

Multi-level exercises: “how-to” session

Training

Multi-professional capacity building

7.

Logistics

Logistic management of emergencies & disasters

Novel technologies in emergency & disaster medicine

Technological innovations in emergency management

8.

International humanitarian assistance

International humanitarian action

Promoting emergency preparedness by international organizations

Humanity in treating refugees & migrants

9.

Planning & Leadership

Models of healthcare emergency planning

Quality assurance of disaster preparedness

Tools & models in emergency response

10.

Mental health and well-being of individuals & communities

Managing acute stress reactions

Promoting population and systems’ resilience