Development of an Evaluation Framework Suitable for Assessing Humanitarian Workforce Competencies During Crisis Simulation Exercises

Cranmer, Hilarie; Chan, Jennifer; Kayden, Stephanie; Musani, Altaf; Gasquet, Philippe E.; Walker, Peter; Burkle, Frederick M.; Johnson, Kirsten

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“…14 Unfortunately, assessment of competency-based post-education and training skill sets has been sparse to date. 18 This systematic review of peer-reviewed studies aims to identify existing competency sets for disaster management and humanitarian assistance that would serve as guidance for the development of a common disaster curriculum and content.…”

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“…, 12 , 15 , 16 This would allow for the assessment of aid workers’ performance and knowledge acquisition based on their designated tasks and would further ensure international recognition and best-practices comparison 17 by regulatory stakeholders 14 . Unfortunately, assessment of competency-based post-education and training skill sets has been sparse to date 18 …”

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Core Competencies in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance: A Systematic Review

Gallardo

Djalali

Foletti

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Disaster med. public health prep.

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Disaster response demands a large workforce covering diverse professional sectors. Throughout this article, we illustrate the results of a systematic review of peer-reviewed studies to identify existing competency sets for disaster management and humanitarian assistance that would serve as guidance for the development of a common disaster curriculum. A systematic review of English-language articles was performed on PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, ERIC, and Cochrane Library. Studies were included if reporting competency domains, abilities, knowledge, skills, or attitudes for professionals involved disaster relief or humanitarian assistance. Exclusion criteria included abstracts, citations, case studies, and studies not dealing with disasters or humanitarian assistance. Thirty-eight papers were analyzed. Target audience was defined in all articles. Five references (13%) reported cross-sectorial competencies. Most of the articles (81.6%) were specific to health care. Eighteen (47%) papers included competencies for at least 2 different disciplines and 18 (47%) for different professional groups. Nursing was the most widely represented cadre. Eighteen papers (47%) defined competency domains and 36 (94%) reported list of competencies. Nineteen articles (50%) adopted consensus-building to define competencies, and 12 (31%) included competencies adapted to different professional responsibility levels. This systematic review revealed that the largest number of papers were mainly focused on the health care sector and presented a lack of agreement on the terminology used for competency-based definition. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2015;9:430-439) Key Words: disaster medicine education, competency-based education, professionalization, humanitarian aid G lobally, 2013 was characterized by 330 natural disasters.1 The poorest countries are typically the most affected, with a total of 5 low-or lower-middle income countries among the top 10 in terms of disaster mortality. Aid workers are often required to operate within disrupted political systems with no pre-existing disaster plans 2 and to perform tasks that fall outside their area of expertise, especially the management of refugees and internally displaced populations, communicable diseases, and the lack of critical resources.3 Lessons learned from relevant disasters-such as Haiti (2010), the Asian tsunami (2004), the Haiyan Typhoon (2013), and the current Ebola virus disease tragedies in West Africacall for attention to the limited capability of foreign medical teams to meet challenges posed by complex emergencies. [4][5][6][7][8][9] These concerns have prompted the international community to devise means for the development of both competence and professionalism within the humanitarian assistance sector. 4,6 Disaster response demands a large workforce with diverse professional disciplines, subspecialty categories, and levels of professional experience and cultural expertise. Regardless of their professional background, education for personnel operating i...

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Core Competencies in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance: A Systematic Review

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“…Over the past 3 decades, over 14 academic training centers in North America under the Professional Association for Academic Training Centers in Humanitarian Health (PAATCHH) have provided the bulk of the competencybased education and training opportunities for prospective humanitarian aid workers as well as ensuring standards of care, transparency, and accountability necessary to keep providers current in a very rapidly changing global health environment. [7][8][9] These courses continue but with the current lack of humanitarian opportunities can no longer guarantee an EMT placement for their graduates. A similar educational consortium, modeled after the PAATCHH, was recently formed by academic training centers in the European Union including Turkey and Israel to support their respective WHO Regional Organizations.…”

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The World Health Organization Global Health Emergency Workforce: What Role Will the United States Play?

Burkle

2016

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During the May 2016 World Health Assembly of 194 member states, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the process of developing and launching emergency medical teams as a critical component of the global health workforce concept. Over 64 countries have either launched or are in the development stages of vetting accredited teams, both international and national, to provide surge support to national health systems through WHO Regional Organizations and the delivery of emergency clinical care to sudden-onset disasters and outbreak-affected populations. To date, the United States has not yet committed to adopting the emergency medical team concept in funding and registering an international field hospital level team. This article discusses future options available for health-related nongovernmental organizations and the required educational and training requirements for health care provider accreditation. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10:531-535)

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“…For these reasons, training objectives should be set far beyond individual job-specific skills and incorporate a set of core medical and non-medical competencies that all humanitarian workers must possess [4]. Essential to the preparation process before first deployment are therefore clearly defined learning objectives, curricula tailored to the nuances of humanitarian settings, state-of-the-art teaching tools, including high fidelity simulation, and assessment to determine competency [5].…”

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Residents working with Médecins Sans Frontières: training and pilot evaluation

Ripoll-Gallardo

Ragazzoni

Mazzanti³

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Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med

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Background: Well-prepared humanitarian workers are now more necessary than ever. Essential to the preparation process are: clearly defined learning objectives, curricula tailored to the nuances of humanitarian settings, simulation-based training, and evaluation. This manuscript describes a training program designed to prepare medical residents for their first field deployment with Médecins Sans Frontières and presents the results of a pilot assessment of its effectiveness. Methods: The training was jointly developed by the Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine-CRIMED IM of the Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy, and the humanitarian aid organization Médecins Sans Frontières-Italy (MSF-Italy); the following topics were covered: disaster medicine, public health, safety and security, infectious diseases, psychological support, communication, humanitarian law, leadership, and job-specific skills. It used a blended-learning approach consisting of a 3-month distance learning module; 1-week instructor-led coaching; and a field placement with MSF. We assessed its effectiveness using the first three levels of Kirkpatrick's training evaluation model. Results: Eight residents took part in the evaluation. Four were residents in emergency medicine, 3 in anesthesia, and 1 in pediatrics; 3 of them were female and the median age was 31 years. Two residents were deployed in Pakistan, 1 in Afghanistan, 1 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1 in Iraq, 2 in Haiti and 1 on board of the MSF Mediterranean search & rescue ship. Mean deployment time was 3 months. The average median score for the overall course was 5 (excellent). There was a significant improvement in post-test multiple choice scores (p = 0.001) and in residents' overall performance scores (P = 0.000001). Conclusion: Residents were highly satisfied with the training program and their knowledge and skills improved as a result of participation. Trial registration: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (date 24-02-2016, study code UPO.2015.4.10).

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Development of an Evaluation Framework Suitable for Assessing Humanitarian Workforce Competencies During Crisis Simulation Exercises

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Core Competencies in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance: A Systematic Review

Core Competencies in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance: A Systematic Review

The World Health Organization Global Health Emergency Workforce: What Role Will the United States Play?

Residents working with Médecins Sans Frontières: training and pilot evaluation

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