2016
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2015-000605
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The healthcare workers’ clinical skill set requirements for a uniformed international response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa: the Canadian perspective

Abstract: Since December 2013, the Zaire Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic has ravaged West Africa. In collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada, healthcare workers (HCWs) and support staff from the Royal Canadian Medical Services (RCMS) of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) were deployed to Kerry Town, Sierra Leone. A total of 79 RCMS personnel deployed over the course of the 6-month mission in collaboration with the British Armed Forces to support efforts in West Africa. The treatment centre was mandated to … Show more

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“…Challenges faced by redeployed staff during the COVID-19 pandemic overlapped with previous studies assessing experiences of junior staff in Emergency Departments, or staff redeployed to disaster and war zones (see Table 2 ) (Brewer & Ryan-Wenger, 2009; Craven, 2017; Marion, Charlebois, & Kao, 2016). Theyyunni et al (2013) analysed reflections from medical students after their emergency medicine rotation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 71%
“…Challenges faced by redeployed staff during the COVID-19 pandemic overlapped with previous studies assessing experiences of junior staff in Emergency Departments, or staff redeployed to disaster and war zones (see Table 2 ) (Brewer & Ryan-Wenger, 2009; Craven, 2017; Marion, Charlebois, & Kao, 2016). Theyyunni et al (2013) analysed reflections from medical students after their emergency medicine rotation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 71%