by admin | Feb 9, 2023 | Plan
To Infinity & Beyond: Healthcare Innovation and the All Hazards, One Health, One Nature Framework Co-Authors: Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD & Allison A. Sakara, NP, MSN, RN, PHRN Government, industry, and non-profit organizations worldwide are shifting to the...
by admin | Feb 2, 2023 | Plan
All Hazards, One Health, One Nature Framework Co-Authors: Allison A. Sakara, NP, MSN, RN, PHRN, and Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein “New frameworks are like climbing a...
by Maurice Ramirez | Sep 1, 2022 | Lessons Learned, Plan
During a recent planning session for a Catastrophic Health Incident Response Plan workshop the problem of victim identification / family notification was identified. What is your solution? Your question touches on the key issue of priorities during a disaster...
by Allison Sakara | Sep 1, 2022 | Plan
In the first article in this series, we explored the first step of the High Alert Institute’s four-step approach to disaster/business continuity risk assessment, planning, mitigation, training, and evaluation: Step 1: Collate an All-Hazards list of planning scenarios...
by Maurice Ramirez | Mar 20, 2008 | Lessons Learned, Plan
Disasters can strike at any time, anywhere. So whether it’s a natural disaster, like an earthquake or hurricane, or a man-made one, like an Anthrax attack, your health care facility needs to be prepared. You can’t wait until the actual event. You need an all-hazards...
by Maurice Ramirez | Mar 10, 2008 | Plan
In 1999, the Institutes of Medicine asked a simple yet profound question, “If you would not ride in an airplane flown by a pilot who had not qualified on a flight simulator, why would you allow a healthcare professional to treat you who had not qualified on a...
