TY - JOUR
T1 - Comprehensive Medical Support in Complex Emergencies (CMSCE)
T2 - pilot course review
AU - Quinn, John M
AU - Jigar, Trisha
AU - Reinwald, Michael
AU - Annan, Percy S T
AU - Ulrichs, Timo
AU - Wilson, James M
AU - Bourdeaux, Margaret Ellis
AU - Bricknell, Martin Cm
AU - Moore, Alan
AU - Goebbels, Stefan
AU - Haggenmiller, Christian
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank the KAIPTC for the opportunity to participate in this pilot course. We also wish to thank the German Government for its financial, managerial and organizational support provided by Col. Michael Reinwald. Lastly, we wish to thank all those who respond to disaster and run into a complex emergency while most are trying to escape out of it. To the anonymous responders, we thank you all for your service.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/4/12
Y1 - 2022/4/12
N2 - Global threats to health and health security are growing. Fragile and failed states, armed groups, ungoverned spaces, outbreaks and potential unknown "Disease X" threats, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), hybrid and gray zone conflict all exacerbate complex medical emergencies. These growing threats increase preventable morbidity and mortality of the most vulnerable populations. In an effort to promote best practices, standardize responses, and prevent excess death and disability in these contexts, The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), with support from multiple international partners and a volunteer facilitator faculty, administered the pilot course for military and civilian health officers involved in U.N. peacekeeping missions entitled, "Comprehensive Medical Support in Complex Emergencies (CMSCE 19)." This brief review paper provides a description of the process in designing and delivering an interdisciplinary course for providers and decision makers responding to complex emergencies. We conclude with best practices and next steps for course evolution.
AB - Global threats to health and health security are growing. Fragile and failed states, armed groups, ungoverned spaces, outbreaks and potential unknown "Disease X" threats, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), hybrid and gray zone conflict all exacerbate complex medical emergencies. These growing threats increase preventable morbidity and mortality of the most vulnerable populations. In an effort to promote best practices, standardize responses, and prevent excess death and disability in these contexts, The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), with support from multiple international partners and a volunteer facilitator faculty, administered the pilot course for military and civilian health officers involved in U.N. peacekeeping missions entitled, "Comprehensive Medical Support in Complex Emergencies (CMSCE 19)." This brief review paper provides a description of the process in designing and delivering an interdisciplinary course for providers and decision makers responding to complex emergencies. We conclude with best practices and next steps for course evolution.
KW - Emergencies
KW - Humans
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85128136726&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/s12992-022-00809-5
DO - 10.1186/s12992-022-00809-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 35413844
SN - 1744-8603
VL - 18
SP - 39
JO - Globalization and Health
JF - Globalization and Health
IS - 1
M1 - 39
ER -