Caerus - Concept through Flight in Eleven Months: A Story of Rapid Response and Lessons Learned

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Barrett ◽  
Michael Aherne ◽  
Will Bezouska ◽  
Lucy Hoag ◽  
Jeff Sachs
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rapid Response

K(NO)W Justice K(NO)W Peace

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Tindal
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Community Members ◽  
History Museums ◽  
Regional History

Regional history museums are uniquely positioned to cultivate a sense of place for their visitors and are often called upon to steward thoughtful community dialogues. These duties are particularly important when a community is struggling to reconcile its past as it confronts contemporary issues. This essay explores Levine Museum of the New South’s K(NO)W Justice K(NO)W Peace initiative—a rapid-response exhibit and related programming cocreated with community members in the aftermath of the police-involved shooting of Keith Lamont Scott and the protest that unfolded in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September 2016. This essay interrogates the approaches, processes, and lessons learned as the Levine Museum sought to spark civil dialogue and understanding at a time when its community needed it most.

When falsified medicines enter the supply chain: Description of an incident in Kenya and lessons learned for rapid response

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Cohn ◽  
Tido von Schoen-Angerer ◽  
Elodie Jambert ◽  
Guido Arreghini ◽  
Michelle Childs
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Falsified Medicines

scholarly journals Rapid response infrastructure for pandemic preparedness in a tertiary care hospital: lessons learned from the COVID-19 outbreak in Cologne, Germany, February to March 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Augustin ◽  
Philipp Schommers ◽  
Isabelle Suárez ◽  
Philipp Koehler ◽  
Henning Gruell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Emergency Rooms ◽  
Pandemic Preparedness ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Outpatient Departments

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused tremendous pressure on hospital infrastructures such as emergency rooms (ER) and outpatient departments. To avoid malfunctioning of critical services because of large numbers of potentially infected patients seeking consultation, we established a COVID-19 rapid response infrastructure (CRRI), which instantly restored ER functionality. The CRRI was also used for testing of hospital personnel, provided epidemiological data and was a highly effective response to increasing numbers of suspected COVID-19 cases.

scholarly journals Using Mobile Technology to Help Eliminate Malaria in Zanzibar

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon M. Cressman ◽  
Michael V. McKay ◽  
Abdul-wahid Al-Mafazy ◽  
Mahdi M. Ramsan ◽  
Abdullah S. Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hot Spots ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Secondary Case ◽  
Tablet Computers ◽  
High Quality Data ◽  
Notification System ◽  
Case Notification

Decision support systems for malaria elimination must support rapid response to contain outbreaks. The integrated mobile system in Zanzibar has been recognized as one of the most advanced in the world. The system consists of a simple facility-based case notification system that uses common feature phones, and a mobile application for Android tablet computers. The resulting system enables rapid response to new cases, helps to rapidly diagnose and treat secondary case, and provides high-quality data for identifying hot spots, trends, and transmission patterns. This presentation will review the history, technology, results, lessons-learned, and applicability to other contexts.

A Rapid Response Network to Record Aftershocks of the 2015 M 7.8 Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 2399-2408
Author(s):  
Marianne S. Karplus ◽  
Mohan Pant ◽  
Soma Nath Sapkota ◽  
John Nábělek ◽  
Aaron A. Velasco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plate Boundary ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Motion Sensors ◽  
Gorkha Earthquake ◽  
2015 Gorkha Earthquake ◽  
Short Period

Abstract The Himalaya has experienced large damaging earthquakes over the past few centuries, most recently the damaging 25 April 2015 M 7.8 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal. Because of the continued earthquake risk presented by the continental collisional plate boundary at the Main Himalayan thrust and the high population densities in the region, collecting and processing data related to recent large earthquakes in this region is critically important for improving our understanding of the regional tectonics and earthquake hazard. Following the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, we deployed a National Science Foundation-funded rapid-response aftershock network known as the Nepal Array Measuring Aftershock Seismicity Trailing Earthquake network across the rupture area for 11 months beginning 7 weeks after the mainshock. The network consisted of 41 broadband and short-period seismometers, and 14 strong-motion sensors at 46 sites across eastern and central Nepal. The network spanned a region approximately 210 km along strike by 110 km across strike with a station spacing of 20–25 km. In this article, we report lessons learned from this deployment as well as details of the publicly accessible dataset including data recovery, data quality, and potential for future research.

scholarly journals Trends and Characteristics of CDC Global Rapid Response Team Deployments—A 6-Month Report, October 2018–March 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-312
Author(s):  
Amen Ben Hamida ◽  
Dante Bugli ◽  
Adela Hoffman ◽  
Ashley L. Greiner ◽  
Danny Harley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Response Team ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Rapid Response Teams ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Future Needs ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Almost All

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Rapid Response Team (GRRT) was launched in June 2015 to strengthen the capacity for international response and to provide an agency-wide roster of qualified surge-staff members who can deploy on short notice and for long durations. To assess GRRT performance and inform future needs for CDC and partners using rapid response teams, we analyzed trends and characteristics of GRRT responses and responders, for deployments of at least 1 day during October 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019. One hundred twenty deployments occurred during the study period, corresponding to 2645 person-days. The median deployment duration was 19 days (interquartile range, 5-30 days). Most deployments were related to emergency response (n = 2367 person-days, 90%); outbreaks of disease accounted for almost all deployment time (n = 2419 person-days, 99%). Most deployments were to Africa (n = 1417 person-days, 54%), and epidemiologists were the most commonly deployed technical advisors (n = 1217 person-days, 46%). This case study provides useful information for assessing program performance, prioritizing resource allocation, informing future needs, and sharing lessons learned with other programs managing rapid response teams. GRRT has an important role in advancing the global health security agenda and should continuously be assessed and adjusted to new needs.

scholarly journals Dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a rapid response team operation in Brazil: Quality in practice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha ◽  
Antonia Célia de Castro Alcântara ◽  
Fernanda Colares de Borba Netto ◽  
Flavio Lucio Pontes Ibiapina ◽  
Livia Amaral Lopes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Rapid Response Team ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Large Tertiary Care ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Hospital Wards ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Quality problem or issue Up to 13 July 2020, >12 million laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) infection have been reported worldwide, 1 864 681 in Brazil. We aimed to assess an intervention to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operations of a rapid response team (RRT). Initial assessment An observational study with medical record review was carried out at a large tertiary care hospital in Fortaleza, a 400-bed quaternary hospital, 96 of which are intensive care unit beds. All adult patients admitted to hospital wards, treated by the RRTs during the study period, were included, and a total of 15 461 RRT calls were analyzed. Choice of solution Adequacy of workforce sizing. Implementation The hospital adjusted the size of its RRTs during the period, going from two to four simultaneous on-duty medical professionals. Evaluation After the beginning of the pandemic, the number of treated cases in general went from an average of 30.6 daily calls to 79.2, whereas the extremely critical cases went from 3.5 to 22 on average. In percentages, the extremely critical care cases went from 10.47 to 20%, with P < 0.001. Patient mortality remained unchanged. The number of critically ill cases and the number of treated patients increased 2-fold in relation to the prepandemic period, but the effectiveness of the RRT in relation to mortality was not affected. Lessons learned The observation of these data is important for hospital managers to adjust the size of their RRTs according to the new scenario, aiming to maintain the intervention effectiveness.

scholarly journals Rapid response to an emerging infectious disease – Lessons learned from development of a synthetic DNA vaccine targeting Zika virus

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 676-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagar B. Kudchodkar ◽  
Hyeree Choi ◽  
Emma L. Reuschel ◽  
Rianne Esquivel ◽  
Jackie Jin-Ah Kwon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Dna Vaccine ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Emerging Infectious Disease ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Synthetic Dna
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