School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Epicore Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada.
School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Pharmacy Department, Logan Hospital, Metro South Health, Australia.
Res Social Adm Pharm. 2021 May;17(5):858-863. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.07.009. Epub 2020 Jul 8.
While the importance of pharmacists' involvement in disaster management is becoming increasingly recognised in the literature, there remains little research on methods for preparing pharmacists and pharmacy staff for disasters.
OBJECTIVE(S): To investigate the use of a table-top disaster exercise to improve disaster awareness and preparedness for pharmacists and pharmacy staff attending The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) Medicine Management conference 2019.
A table-top disaster exercise was developed by the research team and presented as a workshop at the SHPA's annual conference in 2019. The workshop presented attendees with the hypothetical 'Cyclone Oma' that was tracking across the fictional state of 'New Cardiff'. Each workshop table was assigned a different hospital and was required to respond to Cyclone Oma as the scenario evolved. Workshop attendees were invited to complete a pre- and post-survey assessing their perceptions of disaster management and preparedness for pharmacists and pharmacy staff.
The pre- and post-workshop survey was completed by 41 out of the 47 attendees. Participants' assessments of their understanding of disaster management activities increased after attending the workshop (p< 0.001). Most participants felt the workshop improved their understanding of their role in a disaster (87.8%, 36/41) and allowed them to identify their strengths and weaknesses in disaster management (90.2%, 37/41). The workshop was well received with 92.7% (38/41) of participants stating they would like further continuing professional development opportunities in disaster management.
This is the first disaster table-top exercise in Australia targeted specifically at the pharmacy workforce to be conducted and evaluated. The exercise improved understanding of disaster management and was well received by the participants. This research calls for further education and training opportunities in disaster management targeted at the pharmacy workforce.
尽管文献中越来越多地认识到药剂师参与灾害管理的重要性，但对于培训药剂师和药房工作人员应对灾害的方法仍研究甚少。
调查使用桌面灾难演习来提高参加澳大利亚医院药剂师协会（SHPA）2019 年药物管理会议的药剂师和药房工作人员的灾害意识和准备情况。
研究小组开发了一个桌面灾难演习，并在 2019 年的 SHPA 年会上作为一个研讨会进行了演示。该研讨会向与会者介绍了虚构的“新卡迪夫”州的“Cyclone Oma”，并假设其正在穿越。每个研讨会的桌子都被分配到不同的医院，并要求他们根据场景的发展来应对 Cyclone Oma。研讨会邀请与会者填写一份预调查和一份后调查，评估他们对药剂师和药房工作人员的灾难管理和准备情况的看法。
在 47 名与会者中，有 41 人完成了会前和会后的调查。参加研讨会后，参与者对灾难管理活动的理解评估有所提高（p<0.001）。大多数参与者认为研讨会提高了他们对自己在灾难中的角色的理解（87.8%，36/41），并使他们能够识别自己在灾难管理方面的优势和劣势（90.2%，37/41）。研讨会受到了热烈欢迎，92.7%（38/41）的参与者表示希望有更多的灾难管理继续教育机会。
这是澳大利亚首次专门针对药剂师工作人员进行的灾难桌面演习，并对其进行了评估。该演习提高了对灾难管理的理解，受到了参与者的好评。这项研究呼吁为药剂师工作人员提供更多的灾难管理教育和培训机会。
