Recommendations and Best Practices for Planning

AGS Special Session, 05/12/2010 - Looking out for Vulnerable Older Adults in Disasters - handouts from these 4 talks available at this site 

     http://www.americangeriatrics.org/annual_meeting/2010_meeting_handouts/wednesday_handout_sessions/looking_out_for_vulnerable_older_adults_in_disasters_practical_considerations_for_preparedness

     Ethical issues in disaster planning (Hannah Lipman)

     Caring for the frail elderly: use of a geriatric toolkit in disaster preparedness (Judith Ahronheim)

     Pandemic prepareness in LTCF (Lona Moody)

     Palliative care in health emergencies (Phillip Rogers)

AGS SIG Meeting 2011: International Working Group on Seniors and Emergencies: Who, Why, What, Where and When (Maggie Gibson) 2011 AGS GIBSON Summary.pdf IWG Handout 2010 English and French.pdf

Disater preparedness for LTCF (article for Medical Directors)  

H1N1 planning for LTCF  http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122686782/abstract 

Canadian Association on Gerontology 2011: Older Adults and Disasters: Are Gerontologists Paying Attention? (Maggie Gibson, Lisa Brown, Kathryn Frahm) 2011 CAG Disasters and Gerontology GIBSON.pdf

Recommendations and Best Practices for Response 

GAO report:  Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Vulnerable Populations due to Hurricanes and Other Disasters  GAO NH evac.pdf

Katrina shelter  Katrina.pdf  pharmacists in Katrina.pdf 

Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Communications with Health Care Providers: A Literature Review  http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/337

Older people in disasters and humanitarian crises: Guidelines for best practice (HelpAge International)  Older persons disaster guidelines best practice.pdf

Recommendations For Best Practices in the Management of Elderly Disaster Victims (Baylor College Medicine and AMA)  BCM bestpractices.pdf

Other Literature

ASHP Statement on the Role of Health-System Pharmacists in Emergency Preparedness  http://www.ashp.org/DocLibrary/BestPractices/SpecificStEmergPrep.aspx

Disaster Planning Progress Ingelsby.pdf 

Hospital preparedness.pdf 

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