Dr. Reggie Ferreira of Tulane University discusses the importance of physician pre planning before a potential natural disaster, noting the need to collaborate with the community before the event. This podcast episode originally appeared on Physician’s Weekly. ...
Hurricanes & Health Care: Weathering the Storm
Hurricanes leave a devastating effect on health care systems that can go unnoticed by people who aren’t actively seeking or providing care. Editors from DocWire News and Physician’s Weekly dive into the public health crisis resulting from recent hurricanes and share the challenges that health care providers face after natural disasters hit their communities.
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Dr. MarkAlain Déry opines on micro and macro level systemic changes that are needed to improve health care amid hurricanes.
Hurricanes Helene and Milton had a deleterious impact on medical dispensing. Dr. Dery details the impact of these shortages.
Dr. Déry talks about how health disparities are amplified during hurricanes, and which communities are most impacted.
Dr. Déry details, with the use of specific examples, how hurricanes negatively impact the mental health of HCPs.
Dr. Déry provides a comprehensive overview of mass casualty protocols and how they are implemented during hurricanes.
Dr. MarkAlain Déry details the dangers associated with power failures at health care facilities, and how they are managed.
In the 20 years post-Hurricane Katrina, many natural disaster protocols have changed in an effort to improve preparedness.
There are a plethora of obstacles, especially regarding infrastructure, that health care facilities face during hurricanes.
The recent increase in extreme weather events is increasing both waterborne and mosquito-borne infections.
With rising in-home dementia caregiving and hurricane frequency, enhancing dementia caregiver preparedness is important.
HCPs must stay attentive and vigilant in the wake of disaster to support their patients, coworkers, and community.
HCPs must stay attentive and vigilant amid hurricanes so that they can best prepare for disaster and assist their patients.
In health care where evacuation is often not an option for emergency workers amid a hurricane, preparedness is key.
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