TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Military response to medical crises-consensus recommendations for military-civilian transitions of care
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Goolsby, Craig
A1  - Schuler, Keke
A1  - Tilley, Laura
A1  - Zebrowski, Alexis
A1  - Dacuyan-Faucher, Nicole
A1  - Kim, Claire
A1  - Redlener, Michael
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The threat that New York faced in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, prompted an unprecedented response. The US military deployed active-duty medical professionals and equipment to NYC in a first of its kind response to a "medical" domestic disaster. Transitions of care for patients surfaced as a key challenge. Uniformed Services University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai hosted a consensus conference of civilian and military healthcare professionals to identify care transition best practices for future military-civilian responses. <br><br>METHODS: We performed individual interviews followed by a modified Delphi technique during a two-day virtual conference. Patient transitions of care emerged as a key theme from pre-conference interviews. Twelve participants attended the two-day virtual conference and generated best practice recommendations from an iterative process. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants identified 19 recommendations in 10 "sub-themes" related to patient transitions of care: needs assessment and capability analysis; unified command; equipment; patient handoffs; role of in-person facilitation; dynamic updates; patient selection; patient tracking; daily operations; and resource typing. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented military response. This study created 19 consensus recommendations for care transitions between military and civilian healthcare assets that may be useful in future military-civilian medical engagements.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.246
ID  - ref1
ER  -