Disaster and Emergency Pharmacy: A Guide to Preparation and Management

by Kaitlyn E. Watson

Overview

This important book introduces pharmacists and pharmacy students to the basics of disaster and emergency management, illustrating not only the different roles that pharmacists can play within any disaster or emergency, but the practical steps they can take to prepare for these events.

Starting with the UN-recognised Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction, the book introduces the key concepts and models that pharmacists should understand, before detailing the place of pharmacists within each stage of an emergency or disaster. It also includes interviews with experts in disaster management, shedding light not only on the place of pharmacy within disaster and emergency management, but also the challenges and barriers involved in fulfilling this role.

Concluding with practical advice and guidance, as well as how the lessons of disaster and emergency management can inform the everyday role of pharmacists within wider community healthcare, this will be essential reading for both professionals and students in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032215327
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/30/2022
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Kaitlyn E. Watson is an internationally recognised disaster pharmacist researcher and the Founder and CEO of Disaster Pharmacy Solutions, where she provides innovative training and preparedness activities for the pharmacy workforce. Dr. Watson says, "Disasters and emergencies are inevitable and without proper preparedness, our response will be misguided".

Table of Contents

1.Why a Disaster Pharmacy Researcher? My Autoethnography Narrative. Part I Introduction to Disaster and Emergency Management. 2.Definitions and Terminology. 3.Health Consequences of Emergencies. 4.Disaster Theories. 5.Disaster and Emergency Pharmacy Models. Part II Pharmacists’ Place in Disaster and Emergency Management. 6.History & Evolution of Pharmacists in Disasters and Emergencies. 7.PPRR Cycle & Pharmacists’ Roles. Part III Evidence from the Field. 8.Evidence from the Field: Disaster & Emergency Management Theme. 9.Story from the Field - An Interview with Dr Fredrick M. (Skip) Burkle Jr. 10.Community Theme. 11.Story from the Field - An Interview with Dr Robert Dunne. 12.Evidence from the Field: Pharmacy Theme. 13.Story from the Field - An Interview with Amanda Sanburg. 14.Evidence from the Field: Barriers and Enablers Theme. 15.Story from the Field - An Interview with Captain Tim Davis. Part IV Practical Guide for Pharmacists Working in Disasters and Emergencies. 16.Ethico-Legal Considerations. 17.How to Prepare for Disasters and Emergencies as Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students. 18.Teaching Disaster and Emergency Management in Pharmacy School. 19.Disasters and Emergencies that Change Us. 20.Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Yen Dang, PharmD (University of Maryland Eastern Shore)
Description: This book covers the basics of disaster and emergency management with practical steps that readers can use to prepare for such events. It is based on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, with interviews from the field and guidance on reducing risk in such situations.
Purpose: The book's purpose is to provide a foundational understanding for readers to participate in emergency management. This is a noteworthy objective, and the book builds on foundational information about disaster and emergency management, as well as the pharmacist's role. The objectives are met as the book provides evidence from the field through stories with stakeholders and practical guidance for those who wish to serve in these scenarios.
Audience: The book is intended to enable pharmacy personnel and students to effectively participate in disaster and emergency management. The book meets the needs of its audience as it breaks down the pharmacist's role based on four phases of the emergency management cycle. The author is the Founder and CEO of Disaster Pharmacy Solutions where she provides preparedness training for the pharmacy workforce.
Features: The first section of the book introduces disaster and emergency management with definitions, consequences of emergencies, and theories/models of emergency pharmacy. The second section focuses on the pharmacist's role in disaster and pharmacy management, including history and each of the four phases of emergency management. The third section contains stories and interviews from the field with pharmacists who have worked as first responders. The last section provides guidance for pharmacists working in disasters, including ethico-legal considerations, how to prepare for these situations, and how to teach these principles in pharmacy school.
Assessment: The book is a concise, yet comprehensive resource for those looking to serve as a disaster pharmacist or first responder. It includes unique sections covering stories and interviews with pharmacists to describe their role in disasters, challenges faced, and unique experiences where disaster pharmacists helped to mitigate the situation. It also offers methods to prepare and teach disaster and emergency management for pharmacy students in school, as well as its impact on their professional role identity. This book is a useful addition for pharmacists in disaster management.

Doody's Review Service

This is exactly the multidisciplinary approach to crisis or disaster medicine I have spent my career teaching and advocating for….you are among the first scholars to accomplish such a level of multidisciplinary scholarship….just make sure it is marketed to all the professions….certainly should be on the shelf of every physician practicing disaster medicine!

Dr Fredrick (Skip) Burkle Jnr- Professor (Ret.), Senior Fellow & Scientist, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University & T. H. Chan School of Public Health

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