Part A: The Conceptual Basis of Disaster Management
1. Definitions and Terminology
2. Disaster Trends and Impact
3. Concepts and Principles
Part B: Key Elements of Disaster Management
4. Disaster Management Systems
5. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Disaster Management
6. Risk and its Management
7. Business Continuity Management (BCM)
8. Risk and Crisis Communication During Health Disasters
9. Community Engagement
Part C: Healthcare Considerations
10. The Healthcare System and Disaster Management
11. Healthcare Considerations in Disasters
Part D: Getting Ready
12. Prevention and Mitigation
13. Planning
14. Preparedness
Part E: Incident Management
15. Incident Assessment and Evaluation
16. Incident Management
17. External Assistance in Disasters
Part F: Recovering
18. Community Recovery
19. Psychosocial Aspects of Disasters
Part G: Unique Challenges of Particular Disasters
20. Natural Disasters
21. Manmade Disasters
22. Complex Events
Part H: Strategic Considerations
23. Leadership
24. Evaluation and Learning 25. Education, Training and Research 26. Future Challenges
Gerry FitzGerald is Professor of Public Health in the Faculty of
Health at Queensland University of Technology (QUT),
Australia, and Director of the Centre for Emergency and
Disaster Management.
Mike Tarrant holds adjunct appointments including Associate
Professor in the Faculty of Health at QUT and in the Department of
Tropical Medicine at James Cook University, Townsville,
Australia.
Peter Aitken is an Associate Professor in the School of Public
Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences at James
Cook University, Australia.
Marie Fredriksen is Lecturer in the Faculty of Health at QUT and a
Paramedic with the Queensland Ambulance Service, Australia.
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