The intersection of health and disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged in recent years as a field of critical inquiry. Health is recognized as an outcome and a goal of DRR, and the integration of both fields is essential to ensure the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM) has emerged as an umbrella field that encompasses emergency and disaster medicine, DRR, humanitarian response, community health resilience, and health systems resilience. In September 2016, an international group of experts met in Hong Kong to assess the current status and potential of the Health-EDRM research field, a research area that these scholars characterized as underdeveloped and fragmented. Key challenges identified include research overlap, lack of strategic research agenda, absence of consensus regarding terminology, and limited coordination between stakeholders. The Sendai Framework provides a useful paradigm within which to shape the research field's strategic development. The WHO Thematic Platform for Health-EDRM Research Group was established to coordinate activities, promote information-sharing, develop partnerships, and provide technical advice to strengthen the Health-EDRM research field. This group will promote the generation of robust and scientific health research to support the meaningful implementation of the Sendai Framework.Keywords Health disaster risk reduction Á Health emergency and disaster risk management Á Health-EDRM Á Sendai FrameworkThe intersection of health and disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a field of critical inquiry that is essential to ensure the comprehensive implementation of
Study/Objective: The primary objective is to determine the clinical presentation of emergency department patients with Tuberculosis (TB) in southwestern Ontario, and to evaluate their pre-diagnosis emergency department utilization. Patterns and clinical findings will be used to develop a center-specific TB educational resource for ED physicians, to aid in the recognition and diagnosis of high risk patients which could be used at other large Canadian, urban tertiary care hospitals. Broadly, this study aims to increase awareness of TB in local EDs. Background: The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reports on average 10 cases of active tuberculosis (TB) per year, with 99 cases between January 2005 and December 2015. Most patients with TB heavily utilize the emergency department (ED) prior to diagnosis. Patients with TB seeking care in the ED are often unrecognized as having TB, as risk factors and symptoms are frequently missed. Delays in diagnosis of TB worsen morbidity/mortality and increases disease transmission. The emergency department may present an opportunity for earlier diagnosis and intervention. To date, no studies have been undertaken to examine TB diagnosis and burden of care in Ontario EDs. Methods: A hospital-based retrospective review of adult and paediatric patients (n = 99) identified by Middlesex-London Health Unit as having active TB between January 1st 2005 and December 31st 2015 will be performed. Health records will be reviewed 1 year prior to and 6 months after the formal TB diagnosis to determine the clinical presentation of ED patients with TB. Results: This is a proposed study. Conclusion: This is a proposed study.
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