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Author:   Randy Roberson
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
ISBN:  

9783319291925

ISBN 10:   3319291920
Publication Date:   11 December 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction and background: An extensive chapter introducing what disaster and emergency medicine is and what are the challenges for those who work in these scenarios.- Tele-medicine in emergencies and disasters: Theoretical and practical approaches to: - Natural disasters; Wars and political crises; Local or pandemic outbreaks of infectious diseases.- Famine.- Technical challenges: A chapter analysing the possible technical limitations (as well as the opportunities) that may affect the implementation of a telemedicine model in these scenarios.- eLearning: Theoretical and practical solutions for prevention and education (both for the population and for health/social workers).

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Randy Roberson is a world leader in disaster response, management, and consulting and worked with Dr. Larry Ward, who was named White House Ambassador to the Hungry World . Randy Robertson has provided a range of services, both foreign and domestic, with boots on the ground in over 35 countries, including most recently efforts in Haiti, Japan, Indonesia, Romania, and NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. He has served as a consultant to the South African Parliament to develop disaster preparedness planning and was recently named as a Consultant for Disaster Telemedicine to NATO. He is also a Consultant for Disaster Management to the Philippine National Red Cross, a Consultant on Telemedicine to USTDA and the Romanian Ministry of Health, and an invited expert on telemedicine in disasters for the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Telemedicine Association.

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