Disaster Preparedness for Seniors: A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals outlines specific disaster scenarios for homebound, community, hospitalized, long term care, homeless and aged veterans. Chapters are written by a diverse group of authors, all of whom offer insight and expertise in training healthcare professionals in preparing for disasters. Topics include myths and realities of natural disasters and disaster preparedness for special populations of elders-the acute care elderly, the community-dwelling elderly, home based primary care senior veterans, the immune-compromised elderly, those with multiple and co morbid illnesses, the long-term care elderly, those elderly at the end of life and the effects of disaster on caregivers. A significant portion of the book is also devoted to training, competencies, literacy, cultural competency and resilience in disaster preparedness as well as the role of the academic medical center. The volume concludes with coverage of the management of behavioral, medical and psychological consequences of disasters. Disaster Preparedness for Seniors: A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals is an important new volume and will serve as a guide for the development of programs, policies and procedures for evacuation of seniors during various disaster scenarios.
Edited by:
Charles A. Cefalu
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 6.978kg
ISBN: 9781493906642
ISBN 10: 149390664X
Pages: 361
Publication Date: 22 August 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1 Myths And Realities Of Natural Disasters Revisited Erwin A. Aguilar, PharmD, MSc, MPH Section II-Disaster Preparedness for Special Populations of Elders Chapter 2 Triaging Acute Care Patients during a Disaster Gretchen M. Yandle, MD, Bennett P deBoisblanc, MD Chapter 3 Disaster Planning for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Interventions Lindsay Peterson, M.S., Lisa M. Brown, Ph.D. Chapter 4 Emergency Preparedness for Home Based Primary Care Senior Veterans: Lessons learned from previous experience Sarah Tubbesing, MD, MSc, Lorie Obal, PhD, Joselynn Brazier, MD, Janice Shieh, PsyD, Lynnette D. Hall, MSN, RN, Earline Rogers, DNP, FNP-BC, Yolanda R. Davis, LCSW, Denise Coutsouridis, MSW, Hilary Elkin, MSN, FNP, Linda Rollins MSN, RN, Peggy Becker LCSW, Miriam E. Schwartz MD, PhD, Shawkat Dhanani, MD, MPH Chapter 5 Disasters and the Frail Elderly Lumie Kawasaki, MD Chapter 6 Management of the Immune-compromised Older Adult in a Disaster Marco Ruiz, MD, MPH, Thomas Reske, MD, PhD Chapter 7 Seniors, Disaster Mortality and End of Life Care Maggie Gibson, PhD Chapter 8 The Role of Informal Caregivers for Frail Elders in Disasters Jennifer Elkins, PhD, Jennifer Holt, PhD, Toni P. Miles, MD, PhD Section III-Long Term Care Chapter 9 Building Resilience in Nursing Homes in Disasters Lindsay Peterson, M.S., Kathryn Hyer, Ph.D., MPP, Lisa M. Brown, Ph.D Chapter 10 Long-term Care Facilities: Challenges and Technology Sandra P. Hirst RN, PhD, GNC(C) Section IV-Training, Competencies, Literacy, Cultural Competency and Resiliance in Disaster Preparedness Chapter 11 The Evolution of Academic-based Geriatric Emergency Preparedness and Response (GEPR) training for Medicine, Health, and Behavioral Science. Melen R. McBride, PhD, RN, FGSA, Arleen Johnson, PhD., Elizabeth Shiels, MSSW, LCSW, Nina Tumosa, PhD, Judith L. Howe, PhD, Judith A. Metcalf, ANP- BC, MS,FMGS, Robert E. Roush, EdD, MPH, Joan Weiss, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN Chapter 12 Outcomes of Academic-based Geriatric Emergency Preparedness and Response (GEPR) training for Medicine, Health and Behavioral Professions Melen R. McBride, PhD, RN, FGSA, Arleen Johnson, PhD., Elizabeth Shiels, MSSW, LCSW, Judith L. Howe, PhD, Nina Tumosa, PhD, Judith A. Metcalf, ANP-BC, MS, FMGS, Robert E. Roush, EdD, MPH, Joan Weiss, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN Chapter 13 The CCOPER Project-Continuum of Care Operational Preparedness and Emergency Response Lisa Harvey-McPherson, RN, MBA, MPPM, Allison Bankston, Project Manager, Judith A. Metcalf, APN-BC, MS,FMGS, Lori Thayer, PhD. Chapter 14 Disaster Health Competencies and Their Application: Caring for Seniors Kenneth Schor, DO, MPH, FAAFP Chapter 15 Contributing to Geriatric Health and Well-being through Improving Community Resilience Capacities Jeffrey Stiefel, Ph.D., Paula L. Scalingi, Ph.D., Arnauld Nicogossian, MD, FACPM, FACP Chapter 16 Cultural Competent Care for Seniors in Disasters Denise Danna, DNS, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FACHE, Kendra Barrier, MSN, RN Chapter 17 Literacy And Disaster Preparedness for Seniors Lisa M. Brown, Ph.D., Jolie Haun, Ph.D. Chapter 18 The Role of Academic Health Centers in Disaster Preparedness Sharon Medcalf, PhD Section V-Special Topics Chapter 19 Geriatric Trauma Lance E. Stuke MD, MPH, John P. Hunt MD, MPH, Patrick Greiffenstein MD, Alan B. Marr MD Chapter 20 Preparedness Lessons from A Devastating Tornado Philip W Smith, MD, Renee Denton, BSN, RN, Robert Denton, BHS, RN, PA-C, Dennis Manley, BSN, HRM, CPHQ, Jason Smith, NREMT-P, Rusty Tinney, NREMT-P, Austin Worcester, AAS, BBA, MBA, Sharon Medcalf, PhD Chapter 21 Mental Health Consequences of Disaster Exposure in Older Adults: From PTSD and Combat Veterans to Vascular Comorbidity Shilpa Srinivasan, MD, DFAPA, Maria D. Llorente, MD, Meghan Magley, MD Chapter 22 The long term effect of Trauma for Disaster Victims Alessandra Scalmati, MD, PhD Chapter 23 Seniors during Wars and Civil Strife: The Lebanese Story Nabil M. Kronfol, Abla Mehio Sibai
Charles A. Cefalu, MD, MS, is Chief of the Section of Geriatric Medicine for the Medical Center of Louisiana and Clinical Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. He graduated from LSU School of Medicine-New Orleans in 1974 and completed a residency in Family Medicine at Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA, where he joined the faculty as an Instructor. He later served as Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the program, and through February 1981, he was Residency Director of the program.
Reviews for Disaster Preparedness for Seniors: A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals
From the book reviews: This book is a model of the importance of disaster preparedness for the elderly. ... The book succeeds in providing well-organized information, resources, policy samples, and training programs to geriatric healthcare providers across all levels of the care continuum and during all stages of a disaster. It is a useful resource to educate any healthcare professional on the importance of disaster preparedness for the elderly population. (Carolyn N. Martin, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2014)
