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Post-Katrina stabilization of the LSU/Ochsner Psychiatry Residency Program: caveats for disaster preparedness.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19828863     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The Louisiana Health Science Center/Ochsner Hospital psychiatric residency was displaced in August 2005 by Hurricane Katrina to multiple state hospitals and clinics throughout Louisiana. The program encountered many difficulties and learned many lessons about disaster preparedness. METHODS: The LSU/Ochsner Residency Director at the time of Hurricane Katrina chronicles challenges in reestablishing educational program infrastructure in the face of a disaster. RESULTS: Seven caveats of disaster preparedness and program reestablishment are outlined. CONCLUSION: No program can be completely prepared for the unpredictable nature of a sudden disaster, which disrupts an entire residency program years in the making. However, an analysis of the LSU Health Science Center psychiatric residency reveals seven caveats which may help other residency programs in case of a future disaster.
Authors:
William Scott Griffies
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1545-7230     ISO Abbreviation:  Acad Psychiatry     Publication Date:    2009 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-15     Completed Date:  2009-12-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8917200     Medline TA:  Acad Psychiatry     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  418-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Psychiatry at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2020 Gravier St., New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. wgriff@lsuhsc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Academic Medical Centers / organization & administration
Cellular Phone
Communication
Computers, Handheld
Curriculum
Cyclonic Storms*
Disaster Planning / organization & administration*
Faculty, Medical
Floods*
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Internet
Internship and Residency / organization & administration*
Louisiana
Psychiatry / education*
Schools, Medical
Videoconferencing

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