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  • Disaster Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Public Health Policy

Background:

  • Emergency physicians (EPs) are vital disaster responders.
  • Effective disaster response relies on institutional support and clear backfill policies for EPs.
  • Existing policies often do not adequately address the multifaceted concerns of disaster deployment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a comprehensive policy addressing the concerns of emergency physicians during disaster deployment.
  • To create a model policy for academic emergency medicine departments to facilitate physician deployment.
  • To outline considerations for deploying physicians, their colleagues, and institutional administrators.

Main Methods:

  • Collaboration between disaster medicine responders, researchers, and an academic emergency medicine department.
  • Systematic identification of concerns for all stakeholders involved in disaster deployment.
  • Development of a model policy based on identified issues and best practices.

Main Results:

  • A detailed policy framework was created to manage emergency physician disaster deployment.
  • The policy addresses logistical, ethical, and operational challenges for deploying physicians.
  • Considerations for supporting colleagues and ensuring continuity of care at the home institution are included.

Conclusions:

  • A well-defined institutional policy is essential for effective and sustainable emergency physician disaster response.
  • Proactive policy development mitigates concerns and enhances support for disaster-ready medical personnel.
  • The proposed model policy provides a template for academic departments to implement robust disaster preparedness.