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  • Healthcare Management
  • Risk Management
  • Epidemiology

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  • Pandemics like SARS, H1N1, Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19 highlight inevitable pandemic risks.
  • Global shortages of critical medical resources are common during pandemics.
  • Existing resource allocation often lacks coordination and sufficient stockpiling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate contingency planning and resource allocation for pandemics using a risk management perspective.
  • To address the competition for limited medical resources across different locations and pandemic stages.
  • To develop new strategies for optimal stockpiling and allocation in healthcare systems.

Main Methods:

  • Analogy between financial risk aggregation/capital allocation and pandemic resource planning.
  • Risk management framework for healthcare systems.
  • Analysis of spatio-temporal competition between medical supply and demand.

Main Results:

  • Identified competition for critical resources occurs geographically and temporally during pandemics.
  • Developed a risk management approach distinct from traditional supply chain models.
  • Proposed strategies for optimizing stockpiling and allocation.

Conclusions:

  • Effective pandemic preparedness necessitates a shift towards risk management in resource allocation.
  • Balancing spatio-temporal competition is crucial for healthcare system resilience.
  • New strategies can improve the distribution of medical supplies during health crises.