Bioterrorism in Medical and Healthcare Administration

Bioterrorism in Medical and Healthcare Administration provides an efficient method to identify, manage, and control transformations in the provision of health services during elevated levels of bioterrorist threat - offering step-by-step procedures and templates to prepare and implement a coordinated response to high-alert situations. This reference proposes an efficient method to identify, manage, and control transformations in the provision of health services during elevated levels of bioterrorist threat - offering step-by-step procedures and templates to prepare and implement a coordinated response to high-alert situations.

Laure Paquette (Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) (Author)

PART I: HOW TO DEVELOP OR ADAPT EMERGENCY PLANS FOR BIOTERRORIST THREATS. Strategy and Bioterrorism. Strategic Intervention: Tactical Analysis and Countervailing Tactics for Bioterrorism and Its Consequences. Bioterrorism's Threat and Planned Response: Strategic Analysis and Design. Counteracting a Bioterrorist Strategy: Overcoming the Inevitable Obstacles to Change. A Coordinated Response to Bioterrorism: In-House Training and Planning for Staff, Professionals, and Managers. PART II: SEMI-FICTIONAL CASE STUDIES. A Hypothetical Bioterrorist Attack. A Hospital Plans for Bioterrorism. A State Deals with Terrorism. An International Organization, WABO, Deals with Bioterrorism. A Country Deals with Bioterrorism. An International Organization of States Deals with Bioterrorism. Conclusion. Appendix: Solutions to the Analysis of the Cases. Index.