Emergency Preparedness in the Workplace: The Flulapalooza Model for Mass Vaccination.
Am J Public Health
; 107(S2): S168-S176, 2017 09.
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| ID: mdl-28892449
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To explore whether an emergency preparedness structure is a feasible, efficient, and sustainable way for health care organizations to manage mass vaccination events.METHODS:
We used the Hospital Incident Command System to conduct a 1-day annual mass influenza vaccination event at Vanderbilt University Medical Center over 5 successive years (2011-2015). Using continuous quality improvement principles, we assessed whether changes in layout, supply management, staffing, and documentation systems improved efficiency.RESULTS:
A total of 66 591 influenza vaccines were administered at 5 annual Flulapalooza events; 13 318 vaccines per event on average. Changes to the physical layout, staffing mix, and documentation processes improved vaccination efficiency 74%, from approximately 38 to 67 vaccines per hour per vaccinator, while reducing overall staffing needs by 38%. An unexpected finding was the role of social media in facilitating active engagement.CONCLUSIONS:
Health care organizations can use a closed point-of-dispensing model and Hospital Incident Command System to conduct mass vaccination events, and can adopt the "Flulapalooza method" as a best practice model to enhance efficiency.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vacinação em Massa
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Defesa Civil
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Local de Trabalho
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Planejamento em Desastres
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Influenza Humana
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article