Electronic medical records in humanitarian emergencies – the development of an Ebola clinical information and patient management system

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	Electronic medical records in humanitarian emergencies – the development of an Ebola clinical information and patient management system
Details	By November 2015, the West Africa Ebola epidemic had caused 28598 infections and 11299 deaths in the three countries most affectedn Course Objective By November 2015, the West Africa Ebola epidemic had caused 28598 infections and 11299 deaths in the three countries most affected. The outbreak required rapid innovation and adaptation. Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) scaled up its usual 20-30 bed Ebola management centres (EMCs) to 100-300 beds with over 300 workers in some settings. This brought challenges in patient and clinical data management resulting from the difficulties of working safely with high numbers of Ebola patients. We describe a project MSF established with software developers and the Google Social Impact Team to develop context-adapted tools to address the challenges of recording Ebola clinical information. We share the outcomes and key lessons learned in innovating rapidly under pressure in difficult environmental conditions. Information on adoption, maintenance, and data quality was gathered through review of project documentation, discussions with field staff and key project stakeholders, and analysis of tablet dat...
Competence	Emergency Medicine
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Event Time	03:45 PM
Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1