Table 3.

Disaster preparedness education topics on which ICPs need to be trained

Education topics identified as most important for future ICP training
Mass casualty preparedness issues
Mass casualty response
Surge capacity
Disaster recovery issues
Basic disasters and solutions for response
Protection of clinics/ERs/alternate care sites in “field” conditions (out in open, under tarps, and others)
Communication/reporting structure issues
Responding agencies' roles in disaster response
Incident Command System (ICS)/Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS)
Working with partners/stakeholders
Infection control concerns
Infection control for alternative care sites
Infection control surge capacity (ie, alternative isolation, cohorting, and others)
Infectious disease issues during natural disasters
Physical plant/utilities/basic needs
Maintaining utilities and basic needs during disaster response
Environmental concerns in the physical plant (ie, mold remediation, sewage, water, and others)
Education
Just-in-time training
Rapid public education on infection control/infectious disease issues
Miscellaneous
Employee health during disasters
Responding with limited resources