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MedPost CRTI – 06-0255TA. Dr. James Young Public Security S & T Summer Symposium 2009. Introduction: What is MedPost?. Medical & Casualty Management Command Post
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MedPostCRTI – 06-0255TA Dr. James Young Public Security S & T Summer Symposium 2009
Introduction: What is MedPost? • Medical & Casualty Management Command Post • Tool to be Used Primarily by a Municipal Level Medical Officer Of Health (MOH) to Monitor and Alert the Community with the Flexibility to be Used at the Provincial or Federal Level Should There be a Large Scale Event • A Centralized System that will Facilitate Automatic and Manual Collection of Data from Existing Hospitals and Movement of Data as Quickly as Possible from the Patient Level to Medical Community Decision Makers
Introduction: Why MedPost? • System Requirements Based on Gaps and Lessons Learned from 2003 SARS Outbreak • 2003 Outbreak Illustrated Gaps in Information Flow Within Canadian Health Care Information Management Systems • SARS Commission Report • Problem 15: Overwhelming and Disorganized Information Demands • Problem 16: Inadequate Data • Problem 17: Duplication of Central Data Systems • Problem 18: Blockages of Vital Information
Impact on Canada’s Ability to Respond: Improved Response • High Quality Information Output that will Directly Impact and Improve the Quality of Decision Making made by the MOH and Potentially Other Levels of Government Including Politicians • System that will be Compatible and in Conformance with Existing and Future Provincial and Federal Health Information Systems.
Relevance: CRTI Capability Addressed • Primary • B4: Communication between Local, Provincial and Federal Levels • Secondary • A3: Capability for Rapid Incident Assessment • C3: Near Real Time Information to Decision Makers • C4I: Collective Command, Control, Communications, Coordination and Information • E5: Accurate Situational Data • I: Public Confidence and Psycho-Social Issues
Expected Usage - Scenario Once MEDPOST is in Place, if an Emerging Disease Investigation like SARS or a CBRN Event Occurs MedPost, with One Standard Data Interface to any Canadian Treatment Centre, will Provide a Single, Central, Effective, Accessible Data Source for Key Crisis Medical Information. This Information will Enable much more Timely Sharing of Information, Aiding Rapid and more Informed Assessment and Incident Management. During SARS Timely and Detailed Information was in Short Supply, Making Decision Making more Intuitive Rather than Fact Based.
Planned Deployment: Grey Bruce Public Health Unit www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca
Progress and Results • Completed First Pass of Requirements Definition • Completed Preliminary Design • Demonstrated User Interface Prototype • Co Hosted Scientific Meeting • Medical and Casualty Management Command Post (MedPost): Project 06-0255TA • Advanced Syndromic Surveillance and Emergency Triage (ASSET): Project 06-0234TA • Data Fusion Solutions for Monitoring CBRNE Threats: Project 08-190RD • 60 Attendees
The MedPost Project Team e-PrivacyManagement Systems Inc.
Contact Information • Project Manager Dr. Diana Wilkinson Defence Scientist, Defence R&D Canada – Ottawa Building 5, Shirley's Bay 3701 Carling Avenue, Ottawa ON K1A 0Z4 • Deputy Project Manager Mr. Sonny Lundahl VP Research and Development AMITA Corporation 1420 Blair Place, Suite 500 Ottawa ON K1J 9L8