A Pilot Trial of Online Simulation Training for Ebola Response Education.

This article describes a pilot trial of an internet-distributable online software package that provides course materials and built-in evaluation tools to train healthcare workers in high-risk infectious disease response. It includes (1) an online self-study component, (2) a "hands-on" simulation workshop, and (3) a data-driven performance assessment toolset to support debriefing and course reporting. This study describes a pilot trial of the software package using a course designed to provide education in Ebola response to prepare healthcare workers to safely function as a measurable, high-reliability team in an Ebola simulated environment.

Hospital incident command: First responders or receiving centers?

Objectives: (1) Propose a conceptual model of an alternative hospital incident management system (HIMS) that integrates concepts used by emergency operations centers (EOCs). (2) Compare HIMS to the standard hospital incident command system (HICS) model.

Design: A quasi-experimental study was performed.