{"id":5627,"date":"2007-05-04T18:12:05","date_gmt":"2007-05-04T18:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/?p=5627"},"modified":"2007-05-04T18:12:05","modified_gmt":"2007-05-04T18:12:05","slug":"uri-pharmacy-students-to-gain-disaster-response-experience-through-exercise-simulating-flu-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2007\/05\/04\/uri-pharmacy-students-to-gain-disaster-response-experience-through-exercise-simulating-flu-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"URI pharmacy students to gain disaster response experience through exercise simulating flu pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 4, 2007 \u2013 University of Rhode Island pharmacy students will participate in a tabletop exercise that will deal with an influenza pandemic Tuesday, May 8 from 11:20 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fogarty Hall, 41 Lower College Road, Room 28.
\nThe students, who are enrolled in Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Jef Bratberg\u2019s<\/a> advanced infectious diseases class, will have to work together to come up with the best strategies for tackling the threat for their final exam.
\nBratberg said the tabletop exercise is very helpful in preparing students for future careers in their field. \u201cThis scenario is a real-life assignment,\u201d Bratberg said. \u201cSomething like this could actually happen.\u201d He thinks that this style of exam is much more effective than sitting in the classroom answering questions. \u201cIt allows students to use the knowledge they have gained in class and test its effectiveness in the field,\u201d Bratberg said.
\nThirty students will be involved in the pandemic influenza plan presentation. Each student is assigned to one of eight groups, with each group assigned to present their plan for a specific response to the pandemic. The groups will address plan administration, education and training, disease surveillance, patient and occupational response, logistics, triage and infection control, and surge capacity. The students were responsible for producing a plan more than 200 pages in length. They will present their response, explaining why they chose or chose not to take certain actions.
\nWhen asked why he runs these types of exercises, Bratberg explained that there is no plan in life. \u201cPeople don\u2019t just say to you, you\u2019re head of pharmacy, here is how to do your job.\u201d Bratberg said. \u201cThe only way to learn how to do your job is through experience, and this tabletop exercise provides that.\u201d
\nThis is not the first time that the College of Pharmacy has been involved in disaster simulations. In previous years, scenarios have included a category five hurricane and a bioterrorism attack. Bratberg plans to expand on this year\u2019s scenario for next year\u2019s exercise. He wants to use the scenario of pandemic influenza in a school setting and test the students\u2019 response. \u201cThis would provide a school with a free critique of its current disaster response plan and fulfill the University\u2019s mission of service to the community,\u201d Bratberg said.
\nMedia invited to cover event May 8
\nMedia Contact: Dave Lavallee<\/a>, 401-874-5862<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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