Emergency medical team reclassification in WHO’s Western Pacific Region: continuous learning and improvement of health emergency response capacities
10.5365/wpsar.2025.16.3.1263
- Author:
Sean T Casey
1
;
Roy Cosico
2
;
Jorge Salamanca
2
;
Camila Lajolo
2
;
Erin Noste
3
;
Kathleen Warren
4
;
Chandra Gilmore
5
;
Eystein Grusd
6
;
Jan-Erik Larsen
4
;
Pierre-Yves Beauchemin
5
;
Flavio Salio
2
Author Information
1. World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines; School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
3. World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
4. World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
5. World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Suva, Fiji
6. World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines; Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
emergency medical team;
classification;
health emergency;
disaster;
quality assurance;
learning;
improvement;
health security
- From:
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
2025;16(3):05-10
- CountryWHO-WPRO
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This manuscript details the process and outcomes of emergency medical team (EMT) reclassification in WHO’s Western Pacific Region. EMT reclassification is undertaken approximately 5 years after initial classification, ensuring adherence to published common EMT principles and standards. This report reflects on the first four EMTs reclassified in the Western Pacific Region, detailing the reclassification process and notable outcomes.
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