id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-270750-1eehtxin Rebmann, Terri Disaster preparedness lessons learned and future directions for education: Results from focus groups conducted at the 2006 APIC Conference 2007-08-31 .txt text/plain 4007 198 50 Methods Focus groups were conducted at the APIC 2006 Conference to evaluate ICPs' perceived needs related to disaster planning topics, products they feel are needed for education and reference materials, and lessons learned from past disasters. Other important topics on which ICPs need to be trained include surge capacity, employee health and safety, incident command system, educating responders and the public on disaster preparedness, addressing changing standards/recommendations, and partnering with public health. and there were outbreaks of diarrhea [in the shelters].'' ''When they set up these shelters, they really don't have any idea about what they're going to do for hundreds and hundreds of people [to accommodate] handwashing and [provide] restroom facilities.'' Focus group participants listed some specific infection control issues that must be addressed in shelters, such as overcrowding, foodborne illness, lack of restroom facilities, inadequate environmental cleaning procedures and products, difficulty assessing disease outbreaks in shelters, inability to isolate potentially contagious patients, and too few hand hygiene supplies. ./cache/cord-270750-1eehtxin.txt ./txt/cord-270750-1eehtxin.txt