Description

Objective. The workshop is organized for the participants who represent territorial teams and is aimed at making them to be able to compile a disaster plan applicable later.
Method. The workshop applies table- top exercise as a learning method. Table- top exercise is prepared systematically and based on factual fact of a disaster. In this exercise, the participants are asked to present their experience or knowledge to be discussed on the top of workshop table. The discussion is expected to provide answers through processes experienced by the participants and applicable in each territory.
Material. There are six table- top exercises provided in the workshop which incorporate the following divisions: (1) Management, Coordination and Information, (2) Medical Emergency, (3) Medical Logistics, (4) Aftermath surveillance, (5) Health Promotion, and (6) Mental Health. The six table- top exercises are accompanied by several references. Table- top exercise on Management, Coordination and Information is completed by all participants in territorial team. Other table- top exercises are completed by technical management group specified by the division.
Evaluation. At the end of table- top exercises as well as the workshop, the participants submit their feedback. Evaluation on the indicators which cover process of the disaster plan establishment is done three months after the workshop. What matters is the execution of the disaster plan.

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Table-top Exercises

There are six table- top exercises in the workshop. How the six table- top exercises flow is elaborated in a different section. This section proceeds as follows:

Table-top Exercise 1: Governance

Disaster Impact (not only the existence of danger) is:

  • Normal function and people's life is interrupted
  • Disaster exceeds the ability of public mechanism to overcome it
  • The disturbance caused by disaster results in the recovery to function normally which requires external aids

The exercises provide a real situation happened in one of the occurring disasters and invite the participants to respond it by carrying out governance well. We all know that governance in disaster- struck areas suffers from the disaster impact.

Table-top Exercise 2: Medical Emergency

An emergency situation which strikes a population in a disaster and directly suffered by people is medical emergency. How are the local healthcare and medical components, which also suffer from the disaster impact, mobilized to encounter the acute situation of medical emergency.

Table-top Exercise 3: Medical Logistics

The success of medical emergency is very much depended upon the management of medical logistics.

Table-top Exercise 4: Aftermath Surveillance

In the past, it was simple to acknowledge that in a disastrous condition and in an evacuation condition, an outbreak occurred. At present, when an outbreak occurs, it should be minimized. Surveillance detects the change in disease trend; therefore, we are able to monitor and analyzes concurrently. Without surveillance, a disease having an outbreak potential will occur too enormous to be handled if it occurs in a disastrous condition or in an evacuation. Surveillance also assists in the evaluation and planning of health programs. This exercise digs out the participant's knowledge and accurate response in carrying out aftermath surveillance.

Table-top Exercise 5: Health Promotion

Important parts of public health in disaster are maintaining and reinforcing the existence of health promotion programs.

Table-top Exercise 6: Mental Health

Mental health represents a health aspect which suffers from distress caused by disaster. How we respond to public mental health is dug out in this exercise.

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Flowchart of the Workshop
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How to Participate in this Workshop
  • First, participants should obtain and emphasize on the values of humility. In this universe, we admit ourselves as vulnerable beings during the occurrence of a disaster. Among others, we should not consider ourselves better than others or the best among others. We neither join the workshop with a full glass nor empty one. We are still able to share and learn together.
  • In real setting and workshop setting there are always weakness and mistake. Do not blame other for the mistake. Like one of our fingers pointing to others, three of them point to ourselves.
  • Still with our hands. All fingers represent strength and all space between fingers represents weakness. When our hands are united, all spaces are closed. Strength emerges from our togetherness in this workshop.
  • We may use an oyster attitude. When there is sand coming into the oyster's body, the oyster will respond it by covering it beautiful pearl. When there is a workshop colleague touches our weakness, respond him/ her with positive thought and contribution.
  • Disaster always results badly for mankind. We intend to prevent the appalling effect with our capability when the disaster will re- occur. We also learn humbly that in the worst condition of a disaster, there will be some goodness emerges and overcomes all the appalling problems.
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