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U-SEEE Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center

At the University of Minnesota

Preparedness Research

We research the effectiveness of public health preparedness training. Our goal is to develop a training model that builds system capacity as individuals and groups apply what they have learned to planning for and responding to all public health threats.

This is done through the University of Minnesota: Simulations, Exercises and Effective Education Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center (U-SEEE PERRC).

Retrospective Cohort Study of Responders Training and System Performance
The researchers propose that extending “lessons learned” response assessments to training histories of individual responders will identify what training modalities contribute to improved response.

Effectiveness of Simulated Disaster Response Scenarios
The researchers propose that engaging inter-professional health students in realistic simulated disaster response scenarios will improve system performance and quality disaster response through the acquisition of knowledge and team-based skills.

Creating High Reliability Teams for Public Health Preparedness
The researchers propose that interdisciplinary team effectiveness can be learned during in situ simulations, and performance problems and efficiencies can be identified and categorized into specific groups.

Using Collaborative Virtual Environments in Preparedness and Emergency Response Planning
The researchers propose that using a CVE will improve strategies, methods, and outcomes in emergency response for general and vulnerable populations, as well as daily public health practice.


About Support of U-SEEE PERRC

University of Minnesota: Simulations, Exercises, and Effective Education(U-SEEE) Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center (PERRC) is supported by grant number 5P01TP0000301-03 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/OPHPR). The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC. U-SEEE Principal Investigator: Debra K. Olson.

Click here for more information about the CDC grant and other grantees.

Highlights

New Evidence-Based Tools User-friendly tools created from our research.  Includes train-the-trainer packages, process improvement tools and more. 

The Collaborative Virtual Environment created a Virtual Point of Dispensing tool. Check it out on the Whole Community Inclusion Project.


Teaching & Learning Series

From Research to Practice

Connecting Principles of Smart Teaching to Emergency Preparedness and Beyond


Videos

U-SEEE: Disaster 101

Disaster 101 is an immersive simulation workshop that is designed for health science students in Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Dentistry.

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