Delivery of Health Care, Disaster Medicine
Conditions
Keywords
Surge capacity, Disaster medicine, pandemic preparedness, Hospital volunteers
Brief summary
The ESCAPE study intends to assess the possibility of recruiting students as surge capacity work force in hospitals in the event of a major medical incident such as an epidemic or pandemic.
Detailed description
The ESCAPE study intends to assess the possibility of recruiting students as surge capacity work force in hospitals in event of a major medical incident such as an epidemic or pandemic. The study consists of two parts: * To identify the need for student surge capacity work force in relevant departments most affected by major medical incidents (e.g. Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, etc.). This part also raises the question of which tasks can be delegated to such a surge capacity workforce and which training may be required to prepare for such tasks. * To identify and quantify the willingness of students to enroll as surge capacity workforce, identifying which tasks they would be willing to perform and which organisational framework is required for their work (training, insurance, pay, etc.). Both subparts as planned as questionnaires to be completed voluntarily and anonymously.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAnswering questionnaire
A questionnaires for each group has been developped and will be distributed for voluntary and anonymous completion.
Sponsors
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Medical experts (heads of departements and other management positions) working in selected departments that are typically affected by major medical incidents at the time of questionnaire roll-out. * Medical students \>18 years of age of any year enrolled in the year 2023-2024 in any of the 38 medical faculties in Germany
Exclusion criteria
* none, as questionnaire participation was achieved by invitation of eligible volunteers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Student surge capacity workforce needed | baseline | Is the general opinion that a student workforce would be beneficial in the context of a major medical incident? |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Student willingness to work as student surge capacity workforce | baseline | Are medical students willing to be involved as surge capacity workforce? |
| Tasks to be delegated to surge capacity workforce | baseline | What tasks can be delegated to a student workforce and what training is required to safely delegate these? |
| Organisational framework in which to embed surge capacity workforce | baseline | What organisational aspects need to be addressed in setting up a student surge capacity workforce? |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed