Epidemic response: How to evaluate and respond to evolving and conflicting risk information with a focus on education and clinical environments

Alison G. Vredenburgh, Kevin G. Welner, Rodrigo J. Daly Guris, Sreekanth R. Cheruku

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Abstract

By October, we will have learned a great deal about responding to an epidemic or pandemic that has proved to have a level of transmission unprecedented in the modern era. The possible and likely responses include many unknowns. Coordinated and collaborative implementation has been complicated by conflicting information from multiple governments and organizations in several languages. What will we learn about how the United States can improve its ability to respond? How do we develop consistent and accurate warnings and messaging to the public in order to increase compliance regarding a new, and not well understood, epidemic? What factors increase or decrease compliance? How are US education policymakers deciding about face-to-face instruction? How have physicians and hospitals adapted their workflows in the face of uncertainty and supply chain inconsistencies? This panel will include a warnings expert, an expert on education law and policy, and two physicians.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1732-1734
Number of pages3
JournalProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Volume64
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event64th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2020 - Virtual, Online
Duration: Oct 5 2020Oct 9 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human Factors and Ergonomics

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