Acute Emergency Response in Global Settings

In this session, expert panelists – all of whom have completed work in some capacity in the global arena – will provide their insights in the continuum of ongoing HSS as well as acute emergency events, how they relate and the considerations that must be given to both in preparing a global community for the next set of disasters to unfold. While the session will contrast the vastly different considerations on both sides of the spectrum in this global health work, it will also provide insight into how this work is both inter-related and complementary. i. Presenter will provide an “on the ground” perspective of immediate emergency response in global settings through urban search & rescue operations and how the acute response sets the stage for longer-term response.