Integrating an incident command system and business continuity into a healthcare response to a flu pandemic and other infectious disease emergencies

Eric A. Bone
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Eric A. Bone: Director of Zone Operations, Emergency/Disaster Management, Alberta Health Services, Canada

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2006, vol. 1, issue 1, 80-95

Abstract: A coordinated health system response to a pandemic influenza will require a command and control process embedded in the health system. This paper will show how systemising command and control by using an incident command system in an emergency operations centre, along with business continuity through integration of public health operations with acute care operations, will create a manageable response and a proven framework to achieve a coordinated response to competing complex issues.

Keywords: pandemic influenza; bird flu; avian flu; H5N1; business continuity; command and control; incident command system; emergency response; emergency preparedness; healthcare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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