Swiss centers for disaster medicine

• Disaster Medicine (Lausanne)
• War and Disaster Surgery (Geneva)
• Swiss Center for Rescue, Emergency and Disaster Medicine (Basel)
• Specialist Center for Oral Surgery and Emergency Dentistry (Basel)
• Disaster Nursing (Bern)
• Department of raumatology (Zurich)
• Centre for Disaster and Military Psychiatry (Zurich)
• Center for Military Medical Ethics (Zurich)

Useful websites

• Switzerland

  • Centre of Competence for Military and Disaster Medicine
  • Military Medical Service Research Plateform
  • National Network for Disaster Medicine KATAMED
  • Pharmacy of the Armed Forces
  • AlertSwiss
  • Toxinfo Suisse
  • Spiez Laboratory

• International

  • Emergency and Disaster Pharmacy (Germany)
  • Disaster Pharmacy Solutions (Australia and Canada)

Useful articles and documents

• Risks

  • The Global risks report (WEF)
  • Global Terrorism Index (IEP)
  • Climate and natural catastrophe risk (Swiss Re Institute)

• Recommandations

  • Guidelines FIP
  • Statement FIP
  • Hospital emergency response checklist (WHO)

• Role of the pharmacists in disaster situations

  • Defining roles for pharmacy personnel in disaster response and emergency preparedness
  • Pharmacy Leader’s Role in hospital emergency preparedness planning
  • Tools and Checklists Used for the evaluation of hospital disaster preparedness : A systematic Review