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The Nature of Pandemics Dag K.J.E. von Lubitz (MedSMART Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)

The Nature of Pandemics By Dag K.J.E. von Lubitz (MedSMART Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)

The Nature of Pandemics by Dag K.J.E. von Lubitz (MedSMART Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)


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Examines the nature of pandemics as a phenomenon, how to mount a global response to lethal bioevents--detailing strategoes for readiness, military and security issues, government roadblocks to response, mutual aid, ethics, global health and response.

The Nature of Pandemics Summary

The Nature of Pandemics by Dag K.J.E. von Lubitz (MedSMART Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)

    • Presents the challenges posed by the extremely complex, transboundary nature of pandemics ranging from local to global readiness, preparedness, response, and containment
      • Introduces readers to the broad spectrum of pandemic effects: legal, military, economic, political, and social at the local, regional, and international scale
        • Provides an unvarnished and critical view of the national and international politics of pandemic detection, monitoring, containment, and prevention

        About Dag K.J.E. von Lubitz (MedSMART Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)

        Dr. Dag K.J.E. von Lubitz is a mondialist and conceptualist with an academic career at the leading universities and research institutions of Europe and the US. Author of over 220 papers, book chapters, and books, and the laureate of several major national and international awards for achievement in science and human affairs. Currently an adjunct research professor at Central Michigan University (CMU). First to bring the concept of Teams of Leaders into the civilian world, Dr. von Lubitz works in the US and EU focusing on global healthcare, crisis decision-making and leadership, and on homeland defence and security issues.

        Professor Candace J. Gibson earned her PhD in biochemistry from MIT and went on to a highly successful research career in neuroscience. Dr. Gibson is also recognized as one of the pioneers of Canadian e-learning, e-health, and health informatics education receiving the AFMC-Canada Health Infoway e-Health award in 2013 and Tribute to Excellence from the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) in 2016. Dr. Gibson has authored more than 100 publications in experimental neuroscience, health informatics, and health information management. After several senior academic appointments Dr. Gibson retired as the Vice Dean (A), Basic Medical Sciences, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.

        Table of Contents

        1: Politics, Economics, and Egos: When Agendas Conflict-A West African Case Study 2: The Socioeconomic and Security Challenges in Responding to Medical Emergencies-Pandemics or Disasters - in Post-Conflict Society: The Liberian Ebola and COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences 3: Pandemics: Nature of an Emerging Global Threat-Preparedness in the African Context 4: Predicting Mosquito-Borne Epidemics in Latin America 5: The PREDICT Project: A Transdisciplinary Case Study in Partnerships for Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness 6: An Administrator's Nightmare 7: The Cascading Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Healthcare System 8: Supply Chain Infrastructure in Global Health Systems: A Strategic Asset for Pandemic Preparedness 9: Emerging Infectious Disease Communication Strategies of Health Organizations: An Internal and External View 10: From Woe to Go-Understanding Rumors and their Role in Preparedness and Readiness for Pandemics 11: An Exploration of the Lived Experience of African Journalists during the 2014 Ebola Crisis 12: Coordination of Global Efforts in Combatting Infectious Disease 13: Health Information Technology and Infectious Disease: Learning from the Past 14: The Meaning of the Italian Fight against COVID-19: Protecting Fragile People and Defending the Social Values of Universal Public Health and Voluntary Activities through National Digital Solutions 15: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Fight Effectively against Pandemics 16: Biosecurity and the Police 17: The Impact of Pandemics on National and International Security 18: Quarantine: A Brief History of Infectious Pandemic Diseases in Canada

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        NLS9781032340609
        9781032340609
        1032340606
        The Nature of Pandemics by Dag K.J.E. von Lubitz (MedSMART Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)
        New
        Paperback
        Taylor & Francis Ltd
        2022-11-03
        446
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