Health care workers struggle to recall emergency codes
Workers only matched code words to corresponding emergencies 44% of the time A new study by University of Georgia researchers reveals that many health care workers cannot accurately identify emergency
New initiative aims to address CNA shortages
A growing shortage of qualified health care workers in long-term care facilities has spurred a team of researchers at the University of Georgia College of Public Health to take action.
EMS responders may be vulnerable to outbreaks
Emergency medical services responders provide life-saving care every day, but new research that they may be vulnerable to deadly disease outbreaks. A study, led by University of Georgia researchers, found that
Dr. Curt Harris on Operation Wesley
Conducted November 4 – 8, 2019, Operation Wesley was the largest mock Ebola patient transportation exercise to date. Dr. Curt Harris, IDM director and principal investigator for the project, gives