Articles - Disaster Medicine
Is Your Family Prepared to Weather the Storm Season?
With the storm season quickly approaching, the physician leaders at the American Board of Disaster Medicine(ABODM) and the American Board of Physician Specialties® urge the public to be ready for the unexpected. Storms might be unpredictable, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared, and the ABODM offers the following tips before, during, and after a disaster to help ensure ...
Keeping Your Practice Healthy in the Aftermath of a Disaster
Without question, one of the best ways to keep your practice healthy in the aftermath of a disaster is by being prepared. While no one ever really expects a disaster to strike, it is essential that physicians prepare their practices for all manner of unexpected events – ranging from the relatively small, like losing a laptop or thumb drive, to ...
The Relationship Between Disaster Medicine and Active Duty Military Physicians
Physicians are well known for their willingness to respond during times of crisis. When disasters occur, we trust that highly trained and experienced medical professionals will be on hand to assist in recovery and relief efforts. And the United States Armed Forces, in particular, features countless physicians with disaster medicine training and expertise. These men and women put themselves at ...
Disaster Medicine Simulation Examination
The Disaster Medicine Simulation Certification Examination is an opportunity for the Board to examine a candidate’s ability to diagnose and treat patients requiring intervention in both the field and hospital environments. The scenarios presented are based upon real or hypothetical patients. Candidates will administer treatment to a Medical Education Technologies, Inc. (METI®) patient simulator as they would to a patient. ...
The Evolution of Disaster Medicine in America
Few medical specialties have changed quite as much as disaster medicine since the term first entered the American lexicon in the 1950s. It’s not just a matter of disasters happening more often in recent years than decades past – it’s that the disasters themselves seem to be more varied. From tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornadoes to terror attacks, bio threats, and ...
5 Steps Medical Practices Should Take to Prepare for Disasters
September is National Preparedness Month. The American Board of Disaster Medicine (ABODM) and the American Board of Physician Specialties® (ABPS®) recommends that all small-business owners establish and maintain a comprehensive, up-to-date plan to ride out a disaster or wide-spread emergency. This is especially important for small medical practices, which are legally responsible for safe-guarding their patients’ medical records and could ...
About the ABDM Exam for Board Certification in Disaster Medicine
The exam for the American Board of Disaster Medicine (ABDM) consists of a computer-based written portion and a session with the Medical Education Technologies, Inc. (METI®) patient simulator. The written portion is held at testing centers around the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico during month-long testing windows in May and November. The simulation portion takes place in March in ...
Be Sure Your Own Practice is Prepared to Withstand Disaster Scenarios
While the priority of a Disaster Medicine physician clearly lies with helping the community at-large cope with and recover from a disaster situation, a big part of disaster preparation is making sure that the physician’s own business is able to withstand catastrophe. After all, a physician’s practice is his or her means of livelihood, as well as a physical foundation ...
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Recent Modifications to the Eligibility Requirements for Disaster Medicine Board Certification
The American Board of Disaster Medicine (ABODM) was created to provide a platform for physicians who wish to demonstrate their mastery of the core competencies required to practice disaster medicine. Board certification eligibility requirements for the ABODM were recently modified. The changes, which are listed below, do not supersede the general eligibility requirements for the American Board of Physician Specialties ...