title: Foreign Medical Teams in support of the Ebola outbreak: a UK military model of pre-deployment training and assurance.
abstract: We discuss the training methodology developed and utilised to prepare UK military medical teams to establish an Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone. We highlight the process of identifying and mitigating nosocomial risk in the Pre-Deployment Training process, encompassing the challenges of developing, training and assuring a capability at pace, which deployed to deliver high quality clinical care to patients with Ebola Virus Disease.
authors.affiliation: Medical Directorate, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: Tropical and Infectious Disease Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.affiliation: Medical Directorate, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Clay
authors.affiliation: York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust, York, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D007391:International Cooperation; D007988:Liberia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008493:Medical Missions; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000193:education*; D017145:Models, Educational; D010348:Patient Care Team; D000067393:Personal Protective Equipment; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012807:Sierra Leone / Q000453:epidemiology; D006113:United Kingdom; D014944:World Health Organization
keywords: Ebola Virus Disease; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING