Currently, NLM is not updating the Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) website, and is limiting updates to the Disaster Lit database to COVID-19 related data collection tools found in the DR2.
We are no longer adding links to other new disaster-related information. The content of select resources from Disaster Lit will be digitized and made available through Digital Collections and Bookshelf.
Annotation:This 36-minute Facebook Live Q&A discusses how close we are to flattening the curve to end the COVID-19 virus’ spread, what our current understanding of the virus is, vaccines and treatments, what impacts have emerged from social distancing measures, and what we might expect next....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:As the COVID-19 pandemic stresses the nation, leaders in emergency preparedness and response must address crises amid an ever-evolving dangerous situation. In this 32-minute Facebook Live Q&A, Leonard Marcus, Co-Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, examines the many factors that make or break an effective crisis response....[See more] [See less]
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In this 41-minute Q&A, epidemiologist Michael Mina updates viewers on the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic and understanding of the virus; describes the intersection between research and supply chains; and explores hopes for treatments and vaccines.
Annotation:From a significant lag in testing for COVID-19 to a predicted mismatch between patients and available hospital beds, the U.S. healthcare system is under tremendous pressure. This 35-minute Facebook Live Q&A discusses why the U.S. is behind other countries and how innovations may help address the gap....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:In this 36-minute Facebook Live Q&A, Paul Biddinger, Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Disaster Medicine and Chief of the Division of Emergency Preparedness, describes challenges to hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, ranging from surges of sick patients to obtaining crucial supplies. As U.S. COVID-19 cases continue to climb, he discusses how an already strained hospital healthcare system will respond....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This one-hour, 14-minute panel discussion examines pressing questions about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, including: What do we know about the virus itself? How likely is a future vaccine? How is China’s stressed health system coping, and how are U.S. hospital systems preparing for cases? What happens if COVID-19 emerges forcefully in areas of the world lacking infrastructure, and what does an effective global response look like?...[See more] [See less]
Annotation:Amid new diagnostic methods, reports of a surge in deaths and new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China have sparked more questions about the outbreak. With the situation rapidly changing, The World’s Elana Gordon and Harvard Chan’s Michael Mina took questions and provided information during this 31-minute Facebook Live event....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 30-minute video from a Facebook Live Q&A provides an overview of the coronavirus (2019-n-CoV) outbreak, and discusses why it is more widespread than thought. Question topics include concerns for university populations, the effectiveness of travel bans, and routes of transmission....[See more] [See less]