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PHD. 2002. Mar. Vol. 9 #1


Emergency Health in the Pacific



Issue Editors:
Dr. Mark Keim (CDC)
Dr. Sitaleki A. Finau (Fiji School of Medicine)
Title Author(s) pages
Guest Editorials
  Mark Keim 004
  Honorable Sandra Pierantozzi 005-006
Original Papers
Pilot workshops at the Palau Center for Emergency Health: a model for international collaborative operations training and planning Karen Cleveland, Mark Keim, William Rich, Gary Rhyne 007-010
Assessing physicians’ continuing medical education (CME) needs in the U.S.-associated Pacific jurisdictions Matthew J. Thompson, Susan M. Skillman, Karin Johnson, Ronald Schneeweiss, Kathleen Ellsbury, L. Gary Hart
and the Pacific Islands Continuing Clinical Education Program (PICCEP) Study Team
011-016
Population, public health and tubal ligation in Vanuatu Robert F Grace 017-020
Consultation-Liason psychiatry in Fiji Henry Aghanwa 021-028
Attitudes of Pacific Island parents to circumcision of boys Mahnaz Afsari, Spencer. W. Beasley, Kiki Maoate, Karen Heckert 029-033
Infant feeding and feeding problems experienced by mothers of a birth cohort of Pacific infants in New Zealand Sarnia Butler, Colin Tukuitonga, Janis Paterson, Maynard Williams 034-039
New Zealand resident Tongan peoples’ health and illness beliefs and utilisation of the health care system Sandra F. Bassett, Elizabeth A. L. Holt 040-047
Case Studies and Short Communications
A tool for rapid qualitative assessment of hospital-based emergency medical services among developing health sectors Mark E. Keim 048-054
The changing face of disaster management: implications for healthcare providers in the Pacific Islands Frederick M. Burkle, Jr. 055-057
Review Papers
Disaster epidemiology: prudent public health practice in the Pacific Islands Nana Yeboaa Twum-Danso 058-063
Malignant Otitis Externa: a review Dr. Sangita Bhandary, Prahlad Karki, Bimal K Sinha 064-067
Review of drug-related legislation in the Republic of Fiji Islands MCE Bailey 068-075
Reprints
Agricultural diversity and traditional knowledge as insurance against natural disasters R R Thaman, M Meleisea, J Makasiale 076-085
Viewpoints and Perspectives
Development of prehospital emergency medical services: strategies for system assessment and planning Michael J. VanRooyen 086-092
Using a community-based approach for prevention and mitigation of national health emergencies Mark Keim 093-096
Logistical considerations for Emergency Response resources Nicki Pesik, Mark Keim 097-103
Key topics for emergency health education in the Pacific Mark Keim 104-108
The National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program: an overview and perspective for the Pacific Islands Nicki Pesik, Sue Gorman, Wayne D. Williams 109-114
Conference Reports
Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors’ Congress, 2002 Heather Young Leslie 115-118
The University of Washington Pacific Islands Continuing Clinical Education Program (PICCEP): Guam Conference on structure and content of continuing clinical education programs in the U.S.-Associated jurisdictions Matthew J. Thompson, Susan M. Skillman, Ronald Schneeweiss, L. Gary Hart, Karin Johnson and the Pacific Islands Continuing Clinical Education Program (PICCEP) Study Team 119-122
CDC – PCC Bioterrorism Preparedness Developmental Workshop, Palau. 21 October – 1 November 2002 Greg Dever 123
Pacific Health Institutions
Developing a public health emergency operations plan: a primer Mark Keim 124-129
The Pacific Center for Emergency Health: an anatomy of collaborative development and change - the Palau perspective Victor Yano, Masao Ueda, Julie Tellei, Willy Wally, Stevenson Kuartei, Willie Tokon, Seleima Lalabalavu, Caleb Otto, Sandra Pierantozzi, Greg Dever 130-133
Assistance for Emergency Health Antonio Rivera 134-140
In-country and community-based postgraduate family practice training for Micronesian physicians - the Palau AHEC: a collaborative effort Greg Dever, Sitaleki A Finau, Ross McCormick, Stevenson Kuartei, Kelley Withy, Victor Yano, Neal Palafox, Masao Ueda, Sandra Pierantozzi, Eliuel Pretrick, Victor Ngaden, A. Mark Durand 141-145
History of the Pacific Emergency Health Initiative (PEHI) Mark Keim 146-149
Book Reviews
 
Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years .
Jared Diamond
Reviewer: Greg Dever 150-154
Abstracts
 
Selected Abstracts   155-161
Selected Abstracts from the 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine, Japan, 2002   162-171
PHD Editor
172


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