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Myongji Hospital said on Thursday it successfully concluded a symposium and an implementation drill on emerging infectious disease preparedness on Wednesday.
The drill was organized to share the strategies and know-how of Myongji Hospital, which has been leading the way in responding to infectious diseases, and to further strengthen the response capabilities and quarantine system through realistic drills.
At the symposium, Lee Wang-jun, chairman of Myongji Hospital, who presented the “Vision for Responding to Emerging Infectious Diseases,” said that as past pandemics have repeated every five to six years, the likelihood of a new infectious disease outbreak this year is high, and warned of the risk of influenza-like viruses such as bird flu leading to new infectious diseases.
He also emphasized that even though people have experienced Covid-19 for a long time, there is a relative difference in the depth of concern and consensus about the next pandemic.
He said it is necessary to support the hospital-wide response system regardless of job and department, strengthen internal and external communication, and prepare for national-level policies, vaccine development, and treatment stockpiling.
Myongji Hospital held a symposium and practice drill for preparing for new infectious diseases on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Myongji Hospital)
Myongji Hospital held a symposium and practice drill for preparing for new infectious diseases on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Myongji Hospital)
After the symposium, the hospital carried out an iconographic training, which was based on a scenario of human-to-human transmission of avian influenza (H5N1). The drill consisted of a situation room scenario in the C4 area emergency meeting room and an on-site execution drill, and in addition to hospital staff, officials from related organizations attended to explore community response plans.
The drill allowed the on-site response procedures to be checked in real-time via Zoom virtual meeting in the situation room and discussed ways to improve them. The entire process was also broadcast on Myongji Hospital's YouTube channel so that medical staff who could not participate in the event could access the content.
The drill was based on a scenario in which an overseas bird flu case was brought into the country, and measures were implemented in stages to prevent the spread of infection. As the infectious disease crisis alert was raised, responses such as isolating patients, protecting medical staff, securing hospital beds, strengthening epidemiological surveys, and operating dual tracks were systematically implemented.
In addition, internal and external communication measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, practical countermeasures to prevent community transmission, and effective operational measures were emphasized. In addition, infection control and response procedures assuming the unexpected situation of infection of medical staff in an isolation ward were also included, and a lecture was held after the drill.
“Although we have been experiencing the Covid-19 pandemic for a long time, only half of our employees have actual experience in responding to infectious diseases due to differences in jobs, departments, and joining and leaving the hospital,” said Lee. ”This drill was a meaningful opportunity to check and strengthen our practical response capabilities, and we will continue to strengthen our position as a leading hospital for infectious disease response with more company-wide drills involving more employees.”
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