The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO), recently concluded the second phase of the Mass Casualty Management (MCM) training programme.
The training is part of the three-year Sport for Health partnership between MoPH and WHO, in collaboration with FIFA and the Qatar Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC).
The initial phase of the innovative programme started in March 2022 by training Hamad Medical Corp emergency department staff and accrediting a number of local health providers as MCM trainers.
The second phase involved healthcare providers working in governmental, semi-governmental, primary health centers and private hospitals.
The training focused on equipping these teams with the best clinical and administrative practices for managing patients in the critical initial 30 to 45 minutes following an incident in which there have been many casualties.
The training included interactive discussions, workshops and tabletop exercises simulating Mass Casualty Incidents.
In addition, the training was an opportunity for different healthcare facilities and teams to review their emergency plans.
Director of Health Emergency Department at the MoPH, Dr Mohamed al-Hajri said the programme was developed by the WHO Academy, the organisation's state-of-the-art lifelong learning centre.
"This programme introduces best practices based on experience gained from the responses of healthcare systems around the world who have dealt with such incidents," Dr al Hajri said.
"Being able to share this knowledge and best practice with our teams here in Qatar has been invaluable."
Nearly 45 healthcare providers participated in this training.
In addition, six regional healthcare providers attended upon the recommendation of the WHO enhancing Qatar's reputation as an emerging recognised regional center offering WHO courses.
The course was conducted by accredited local instructors who were trained by way of previous courses in addition to international experts from the WHO Academy. (QNA)
The initial phase of the innovative programme started in March 2022 by training Hamad Medical Corp emergency department staff and accrediting a number of local health providers as MCM trainers.
The second phase involved healthcare providers working in governmental, semi-governmental, primary health centers and private hospitals.
The training focused on equipping these teams with the best clinical and administrative practices for managing patients in the critical initial 30 to 45 minutes following an incident in which there have been many casualties.
The training included interactive discussions, workshops and tabletop exercises simulating Mass Casualty Incidents.
In addition, the training was an opportunity for different healthcare facilities and teams to review their emergency plans.
Director of Health Emergency Department at the MoPH, Dr Mohamed al-Hajri said the programme was developed by the WHO Academy, the organisation's state-of-the-art lifelong learning centre.
"This programme introduces best practices based on experience gained from the responses of healthcare systems around the world who have dealt with such incidents," Dr al Hajri said.
"Being able to share this knowledge and best practice with our teams here in Qatar has been invaluable."
Nearly 45 healthcare providers participated in this training.
In addition, six regional healthcare providers attended upon the recommendation of the WHO enhancing Qatar's reputation as an emerging recognised regional center offering WHO courses.
The course was conducted by accredited local instructors who were trained by way of previous courses in addition to international experts from the WHO Academy. (QNA)
