Hi,
Interesting post. Very similar to the Global Patient Healthcare
Management task, i.e.,
in a Global Community a Patient must be known globally with global
rights, privileges and
responsibilities. Yes, the are ways of implementing such a system.
Problems are many. Significant ones include dissimilar Healthcare
Systems, legal systems
and political environments. But you already know about these types of
problems since
Disaster Relief encounters them every time the need arises.
Katrina was just another disaster that had been predicted for years by
the various Engineering
Communities involved in Human activities and misadventures,
Infrastructure, Politics and
Natural Sciences. More to come I hear!
We seem to have both common ground and a need to communicate on this
newsgroup.
Whether Disaster Relief or Global Healthcare, one needs to deal with
individuals, families
and support groups in a highly secure manner with appropriate security
rules, regulations
and policies performed accurately, precisely and timely.
In support of these 'goals' there has to be considerable, flexible
management tools available.
Asset Management is basic but it must portable and have access to
identified fixed assets
and databases (continuously moving assets is not a solution, e.g., ice
in Katrina relief).
Would appreciate a 'heads-up' regarding your forum when it is up and
running!
Would like to wish you luck on the project!
Regards!
-Thomas Clark
f_kenisky@earthlink.net wrote:
Hello to all.
I hope this message finds it's way to this group. It’s a long winded post
which I hope I can summarize quickly but fully explain.
I am working on a web project to assist with a disaster recovery effort that
can be used worldwide. Big task. Simple idea.
Working with the ARC here in San Antonio as a volunteer IT staff person and
during a few meetings I discovered the need for a quick type of web based
program that could be set up at the time of a crises and used by manyeb server
that can be used to keep a database of volunteers, evacuees and equipment.
I call the project Disaster Asset Management Network or The DAMN Project.
After the Katrina disaster I noticed several specials on the discovery and
history channels. They focused on what went wrong during disasters and the
reasons these things went wrong.
Now we can arm chair quarter back this thing till we're satisfied the right
person got the blame but the common thread I thought I saw was the ability to
quickly react to the problem with the right resources.
How can a web-based application do this? The first thing is that this DAMN
project does require some community involvement and corporation. The
immediate aftermath of Katrina brought about a need for a quick reaction to
help the survivors. People were separated from families. Equipment was
donated, loaned, borrowed etc. And volunteers expert in IT were used as
kitchen help.
Looks like a serious fire drill run in zero gravity.
An application that could be developed that would address these three areas
would be of great benefit to any area that suffers a disaster. With the
problems in Guatemala or India and Pakistan these natural problems are pretty
much here to stay not to mention man made problems.
I’m trying to set up a Forum / WIKI to get things rolling so people can set up
test sites and others can begin writing code. I want this to be an open
source project so that anyone who needs it can use it.
Thanks for any help.
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