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Interpreting the Pandemic for Decision Making and Action

Emergency Planning

As the Covid-19 pandemic progresses, causing distributed crises in one country after another, it is like watching all I have taught about for the last four decades flash past in a sort of speeded-up film. My primary message was that a pandemic is as much a socio-economic and behavioural problem as a medical and epidemiological one.

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Pandemic Planning: What is a Pandemic Operating Regime, and do I need one?

Plan B Consulting

Following the spread of Coronavirus throughout China and surrounding countries, Charlie introduces the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime and why you should develop one. I want to introduce the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime (POR), explain what it is and why I suggest that you develop one.

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Pandemic Planning: What is a Pandemic Operating Regime, and do I need one?

Plan B Consulting

Following the spread of Coronavirus throughout China and surrounding countries, Charlie introduces the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime and why you should develop one. I want to introduce the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime (POR), explain what it is and why I suggest that you develop one.

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Customer Value Story: Prevention is Better Than Cure

LogisManager

The pandemic has disrupted operating models of businesses across the globe. Innovation is no longer a competitive differentiator; hospitals, clinics and pharmacies now rely on the flexibility and capacity of their technology to continue providing services. Customer Value Story: Prevention is Better Than Cure. Business Outcome.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Whereas it is not possible to stop earthquakes, it is possible to construct anti-seismic buildings and to organize human activities in such a way as to minimize the risk of death. Activism is much more common than fatalism (this is the so-called "therapeutic community"). Reality: Survivors rapidly get to work on the clear-up.

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Lone Workers vs. Remote Workers: Knowing the Difference and Keeping Both Safe

everbridge

The Covid-19 pandemic increased opportunities for remote work four to five times more than before, according to a report from McKinsey & Co. The rapid transformation brought forward by the pandemic has muddied the definition of remote workers versus lone workers, but it’s essential not to confuse the two.

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Healthcare Organizations Leverage PagerDuty Platform and Pro Bono Technical Support to Advance Global Vaccine Equity by Nisha Kadaba

PagerDuty

As new COVID-19 variants emerge and the world continues to combat the spread of the virus, we know that the pandemic will not end for anyone , until it ends for everyone. The PagerDuty product has allowed us to scale our pandemic response work globally. of people in low-income countries are fully vaccinated.