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This workshop will explore opportunities to improve and build upon the current evidence base on the effects of medical product shortages, and subsequent product inventory conservation efforts on patient health and to predict, prevent, and respond to such future shortages in the United States. The workshop will focus on information-sharing, supply-chain infrastructure, and enhanced collaboration among public, private and non-profit stakeholders. It will inform future research that could be conducted under real-world and simulated conditions to provide public-health officials and the general public with accurate information to support policy-making and decision-making to improve patient care.
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Medical Product Shortages During Disasters: Opportunities to Predict, Prevent, and Respond: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
Proceedings
·2018
In response to the shortage of intravenous (IV) saline solution that was exacerbated during the 2017 hurricane season, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering...
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