Ludwig Lin, MD, speaks with Grete Porteous, MD, about emergency preparedness in healthcare and the role of critical care personnel in catastrophic situations. Dr. Porteous advises on how to prepare institutions for disaster including evaluation of disaster plans, development of standard work processes and cognitive aids, and staff education and training. Dr. Porteous is an anesthesiologist and Associate Program Director of the anesthesiology residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. She is also an instructor in emergency preparedness at Homeland Security’s Center for Domestic Preparedness in Aniston, Alabama.

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