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Ecol Lett ; 23(12): 1736-1738, 2020 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32986298

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Ecological research is highlighting different kinds of issues concerning biodiversity conservation policies. Based on a historical study on protected areas, we suggest that these issues are not caused by a lack of knowledge or technical tools but rather by a misuse of ecological knowledge during the implementation of policy instruments in part driven by a lack of understanding of the mechanisms underlying the policymaking process. We believe that determining the conditions under which ecological science can enlighten policy decisions is now necessary to address current biodiversity conservation issues. This can only be achieved through the promotion of interdisciplinary research.


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Biodiversity , Conservation of Natural Resources , Policy Making
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Prehosp Disaster Med ; 33(5): 471-477, 2018 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30379128

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IntroductionA crucial component of a hospital's disaster plan is an efficient staff recall communication method. Many hospitals use a "calling tree" protocol to contact staff members and recall them to work. Alternative staff recall methods have been proposed and explored. METHODS: An unannounced, multidisciplinary, randomized emergency department (ED) staff recall drill was conducted at night - when there is the greatest need for back-up personnel and staff is most difficult to reach. The drill was performed on December 14, 2017 at 4:00am and involved ED staff members from three hospitals which are all part of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC; Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Three tools were compared: manual phone tree, instant messaging application (IMA), and custom-made hospital Short Message Service (SMS) system. The key outcome measures were proportion of responses at 45 minutes and median response time. RESULTS: One-hundred thirty-two participants were recruited. There were 44 participants in each group after randomization. In the manual phone tree group, 18 (41%) responded within 45 minutes. In the IMA group, 11 participants (25%) responded in the first 45 minutes. In the SMS group, seven participants responded in the first 45 minutes (16%). Manual phone tree was significantly better than SMS with an effect size of 25% (95% confidence interval for effect: 4.6% to 45.0%; P=.018). Conversely, there was no significant difference between manual phone tree and IMA with an effect size of 16% (95% confidence interval for effect: -5.7% to 38.0%; P=.17) There was a statistically significant difference in the median response time between the three groups with the phone tree group presenting the lowest median response time (8.5 minutes; range: 2.0 to 8.5 minutes; P=.000006). CONCLUSION: Both the phone tree and IMA groups had a significantly higher response rate than the SMS group. There was no significant difference between the proportion of responses at 45 minutes in the phone tree and the IMA arms. This study suggests that an IMA may be a viable alternative to the traditional phone tree method. Limitations of the study include volunteer bias and the fact that there was only one communication drill, which did not allow staff members randomized to the IMA and SMS groups to fully get familiar with the new staff recall methods. HomierV, HamadR, LarocqueJ, ChasséP, KhalilE, FrancJM. A randomized trial comparing telephone tree, text messaging, and instant messaging app for emergency department staff recall for disaster response. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(5):471-477.


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Disasters , Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems , Personnel Staffing and Scheduling , Disaster Planning , Emergency Service, Hospital , Humans , Quebec , Telephone , Text Messaging
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