Mobilizing Technology Solutions to Improve Health Care Resource Response and Management During High Stress, Emergency and Disaster Events

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Recognizing the need for increased inter-professional communication and data interchange during large and small scale emergency situations, Centennial College developed the Inter-professional Disaster Emergency Action Studies (IDEAS) Network to stage high fidelity emergency and disaster simulations. Since its inception in 2005 the IDEAS Network has completed seven full-scale multi-disciplinary community simulation exercises involving an extensive collaborative network of more than 3,500 students, faculty and public/private sector professionals across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Through participation in these simulation exercises and analysis of the resulting data, the applied research team at the Centennial College Applied Research and Innovation Centre (ARIC) identified a critical need for applied research in several areas of the emergency situation continuum of prevention, response and recovery. ARIC has grounded its applied research program in