Organization

Disaster Medical Science Division
International Cooperation for Disaster Medicine Lab
Research Subject(s)
I explore Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and support receiving plans of medical institutions. Even in the event of a disaster, medical institutions are required to keep their functions while efficiently receiving support for the health of local residents. I think about what the hospital should prepare to maintain its function in the event of a disaster.
Key Words
Disaster Medicine / hospital BCP / hospital support reciving / Disaster Medical Education
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Research Activities

Hospitals cannot be made up of only doctors and nurses, but also various occupations such as pharmacists, inspection engineers, radiological engineers, registered dietitians, clerks, security guards, cleaners, and cooks. Also, hospitals need water, electricity, and gas, as well as the professional who maintain, who import food and drug, and who transport patients. Hospitals that involve many occupations cannot function as "hospitals" even if some occupations are absent in the event of a disaster. What does it take for a hospital to remain a "hospital" in the event of a disaster?  We are thinking through a business continuity plan (BCP).

Selected Works
  • Scoping Review of Hospital Business Continuity Plans to Validate the Improvement after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
    Sasaki H, Maruya H, Abe Y, Fujita M, Furukawa H, Fuda M, Kamei T, Yaegashi N, Tominaga T, Egawa S.Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2020 Jul;251(3):147-159. doi: 10.1620/tjem.251.147. PMID: 32641641
  • Sleep Disturbance of Evacuees in Minamisanriku Town after Great East Japan Earthquake: Risk Factors and Treatment.
    Nakamura Y, Suda T, Murakami A, Sasaki H, Tsuji I, Sugawara Y, Nishizawa M, Hatsugai K, Egawa S. Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2020 Jul;251(3):207-216. doi: 10.1620/tjem.251.207. PMID: 32669518
  • Medical Needs in Minamisanriku Town after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
    Suda T, Murakami A, Nakamura Y, Sasaki H, Tsuji I, Sugawara Y, Hatsugai K, Nishizawa M, Egawa S. Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2019 Jun;248(2):73-86. doi: 10.1620/tjem.248.73. PMID: 31178539
  • Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Nosocomial Infection among Healthcare Workers during Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Sierra Leone. Jones-Konneh TEC, Suda T, Sasaki H, Egawa S. Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2018 Aug;245(4):231-238. doi: 10.1620/tjem.245.231. PMID: 30078788
  • Intensive Education of Health Care Workers Improves the Outcome of Ebola Virus Disease: Lessons Learned from the 2014 Outbreak in Sierra Leone.
    Jones-Konneh TEC, Murakami A, Sasaki H, Egawa S. Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2017 Oct;243(2):101-105. doi: 10.1620/tjem.243.101. PMID: 29033398
Selected Memberships
  • Japanese Association for Disaster Medicine
  • Japanese Society of Public Health
  • Japan Surgical Society
  • Japan Board of Public Health and Social Medicine
  • The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery
Selected Awards
  • Shourei-sho, IRIDeS, Tohoku University