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American Board of Physician Specialties Announces Unprecedented American Board of Disaster Medicine
美国专科医师委员会宣布成立史无前例的灾难医学委员会
First-ever Program Responds to Growing Need for Disaster Planning
首次用于应对日益增长灾难防备长远需要
Atlanta – For the first time in the history of medicine, physicians may earn board certification in disaster medicine. The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) announces today the American Board of Disaster Medicine. The board will be accepting applications from physicians of various specialties on May 1, 2006 and plans to administer the first examination in the fall of 2006.
亚特兰大——医生获得灾难医学的认证，是医学历史上的先例。ABPS今天成立灾难医学委员会（Board of Disaster Medicine）。本委员会将在2006年5月1号接纳不同专业医生的培训。计划在2006年秋开始组织第一次认证测验。
The certification in disaster medicine was formed after two years of intense focus on the subject because of the need for responders to effectively organize and coordinate disaster planning. “Our country must be prepared for disasters every day, whether terrorist attacks, natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, or health crises such as a flu pandemic. This program is an integral step in preparing our nation’s health system so when these disasters strike, we can work together as a team,” said William Carbone, CEO of the ABPS. “We have some of the most experienced and powerful minds behind this initiative.”
经过2年的对灾难医学课题的论证，因为需要有效的组织和整合灾难计划。“不管是否有没有恐怖袭击我们国家必须居安思危，天天做好应灾难的准备，自然灾害像，飓风Katrina，其它的健康危机像，流感大流行。本项目是对国家健康系统的预备整合必要步骤，当这些灾难来临的是后，我们能紧密地团结起来应付灾难。” “我有一些最富有经验和强有力智囊支持本项目的发起”
The leaders involved in formulating this certification have first-hand experience responding to disasters. “Preparation is vital; coordination with other specialists would forever change the way our country responds to disaster,” said Dr. Maurice Ramirez, Chairperson of the board. “The initiative is deliberately focused on various clinical specialties; therefore, the collective board can provide a knowledge base and advice to various organizations that engage in preparedness planning,” said Dr. Ramirez.
Physicians from a range of backgrounds are needed to enable comprehensive response when disaster strikes. “We cannot limit disaster response to one organization when it requires that so many other groups get involved, from the first responders to aid from the federal level,” said Dr. David McCann, member of the board.
领导者相关描述这些认证，拥有第一手对灾难反应的经验。委员会主席 Dr. Maurice Ramirez说：“预备很关键；与专科医生的合作将永远是我们国家应对灾难的有效手段”。“所以委员会的发起特别关注各学科的临床专家；因此，整合委员会的智囊，能提供知识，组织各种组织参与预备计划”。需要来者不同背景的医生，当灾难来临时能做出综合反应。委员会的成员Dr. David McCann,说：“我们不能限制灾难只需一个组织反应，灾难来临时可能波及很多部门，从第一急救者到联邦救助的各个水平”。
“The country as a whole needs to be better prepared in both responding to and preparing for future disasters,” said board member, Dr. Lewis Marshall. “It is impossible to predict disaster, but it is very possible to achieve better preparedness.” “Our goal is to foster, coordinate, build and facilitate partnerships with all affected organizations and entities at all levels to communicate a new and advanced body of knowledge to physicians and other health care professionals” said Carbone.
委员 Dr. Lewis Marshall说：就整体而言，国家需要从反应和预备两方面对未来灾难做好准备。“灾难是不可预测的，但是可以做好预防。” Carbone.说：“我们的目标是快速、协调合作、在各种水平的组织间建立、促进有效快速的与医生，健康护理专家的沟通机制。”
American Board of Disaster Medicine was founded by the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS). The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) is the nation’s third largest recognized physician multi-specialty certifying body, advancing the art and science of medicine by providing medical specialty board certification for allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians. The ABPS monitors the adherence to approved standards related to certification and recertification and addresses examination construction, administration, scoring, reliability, and validity. ABPS maintains standards to assure quality control. The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) is the official certification body of the American Association of Physician Specialties, Inc. (AAPS). ABPS is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. |