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The chapter discusses challenges in education and training for staff and stakeholders involved in emergency medicine and disaster management. According to the international bibliography in general terms, there is a lack of knowledge and skills to respond to disastrous situations, which leads to an inefficiency of the system and chaos once an emergency situation occurs. Thus, interprofessional education and interdisciplinary training models are considered remedies.
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Exadaktylos, A. (2021). The Importance of Education and Training in Disaster Management: An Overview. In: Pikoulis, E., Doucet, J. (eds) Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Disaster Management. Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34116-9_46
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