Two page brochure of IMPRESS project

1. Project Coordinator:
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IMproving
Preparedness and Response
of
hEalth Services
in major criseS
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh
Framework Programme for research, technological development and
demonstration under grant agreement no [608078]
Partners

2. Core Objectives:
Re-balance the disproportion between response needs
and health system capacity, through proper mobilization of
additional resources (material, logistics and health personnel)
and enhanced organization (e.g. e-triage, interoperability of
health services)
Remediate the information deficit with rapid collection of
relevant data and exchange of adequate information. Support
decision making according to the impact of crisis and incident
type to the Health Status of the Community
Improve the response and preparedness level of Health
services based on efficient planning, integral organization
and comprehensive training, using interoperable tools and
systems
Enhance interoperability within the same and among dif-
ferent EMS organizations using common taxonomy and
providing stakeholders in the emergency response domain
with a compatible operational framework
Concept and Stakeholders
What We Do
IMPRESS aims to improve the preparedness of emergency medical ser-
vices (ambulance dispatch centers, hospitals, volunteer communities
etc) in numerous ways, including planning for all-hazards, increasing
surge capacity, tracking the availability of hospital beds and other re-
sources using electronic systems, and developing systems that are in-
teroperable with other response teams. The IMPRESS scope is to pro-
vide health system with preparedness and response capabilities through
guidelines and tools where ultimately, the routine use of these capabili-
ties will improve their performance in case of large disasters.