Table 1

Tabletop exercise design

Design elementDetail
ScopeThis tabletop exercise was designed to evaluate the preparedness and response capabilities of operational teams at multiple levels in managing pharmaceutical supply operations throughout the various phases of a disaster
Exercise length13 hours
Types of hazardsMultihazards
  • Pandemic

  • Floods

  • CBRNE incidents

Facilitator involvementMild involvement
Exercise styleFace to face
Mission areaMitigation, preparedness, response and recovery
Capabilities tested during the tabletop exerciseRisk management, incident management, communications and coordination, needs assessment, surge capacity, stockpiling strategies, quantity forecasting, procurement and sourcing of critical supplies, supply and demand management, deployment of mobile teams, donation management, evacuation planning and human resource management
Players rolesMulti-role exercise including:
  • Hospital Pharmacy

  • Health Clinic Pharmacy

  • District Health Office Pharmacy

  • State Pharmacy

  • Health System Pharmacy

Participants
  • Players

  • Controllers

  • Facilitators

  • Evaluators

  • Observer

Evaluations
  • Pre-post tabletop exercise survey

  • Hot wash

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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