Disaster recovery planning at an award winning Veterans Affairs Centre

The disaster and emergency preparedness system at the award winning US Veterans Affairs Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Centre (VACSP), a clinical trials organisation, included the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and section emergency plans. The EOP was developed with the primary objective of maintaining key operations. The Emergency Preparedness Team and section leaders identified critical systems and business functions that had to continue in the e...

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2.2.4 Formulate and review business unit strategy
12.6 Implement emergency response programs