ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY TEAM: LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
Relationship building
Selection of team members
Distribution of task
Administration team
Operational team
appoint leaders
acknowledge teammates expertise
to deal with the higher organization such as MOH
to organize the operation
Technical team
Purchasing team
Registration, reporting & SIMKA team
Swab team
Heat inactivation & unboxing team
RNA extraction team
RT PCR team
to set up the laboratory
to involve in sanitization process
to ensure the staffs adhere to SOP
to handle the procurement of equipments/reagents
to handle documentation and payment
to organize sample registration in SIMKA
liaise with MKAK/PKD for any issues regarding registration
to involve in sample collection and transportation
to appoint a doctor for sample collection
to unbox the samples for test
heat inactivation to inactivate the virus
to extract RNA
to perform RT PCR
to analyse data
to report in SIMKA/call PKD for positive cases
identify location
optimize the workflow
identify and optimize the bottleneck process
identify knowledge
identify resources
Agility & adaptability
able to recognize resources
able to analyze availability
able to counter problems at the right time
Decision making
able to decide the right equipment needed at the right time
choose the right method for testing
Sensitivity
Simplicity
Specificity
Staff motivation
Ensure sufficient staff
Get a proper schedule
Provide training
Two-way communication
Give enough rest
Conflict management
Problems & issues
able to troubleshoot sample contamination issues
able to work fast without jeopardizing the quality of testing
able to find source to overcome budget
manage to organize the staff scheduling and ensure well-being of all staffs
provide back up plan to overcome shortage of equipment
able to adapt to changes
able make decision at short period of time
able to analyze pros and cons