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Checked 16 October 2026 · Five hospital pharmacies in French-speaking Switzerland; 2023–2024 data
Thai/English summaries are project paraphrases, not official translations or endorsement of the original study.
Research question
Do continuity plans improve after a TTX, and relate to later team exercise response?
Method and context
Pre/post 48-item plan assessment around a blackout TTX; four assessors observed a later FSX, actually 7.4–10.2 months later (Table 3; Methods specifies 6–9 months).
Study summary
Observed team response within 6–12 months, without baseline team performance to establish retention.
Findings
Mean plan score rose from 1.74 to 1.89/5; teams completed 54–82% of expected actions. Plan and FSX scores correlated (R² = 0.78).
Contribution
Connects documentary preparedness with observed team actions.
Interpretation limits
Five volunteer pharmacy organizations, no control or baseline FSX, one plan assessor and prior experience confound interpretation. No causal retention gain, 12-month assessment or real-incident transfer demonstrated.
A question for further research
Project proposal: assess Thai EOC teams at baseline and months 6/12 using comparable fresh scenarios, two independent raters, COP/decision/handover evidence, and turnover/refresher logs.
A starting point for a study design: extend the literature search, specify methods and outcomes, and assess ethics requirements for the data and participants.
Explore the team assessment framework informed by this study
Proposed pilot, not an instrument endorsed by the original researchers
Connect evidence to KSEC / OBE
Project-proposed critical-appraisal evidence, not research findings or accreditation criteria from the original authors.
- K
- Explain the question, concepts and findings with locators in the original.
- S
- Compare methods, variables and limitations with another study before designing a test or CPX.
- E
- Separate reported results from your proposals, cite originals and examine implications for vulnerable groups.
- C
- Record responses to critique and revisions after new evidence. Observe behaviour repeatedly, not from a single reading.
Related learning modules
- Design a CPX from intended outcomes
- Simulation scenarios and 3D for learning
- From knowledge resources to OBE and KSEC assessment
- EOC, common operating picture and crisis decisions
Related knowledge domains
Original-study citation
Ferdinand Le Bloc’h; Laurence Schumacher; Pascal Bonnabry; Nicolas Widmer (2026). Tabletop Exercise for Training and Improving Business Continuity Plan Development in Hospital Pharmacies. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 20, e156. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2026.10424
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