How to Lead during Bioattacks with the Public's Trust and Help, Executive Summary

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Executive Summary

Introduction

This interactive manual is the executive summary of the Working Group consensus statement. By outlining key points and providing supporting case studies of responses to real-life crises, the manual is designed to advise leaders of four specific issues that should be considered in bioterrorism and epidemic response planning. Specifically:

	What defines "leadership" during an epidemic or biological attack?
	Why do bioattacks present special challenges and high-stakes decisions for leaders?
	What leadership dilemmas may arise in a deliberate epidemic, and how might they be averted?
	What situations splinter the social trust necessary to cope with health crises, and how might they be diffused?
	Informational Graph: Agility, Endurance, and Recovery Through Collaboration

Adapted from "Leading during Bioattacks and Epidemics with the Public's Trust and Help," Biosecurity and Bioterrorism 2004;2(1):25-40.