• Explain the role and position of health in medical emergencies • Development of safety standards • Development of health preparedness tools in disasters and emergencies (national implementation of hospital preparedness model) • Development of an assessment tool for the preparedness of health service providers • Knowledge management in the field of health in medical emergencies and disasters • Determining the rehabilitation specialists’ empowerment in emergencies and disasters • Review and conduct comparative studies in the field of health in emergencies and disasters • Needs assessment of special groups health in medical emergencies and disasters (i.e. elderly, women, addicts,…) • Needs assessment of health services in emergencies and disasters • Explain the role and position of the rehabilitation team in health in emergencies and disasters • Hospital and pre-hospital emergencies in emergencies and disasters • Designing and compiling a model of pre-hospital services in emergencies and disasters • Comparison of pre-hospital services in developed and developing countries