Empowering Community: Advancing Disaster & Terror Medicine through Post-Graduate Education
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Norfolk Hall | In-Person Only
| Tuesday, July 23, 2024 |
| 12:05 PM - 12:25 PM |
Overview
A Prof Jonathan Knott, Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne
Details
Key Presentation Learnings:
1. A new approach to advancing the education of health professionals in disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.
2. Lessons from the forefront of learning in disaster and terror medicine, expanding health sector capacity.
3. Innovative and collaborative approaches to connecting emergency management and health sector personnel through education and public dialogue.
Speaker
A Prof Jonathan Knott
Professor Of Emergency Medicine
University of Melbourne
Empowering Community: Advancing Disaster & Terror Medicine through Post-Graduate Education
Abstract
Empowering Community: Advancing Disaster & Terror Medicine through Post-Graduate Education
George Braitberg, Marion Orchison, Violet Mukaro, Anna Parker, Derrick Tin, Peter Archer, Jonathan Knott
Introduction
Health professionals play a vital role in disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. As disasters increase in frequency and severity, we must equip Australian medical and health personnel with the knowledge and skills to prepare for and respond to disasters.
Despite globally recognised approaches to education in disaster medicine and health, there has been a reported gap in competency-based education in disaster and terror medicine.
We report on a new Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Terror Medicine, preparing and enhancing the capacity of health professionals and expanding Australia’s disaster management workforce.
Approach
Using a modular approach, tailored to students already in the workforce, courses incorporate online and face-to-face learning, empowering students to put principles into practice.
Courses have attracted diverse enrolments including emergency physicians, intensivists, nurses, public health specialists, paramedics, government officials, GPs, and forensic dentists, with micro-credentials also appealing to clinical and non-clinical people wanting to upskill quickly.
The nested suite of courses from Specialist Certificate to Graduate Diploma, (and soon a master’s degree), cover subjects in Disaster and Terror Medicine Principles and Responses, Managing Complex Disasters, Clinical Leadership During Crises, Human Factors in Critical Care and Advanced Toxicology and Terror.
Courses are delivered in partnership with diverse Australian and International experts from Ambulance Victoria, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Victorian Department of Health, Emergency Management Victoria, Harvard Medical School, and Reichmann University’s International Institute for Counterterrorism.
Conclusion
This presentation shares insights into an innovative approach to strengthening and expanding health sector capacity. Outlining our experience at the forefront of learning in disaster and terror medicine and collaboration in the Disaster and Emergency Management sector.
George Braitberg, Marion Orchison, Violet Mukaro, Anna Parker, Derrick Tin, Peter Archer, Jonathan Knott
Introduction
Health professionals play a vital role in disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. As disasters increase in frequency and severity, we must equip Australian medical and health personnel with the knowledge and skills to prepare for and respond to disasters.
Despite globally recognised approaches to education in disaster medicine and health, there has been a reported gap in competency-based education in disaster and terror medicine.
We report on a new Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Terror Medicine, preparing and enhancing the capacity of health professionals and expanding Australia’s disaster management workforce.
Approach
Using a modular approach, tailored to students already in the workforce, courses incorporate online and face-to-face learning, empowering students to put principles into practice.
Courses have attracted diverse enrolments including emergency physicians, intensivists, nurses, public health specialists, paramedics, government officials, GPs, and forensic dentists, with micro-credentials also appealing to clinical and non-clinical people wanting to upskill quickly.
The nested suite of courses from Specialist Certificate to Graduate Diploma, (and soon a master’s degree), cover subjects in Disaster and Terror Medicine Principles and Responses, Managing Complex Disasters, Clinical Leadership During Crises, Human Factors in Critical Care and Advanced Toxicology and Terror.
Courses are delivered in partnership with diverse Australian and International experts from Ambulance Victoria, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Victorian Department of Health, Emergency Management Victoria, Harvard Medical School, and Reichmann University’s International Institute for Counterterrorism.
Conclusion
This presentation shares insights into an innovative approach to strengthening and expanding health sector capacity. Outlining our experience at the forefront of learning in disaster and terror medicine and collaboration in the Disaster and Emergency Management sector.
Biography
Jonathan Knott is an Emergency physician and Clinical Sub-Dean for Emergency Medicine at the University of Melbourne and on the Executive for the Department of Critical Care. He is Head of Education for the Department with responsibility for the Disaster and Terror Health courses. He is currently Chair of the Research Committee for the International Federation of Emergency Medicine
