Delivered Online
Duration
5 days
Cost from $2008.60
Overview
This course provides an overview of the key concepts and skills needed for inclusive disaster management planning and preparedness, to ensure essential community services are prepared for emergency situations. Upon completion, you will have a greater understanding of the critical role disaster and emergency risk assessment plays in preventing or mitigating the health and socio-economic effects of disasters and emergencies. This course includes interactive online sessions with a range of guest lecturers who are experts in the field.
Evolve with QUTeX
Develop your understanding of key concepts and skills related to inclusive disaster management planning and preparedness. Gain practice in the real-world processes of assessing disaster risk, as the first step towards building resilience and business continuity. Course content reflects the international focus on understanding disaster risk as a key priority for the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2039 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Who should participate?
Anyone currently or potentially involved in or responsible for planning, preparation and management of community, business, government or health services during major incidents and disasters.
Your expert Guest Speakers
Emeritus Professor Gerry FitzGerald
Emeritus Professor Gerry FitzGerald holds medical specialist qualifications in Emergency Medicine and Medical Administration and a Doctor of Medicine. He is currently an Emeritus Professor with the School of Public Health and Social Work at QUT and was previously the Director of the Emergency Department at Ipswich Hospital and one of the founders of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. He served four years as national secretary and four years as Editor in Chief of the College journal. He was subsequently Medical Director and then Commissioner of the Qld Ambulance Service and Chief Health Officer for Qld.
His research interests focus on the way in which emergency health services function under the routine challenges from a growing and ageing population and the non-routine challenges associated with disasters including those related to global warming. He has published over 140 peer reviewed articles, a text in Disaster Health Management, eight book chapters and more than 100 conference representations. He has supervised more than 25 PhD students to completion and obtained over $5m in research grants.
Associate Professor Kim Johnston
Associate Professor Kim Johnston’s PhD researches communication issues associated with engagement, social impact and social license to operate across government, corporate, and the non-profit sectors, and leads the stakeholder engagement research group as part of the QUT Business School - Social and Business Engagement Research Centre. She is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Board Member of MNHHS (QH), and the RBWH Foundation.
Professor Vivienne Tippett
Professor Vivienne Tippett is the Director of Research for the School of Clinical Sciences and Discipline Lead of the Paramedic Science program at QUT. Prior to joining QUT in 2012, she was the Director of the Australian Centre for Prehospital Research (UQ and QAS). She has more than 25 years’ experience as a researcher and consultant in the emergency pre-hospital, disaster health and emergency health systems. Her work has been recognised with an OAM for services to medical education (2018) and a Distinguished Service medal from QAS (2012) for services to paramedic research. She is a Fellow of the Jamieson Trauma Institute at RBWH and the Lead Researcher for the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC (2013-2020). This research program was recognised with a CRC Association national award for research innovation (2019).
Core concepts
- Health system preparedness and business continuity: Case of COVID-19
- Planning for disasters in the context of climate change
- Community preparedness and education
- Operational preparedness for a disaster
- Complex and compound events
Details
Where and when
Live stream presentations (option for registrations received prior to course dates below)
Block 1: Friday 1 May - Sunday 3 May 2020
Block 2: Friday 15 - Saturday 16 May 2020
(9am - 5pm daily)
Or listen to lecture recordings at your leisure. Registrations can be taken up until the 31 August 2020 for participants who wish to learn via lecture recordings. Flexible deadlines for the optional assessment can be negotiated with the Course Convenor.
Certification
You will receive recognition of your participation once you complete the workshop.
If you register for the assessment module and successfully complete the assessment, you will receive a certificate of completion which can be used to apply for advanced standing in a related award course.
Cost
Standard registration:
Workshop modules only: $2,231.77 (GST included)
Workshop and assessment modules: $2,789.72 (GST included)
10% early-bird discount (on payments received before 10 April 2020):
Workshop modules only: $2,008.60
Workshop and assessment modules: $2,510.75
* Early bird discount is only available on standard course prices (non-ACHSM members).
15% Australasian College of Health Service Managers (ACHSM) members discount:
Workshop modules only: $1,897.01 (GST included)
Workshop and assessment modules: $2,371.26 (GST included)
25% QUT Alumni Discount
Workshop modules only: $1,673.83 (GST included)
Workshop and assessment modules: $2,092.29 (GST included)
More details
The course is shared by students enrolled in postgraduate programs at QUT.
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