Overview
Learn how to implement a comprehensive disaster response and develop associated funding proposals in local, national and international contexts.
This four day intensive course covers the following areas of disaster response and recovery:
- Systems, structures and processes
- System continuity and recovery
- Community recovery
- Human and social considerations

Who should participate?
Anyone currently or potentially involved in or responsible for planning, preparation and management of essential services during major incidents and disasters.

Your expert facilitator Dr Sam Toloo
Dr Sam Toloo conducted his master’s research on the socio-demographic factors associated with the severity of and recovery from mental illness among the Iranian veterans of the Iran-Iraq war. He then worked as an Assistant Lecturer before attending the Australian National University for his PhD research on social-psychological factors, cultural beliefs and attitudes related to health seeking and consultation behaviour of Lebanese Australians in Sydney. He pursued his passion in this area and extended his research to understanding social-psychological determinants of inequality in accessing and utilising emergency health services (including ambulance and hospital emergency departments), as well as community vulnerability to health effects of heatwaves.
Learn more about Dr Sam TolooCore concepts
On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
- Identify and analyse issues that may be encountered during response and recovery to a major incident or disaster.
- Collaborate with others to manage the response and recovery phases of an emergency or disaster, based on an in-depth knowledge of relevant principles and practices.
- Critically evaluate the outcomes of early response and recovery and develop proposals to drive recovery, based on this analysis.
- Apply commonly used tools in project planning for recovery.
Details
Where and when
Face-to-face Delivery
This offering will be delivered face-to-face at the QUT Kelvin Grove Campus, Victoria Park Rd, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059.
Live sessions will be recorded and then made accessible via the Online learning portal below.
This course will run in Semester 2 2022. Exact course dates will be posted in June.
Online Access
Content will be delivered through a blend of live and pre-recorded sessions which can accessed through Blackboard (QUT’s online learning platform). Blackboard provides the opportunity to consolidate learning through peer collaboration and discussion with course convenors. The 4 days is indicative of the amount of total time needed to dedicate to your learning, the lectures and content can be covered at your leisure. For registrations after the commencement of face-to-face sessions, please allow at least 2 business days to be granted online access.
Certification
At the end of the Workshop Only course, you'll receive a Certificate of Participation documenting your participation in the course, subject to undertaking the learning activities suggested by the Course Convenor.
If you undertake and complete the Workshop and Assessment course, you'll receive a Certificate of Completion upon successful completion of the assessments. This can be used to apply for advanced standing in a related award course at QUT.
Cost
Workshop Only
Registration type | Investment |
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Earybird registration (close 4 weeks prior to course start date) | $2,090 (GST included) |
Standard registration | $2,3.25 (GST included) |
QUT Staff / Alumni registration | $1,745 (GST included) |
Australasian College of Health Service Managers (ACHSM) Members | $1,975 (GST included) |
Workshop and Assessment
Registration type | Investment |
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Earlybird registration (close 4 weeks prior to course start date) | $2,610 (GST included) |
Standard registration | $2,905 (GST included) |
QUT Staff / Alumni registration | $2,180 (GST included) |
Australasian College of Health Service Managers (ACHSM) Members | $2,470 (GST included) |
More details
This program is shared by postgraduate students in Health, and may involve some collaboration between professional development participants and postgraduate students.
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