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Overview
Who is this course for?
Disaster and Terror Medicine is a system-orientated specialty that intersects clinical medicine and a diverse group of responding agencies. The course is relevant to critical care clinicians (including doctors, nurses, clinical leaders); emergency services (including paramedics, emergency responders); hospital administrators; government and policy makers; social workers; and the military.
Career Outcomes
On completion of this course, you will have the ability to recognise, assess, and respond to complex disaster and terror management situations. You will be able to confidently implement health programs for different types of disasters during all the phases of the disaster management cycle, including prevention, response and recovery, and gain a unique understanding of the typology of terror from a health perspective.
Further study
Credit earned in some of these subjects can be used towards completion of the Master of Advanced Nursing Practice, Master of Public Health and Graduate Certificate in Climate Change and Health.
Related courses
If you are interested in building your knowledge in this discipline but not yet ready to commit to studying a Graduate Diploma you may also wish to explore the following related courses: