Specialist Certificate in Disaster Health Management

What will you learn?

Developed at the Department of Critical Care in consultation with industry, the program draws on the deep knowledge and real-world experience of international experts in the field, including leading experts in emergency medicine, emergency management, paramedicine and public health.

On completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Utilise clinical and health service design and implementation processes for preventing, planning, responding to, and managing disaster events.
• Identify the different roles key stakeholders play across a range of disaster management situations, allowing you to shape organisational response across cross-functional teams in clinical settings.
• Evaluate principles of resource utilisation, resilience and recovery management, applied to extreme conditions in a range of settings.
• Recognise, assess, and respond to complex disasters situations from a clinical and healthcare management perspective.
• Apply a clear ethical framework to crisis situations, increasing capacity to make highly effective decisions, supported by a strong understanding of disaster response methodology.
• Compare and contrast treatment and management regimes for a comprehensive range of natural and man-made disasters

Teaching dates for face-to-face workshops