Australian Emergency Management Arrangements and Response to a Public Health Emergency
In this webinar the focus will be on emergency management and the foundations underpinning an ambulance service’s response. An overview of emergency management will be provided as well as a definition of an ‘emergency.’ Australian emergency management arrangements will be discussed. The current Pandemic will be used to draw examples of the strategic and tactical preparation needed to respond to an ongoing emergency.
About the Presenter David lectures in emergency management, law & ethics as well as a paramedical practice. David works as a Paramedic with St John Ambulance (NT) and performs competency assessments for AHPRA under S80 of the Legislation. David has previously worked in NSW and Northern Ireland in roles including operational planning and emergency management. David has a specialist interest in mass gatherings, and prehospital resuscitation and is completing a PhD
David Reid is a Paramedic and director of paramedicine at ECU, in Western Australia.
The College is the peak professional body representing and supporting paramedics and student paramedics across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand since 1973.
The College acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land and sea in which we live and work, we recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and culture and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
The College acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
