Do I need insurance? – Paramedics and their risks - Presented by Guild Insurance
Knowing what can go wrong before it does is the first step to managing risks for any professional. This knowledge allows you to practice in a way which is safer for you and your patients.
This session will draw on examples of complaints and Ahpra notifications to highlight the most common areas of risk which lead to insurance claims. We’ll delve into these cases to understand what contributes to them occurring (it isn’t always as obvious as you might think) and what insurance you need to protect you and your livelihood should they occur.
The session will end with a focus on the positive – practical risk mitigation tips, to reduce the likelihood of facing these claims, will be shared and discussed.
Presented by:
Biographies
Christie Boucher
With 25 years of experience in education, Christie commenced her career as a secondary school health and physical education teacher. Over the past 20 years, her professional focus has centred on creating and implementing risk management education resources and programs tailored for diverse professional audiences. Christie possesses a keen interest in the role that education plays in risk management by contributing to heightened awareness and behavioural change.
Lauren Greenall
Lauren has 17 years’ experience in the insurance industry in both the UK and Australia. Lauren’s recent focus has been to design and develop affinity based insurance solutions for the unique and dynamic ways in which our Health and Allied Health Association Partners are working. Lauren builds strong collaborative relationships to ensure Guild delivers an industry leading insurance product to meet expectations.
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.
