This recording is from 2018 or earlier, prior to national registration for paramedics being implemented in Australia and Aotearoa. Please note that while there is some excellent content that pre-dates registration, some may be out of date or no longer relevant to current guidelines and standards.
he 2018 SPANZ symposium is looking at the very current theme of Resilience. It is targeted at delegates working in the pre-hospital setting and is predominantly open to students from paramedicine, nursing, social work, medicine and police recruits. This is the first step for students transitioning towards working with other professions and utilizing our colleagues out of the hospital setting.
The program include two scenario-based panels which will delve itno mental health and disaster management on a deeper level. There will be a range of presentations targeted at both personal and organisationl resillience, including topics covering: family violence, addiction services, mental health (our own and our patients), street drugs, debriefing, work wellness/coping with shift work and counselling.
This session will be presented by the Organisational Resilience Panel "Disaster Management" (FENZ, NZDF, NZ Police, WFA) will discuss their departmental disaster recovery process flow.
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.
