Disaster Medicine across the life cycle

Hosted by the following SIGs – Disaster Medicine, Paediatrics, Geriatrics, Environmental and Public Health

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Target audience

Specialists, trainees and other health care providers interested in understanding the considerations for patients with special needs in a disaster setting. For example, children, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups.

Understanding these unique perspectives and needs will allow for better planning and, therefore, a better response for these patients and community groups.

Learning objectives

1. Understanding and learning to mitigate the specific factors in a disaster setting that put pediatric/geriatric/psychiatric populations at higher risk
2. Understanding of management of the adult psychiatric patient in a disaster setting
3. Learn age specific techniques to de-escalate patients in crisis (agitated, suicidal, psychotic and other) as well as safety precautions to put in place to mitigate further risk
4. Understanding the disaster triggers that put specific groups at higher risk of bad outcomes

Program

Moderators

Dr Kavita Varshney, Australia
Dr Rosa McNamara, Ireland

Topics

Paediatric issues to be considered in disasters, Dr Ronald Tan Ming Ren, Singapore

Public Health issues to be considered in disasters, Dr Lai Heng Foong, Australia

Mental health issues to be considered in disasters, Dr Jeanne LeBlanc, Canada

The impact of disasters on the adult population, Dr Tony Bleetman, United Kingdom

Vulnerabilities of the geriatric populations to be considered in disasters, Dr Jiraporn Sri-on, Thailand

Dates and times

Thursday 6 February 2025 8:00 pm-9:30 pm UTC

[London 8:00 pm | 7:00 am AEDT | 4:00 am HKT | 9:00 am NZDT | 9:00 pm CET | 12:00 am GST | 3:00 pm EST | 12:00 pm PST]

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All delegates will receive

• Attendance at session
• Acknowledgement of completion
• Link to recorded session

Course fees

High-Income Countries
$35 AUD - Doctors and Physicians
$15 AUD – Allied Health Practitioners and Students

Middle-Income Countries
$20 AUD - Doctors and Physicians
$10 AUD – Allied Health Practitioners and Students

Low-Income Countries
$5 AUD – Doctors and Physicians
$5 AUD – Allied Health Practitioners and Students

Note - prices above are in Australian dollars, approximately 0.65 US dollars. Click here to check the cost in your currency.

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