Webinar: General Practice Emergency Response Team (GPRET)
General practice can play a vital role in disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery by maintaining continuity of care at a time when communities need it most.
WA Primary Health Alliance is pleased to host this webinar about the role of general practice in emergency response for primary health care workers who would like to be informed and involved in disaster and emergency management in WA.
The following topics will be covered:
- State emergency management arrangements as they relate to primary care providers.
- Health response and disaster management in WA.
- The role of primary health care in prevention, preparedness, response and recovery in disaster and emergency.
- How stakeholders can contribute towards shaping the General Practice Emergency Response Team model.
Guest speakers:
- Dr Tudor Codreanu – Director Disaster Preparedness and Management Directorate Department of Health, MD MSc (Med) MSc(Disaster Medicine) PhD (Disaster Medicine).
- Dr Sara Renwick Lau – GP based in Mallacoota in East Gippsland, with more than 20 years of experience working with regional and rural communities.
- James Sherriff – Kimberley Health Response Lead and Broome Hospital Executive.
For more information on this project visit WAPHA General Practice Emergency Response Team Project
Event Details
March 18
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Health Professionals