Outbreak Management in Aged Care Facilities

Outbreak Management in Aged Care Facilities

By Brisbane South PHN

Date and time

Thu, 1 Mar 2018 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEST

Location

The Glen Hotel

24 Gaskell Street Eight Mile Plains, QLD 4113 Australia

Description

This education session aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of nurses and managers who work in residential aged care facilities on how to prepare, identify and respond to influenza and gastroenteritis outbreaks.

Guest Speakers:

Dr Bhakti Vasant, Public Health Physician, Metro South Public Health Unit

Deborah Judd, Public Health Nurse, Metro South Public Health Unit

This education session will cover:

  • Preparing for outbreaks

  • Identifying outbreaks

  • Responding to outbreaks

  • Reporting outbreaks

Times:

Registration - 8.00am

Presentation - 8.30am


For more information about this event please phone our Events Manager, Raquel McCready on 07 3864 7522 or email rmccready@bsphn.org.au

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Organised by

Brisbane South PHN is a not-for-profit organisation that supports primary health and directly commissions services to shape a health system that delivers better health outcomes for Brisbane south.

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