Certificate
The Specialist Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine provides healthcare professionals, first responders, and policymakers with essential skills to prepare for and manage disaster and terror events. Developed by the Department of Critical Care, it offers hands-on experience and expertise from international experts.
Disasters and terror events are taking place with increasing frequency across the globe. The Specialist Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine is the first program of its kind in Australia, providing an evidence-based introduction to the key elements of this specialty.
Gain hands-on experience while learning from expert educators. With a focus on the fundamentals of disaster and terror response, this course equips clinicians, first responders, health service managers, relevant agency staff, and policymakers with essential skills to effectively prepare for and manage a range of disaster and terror events.
Developed at the Department of Critical Care in consultation with industry, the program draws on the deep knowledge and real-world experience of international experts in the field, including leading emergency physician, Professor George Braitberg AM, who heads up the department's emergency medicine program.
Disasters and terror events are taking place with increasing frequency across the globe. The Specialist Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine is the first program of its kind in Australia, providing an evidence-based introduction to the key elements of this specialty.
Gain hands-on experience while learning from expert educators. With a focus on the fundamentals of disaster and terror response, this course equips clinicians, first responders, health service managers, relevant agency staff, and policymakers with essential skills to effectively prepare for and manage a range of disaster and terror events.
Developed at the Department of Critical Care in consultation with industry, the program draws on the deep knowledge and real-world experience of international experts in the field, including leading emergency physician, Professor George Braitberg AM, who heads up the department's emergency medicine program.
Credit obtained in some of these subjects can be used towards completion of the Master of Public Health, Master of Advanced Nursing Practice, Graduate Certificate in Climate Change and Health, Graduate Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine, and Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Terror Medicine, providing pathways for further study and career advancement.