| Missioncraft in Disaster Relief Operations |
Dates: Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April.
David A Bradt, MD, MPH, DTM&H, FACEM, FAFPHM, FAAEM
Christina M. Drummond, MBBS, MPH, MAE, DTM&H, FRACP, FAFPHM
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| The WHO Collaborating Centres on Mass Gatherings Workshops |
Workshop 1 – Discussions on key mass gathering topics
Date: Monday 20 April, 09:00 to 12:30
Dr Maurizio Barbeschi, Scientist, WHO Geneva
This half-day workshop is open to members of the WHO Collaborating Centres, the WHO Virtual International Advisory Group on Mass Gatherings and the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (Mass Gathering Section), as well as other WCDEM delegates.
Three experts will present on key topics related to mass gatherings. The presentations will be followed by 20 minutes of discussion. One paper will concern various aspects related to the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa, including lessons learnt from the 2015 African Cup of Nations held in Equatorial Guinea in January and February 2015. Another presentation will be by Dr Ben Steyn, formerly Chemical and Biological Defence Advisor to the Surgeon General in South Africa. His presentation will be on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence during mass gatherings. A third presentation is being confirmed.
Number of participants: 40
Registration required: Yes
Please send an email to Malinda Steenkamp at malinda.steenkamp@flinders.edu.au to register your attendance. We will notify you if successful.
Cost: No cost
| The WHO Collaborating Centres on Mass Gatherings Workshops |
Workshop 2 – International Delphi Project on a Minimum Data Set for Mass Gathering Health (MGH)
Date: Monday 20 April, 13:30 – 17:00
Prof Paul Arbon, Flinders University
This half-day workshop is open to members of the WHO Collaborating Centres, the WHO Virtual International Advisory Group on Mass Gatherings and the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (Mass Gathering Section), as well as other WCDEM delegates.
The workshop is related to the International Delphi Project currently underway which aims to develop consensus on key concepts and data items related to Mass Gathering Health. This work has been undertaken on behalf of the WHO by the Flinders University WHO CC on Mass Gatherings and High Visibility/High Consequence Events and has been managed by a team of 9 international collaborators from Australia, Canada and the UK.
Number of participants: 40
Registration required: Yes
Please send an email to Malinda Steenkamp at malinda.steenkamp@flinders.edu.au to register your attendance. We will notify you if successful.
Cost: No cost
| UPSTAIRS TO DOWNSTAIRS WORKSHOP - VENTILATION IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
Date: Saturday 18th April
Venue: UCT skills lab - Old Main Building, Groote Schuur Hospital, Main Road, Observatory.
Cost: $25 USD
For more details please emial heike.geduld@uct.ac.za
OBJECTIVES
To gain insight, tips and tricks in various apects relating to the criticallly ill patient in the pre- and in-hospital emergency environment and an approach to their ventillatory managament
TARGET AUDIENCE
All medical, nursing and pre-hospital staff involved in the provision of Emergency Care to the Critically Ill - Medical Officers, Registrars, Specilaists, Emergency and Trauma Nurses, ICU Nurses and Advanced Life Support Paramedics
PROGRAMME
08h00 - 08h30 REGISTRATION
08h30 - 10h30 Lung Protective Ventilation
Non-Invasive Ventilation
10h30 - 11h00 TEA
11h00 - 12h30 Volume Controlled Ventilation
Pressure Controlled Ventilation
12h30 - 13h30 LUNCH
13h30 - 15h30 Novel Ventilatory Modalities
BiPAP
BIPAP
APRV
NAVA
| Frameworks for Conducting Disaster Health Research |
POST-CONGRESS WORKSHOP
FRAMEWORKS FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN DISASTER HEALTH
Marvin L. Birnbaum MD, PhD
Elaine Daily RN, BS, FCCM, FAHA
Cape Town International Convention Centre
Dates: Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April, 2015
This 2-day workshop will assist health professionals in conducting research of any of the health aspects associated with a disaster. Participants will be introduced to standardized terminology, the Disaster Logic Model, and five (5) Frameworks that will provide the structure needed to organize and undertake the study of the epidemiology of a disaster, or to evaluate the interventions provided during any phase of a disaster. Exercises in applying these frameworks and the Disaster Logic Model to specific disaster studies will underscore their utility and provide experience in their use. A review of participants’ proposed potential disaster studies will allow clarification of the application of the Model and the Frameworks.
Registration Fee: $300 USD
