Step Into the Suit: Hands-on CBRN Workshop
This intensive one-day workshop focuses on simulation and practical training to respond to critical chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents
What you will learn
- Engage in an Emergo Train simulation designed to consolidate knowledge and skills in managing a critical CBRN incident
- Practise safe donning and doffing of Level C PPE
- Practise skills such as communication, wound cleaning and basic airway manoeuvres in Level C PPE
- Perform patient decontamination wearing Level C PPE.
Who you will learn from
Professor George Braitberg AM
OStJ, MBBS, FACEM, FACMT, FRACMA, MBioethics, MHlthServMt, Dip Epi Biostats
George Braitberg is an emergency physician, toxicologist and medical administrator of 35 years. He is Head of the Emergency Medicine Stream for the Department of Critical Care at the University of Melbourne and Professor/Director of Emergency Medicine Research at Austin Health. His research interests include toxicology, ethical decision making and learning health systems and the management of acute emergencies. He is on several boards and national and international research committees.
Ms Marion Orchison
Marion is a humanitarian specialist with 17 years’ experience in international aid, having worked with UNICEF, OCHA, WFP, WHO, AUSMAT, RedR, CARE, and the Danish Refugee Council in disaster preparedness, response coordination, and staff capacity building. As a Senior Lecturer in Critical Care, she coordinates disaster and terror medicine courses. She holds a Master’s in International Communication and has been deployed to sudden onset and protracted disasters worldwide.
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Course details
This workshop offers valuable insights for health professionals looking to strengthen their readiness for CBRN emergencies in the setting of mass-casualty events.
No prior study is required, and all equipment will be provided on the day.