Disaster Medicine Principles & Responses (MEDI90107)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
February
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | February - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will provide the student with the key skills and knowledge required to evaluate the nature and extent of disaster events from a clinical and healthcare management perspective. Students will learn to apply existing models of preparedness, and plan the various levels of response (community, health service, national and global), as well as consider resource utilisation, resilience and recovery.
Students will engage with authentic cases and simulations to develop management strategies for a range of disaster situations.
Topics covered will include:
- The complex nature of disaster events from clinical and healthcare management perspectives
- Models of preparedness at different levels of response (community, health service, national, global)
- Resource utilisation, resilience and recovery management in extreme conditions and multiple settings
- Treatment and management regimes for a range of natural and man-made disasters (e.g. bushfire, flood, thunderstorm asthma, infectious diseases, transport, mass gatherings).
Teaching/learning formats include:
- Online modules
- Discussion boards
- Required readings
- Case studies
- Written assignments
- 2-day intensive, workshop including simulation activities, guest speakers
The informal exchange of insights and experiences among participants is a key aspect of learning.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Recognise and apply disaster medicine and disaster health management principles considering the different disaster health systems;
- Analyse the factors that underpin level of organisational response and the principles that are applied to prevent, manage, contain and diffuse the impact of disasters in clinical settings;
- Devise methods to address the complex physical and psychological factors involved in after care and recovery post event;
- Develop creative and flexible problem‐solving and communication skills under crisis situations, and for a range of environmental and geographic clinical settings;
- Evaluate effective planning for clinical and health service response to a range of disaster events, e.g. natural disasters, infectious diseases, transport and mass casualty events; and
- Critically assess the clinical and health service risk and impact of disaster events.
Generic skills
- The capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation
- Critical thinking and analytical skills
- An openness to new ideas
- The ability to communicate knowledge through oral, written and web-based media
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
2 x quizzes or short answer questions
| Week 4 and Week 8 | 20% |
Case Study
| Week 4 | 20% |
Participation in discussion board
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Participation in workshop group activities e.g via table-top exercises or Zoom breakout rooms. | During workshop in Week 6-8. | 10% |
Paper
| 4 weeks after the end of teaching period | 40% |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- February
Coordinator Jonathan Knott Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 3 hours of webinars plus 2 days of intensive workshopsAll learning is conducted online, with two face-to-face workshops. (Saturday 22 March and Sunday 23 March 2025). It is highly recommended students attend campus for these workshops, but they may attend virtually. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 27 January 2025 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should read through the information in Week 0 which provides information about the structure of the subject, subject readings and resources, assessments, and the teaching staff. Teaching period 3 February 2025 to 30 March 2025 Last self-enrol date 28 January 2025 Census date 21 February 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 March 2025 Assessment period ends 27 April 2025 February contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
Compulsory workshops (Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 March 2025) which will be delivered on campus and online for students unable to attend campus
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Specialist Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine Course Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Terror Medicine Course Graduate Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
In order to be considered for Community Access Program entry, applicants must have completed:
a. A medical degree or,
b. An undergraduate degree in any discipline and at least three years of documented relevant work experience in a health management, paramedicine, nursing or equivalent role.
Applicants would require course coordinator approval prior to enrolment in the CAP subjects.
Last updated: 4 March 2025