Disaster Management Essentials University of Melbourne

Overview

What you will study

As both natural disasters and terror events become more frequent around the world, it's vital health practitioners, service managers and leaders are prepared to respond quickly and decisively.

This Disaster Management Essentials course offered by University of Melbourne explores the essential principles of disaster management, with a focus on prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.

Relevance to your job and industry

• This micro-credential is led by expert practitioners in disaster management. Content has been developed in collaboration with industry experts from organisations including Ambulance Victoria and Australian Red Cross Emergency Services.

• Whether you're a health professional or from another sector, the course is designed to expand your understanding of disaster management principles in a practical and industry-aligned way. Assessment tasks are designed to relate to your own professional context and you'll gain practical skills that can be immediately applied.

Learning outcome

By the end of this course, you'll be more equipped to evaluate disaster management preparedness and organisational responses. You'll be able to:

• Recognise and apply disaster management principles of prevention, preparedness, response, recovery considering the different disaster health systems
• Analyse the principles that are applied to prevent, manage, contain and diffuse the impact of disasters and apply these to different organisational settings.