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Influenza Pandemic Forum for Local Government
10 July 2008
RACV Club, Melbourne
<table border="0" width="480"><tbody><tr><td height="68" width="174">10 July 2008
RACV Club, Melbourne
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- Forum Objectives
- Program Committee
- Who will be attending?
- Program
- Influenza Pandemic Exercise Day
- Registration
- Venue
- Accommodation
- Provide an overview for Local Government on Influenza Pandemic
- Provide useful tools for Local Government in planning for an Influenza Pandemic
- Provide Local Government with the latest information from the DHS on Government's roles and responsibilities in relation to Influenza Pandemic and how these relate to planning needs of your council
- Assist Local Government with business continuity planning
- Offer attendees the opportunity to ask questions relating to Pandemic Influenza to expert panel members
- Provide attendees with practical guidance and information on the planning and preparation for an Influenza Pandemic
- Exhibit displays of products and services addressing the risks of infectious diseases in the workplace
- Rodney Moran, Department of Human Services
- Nicholas Lund, Environmental Health Australia
- Robert Brunton, Environmental Health Australia
- Keanne Stephenson, Homeland Security Communications Group
- Dr. Barry Gilbert, Homeland Security Communications Group
- Environmental Health Officers
- Environmental health practitioners and professionals from the public, non-profit and private sectors
- Enforcement officers working in health and safety and environmental protection including those responsible for bio-terrorism and natural-disaster preparedness and response activities
- Representatives of environmental health, communicable diseases, emergency management, risk management and human resources of federal, state and local government
- Academicians and students from schools of Environmental Health and Public Health from universities with undergraduate environmental health, public health programs or related fields
- Community and private-sector leaders and specialists working in companies, government departments and agencies in environmental and public health related sectors
- Physicians, nurses, health educators, epidemiologists, researchers and policy makers
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10 July 2008
This is an EHA CPD activity. CPD Points available: 5 per day
</td></tr></tbody></table><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">8:15This is an EHA CPD activity. CPD Points available: 5 per day
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Geoff Fraser, Branch President, Environmental Health Australia
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Dr. Barry Gilbert, Principal, Public Health Management and Forum MC
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Morning Session
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">9:20</td><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top" width="452">Influenza Pandemic - An Overview
Dr. Rosemary Lester, Acting Chief Health Officer, Department of Human Services (DHS)
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Rodney Moran, Manager - Policy, Planning and Information Program & Acting Manager - Enteric Disease Control Program, DHS
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">10:00
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Bram Alexander, Media Unit, DHS
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Dr. Barry Gilbert, Principal, Public Health Management</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">10:40
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</td></tr><tr><td class="main" style="font-weight: bold;" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top">11:00</td><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Morning Tea
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">11:30
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Emergency Management Branch, DHS</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">12:00
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</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">12:30
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Afternoon Session
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">1:30</td><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top" width="452">Local Government Experience 1: Influenza Pandemic Planning
Fleur Cousins, Coordinator Health Services & Steve Pascoe, Coordinator Community Safety & Emergency Management, Knox City Council
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">2:00
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Peter Alsop, Coordinator Risk Management & Jacqueline Connell, Coordinator Immunisation, City of Melbourne
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">2:30
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</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">3:00
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</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="38">3:30
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Dr. Hugh Millar, Deputy Director Biosecurity Victoria / Chief Veterinary Officer, Victorian Department of Primary Industries (DPI)</td></tr><tr><td class="main" style="font-weight: bold;" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top">4:00</td><td class="main" style="font-weight: bold;" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Panel and delegate discussion</td></tr><tr><td class="main" style="font-weight: bold;" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top">4:30</td><td class="main" style="font-weight: bold;" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Networking Drinks
Sponsored by Point Trading Group
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" style="font-weight: bold;" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top">5:30</td><td class="main" style="font-weight: bold;" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Forum Close </td></tr></tbody></table>
11 July 2008
Influenza Pandemic Exercise Day
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Exercise Day Hosting Organisation 
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</td></tr></tbody></table>Overview
The Exercise Day is designed to provide the practical skills required for those personnel who would be responsible for advising management and training staff on the practical measures that are effective in preventing the spread of pandemic influenza and other infectious diseases in the workplace.
The Exercise Day is a research activity of the Australian Homeland Security Research Centre, facilitated by Public Health Mangement on behalf of Homeland Security Communications Group.
Venue
Knox City Council
511 Burwood Highway
Wantirna South Victoria
Melways Reference: 64 A12
Timing
8:30 - Registration opens
9:00 - Start
4:00 - Finish
Outcomes
The key outcomes you will gain are:
- Confidence to advise and train others in the key pandemic workplace prevention measures
- A realistic understanding of the practicalities and the challenges in implementing measures
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Foundation knowledge and skills
Influenza fundamentals
Influenza pandemic plans fundamentals
Overview of personal hygiene and cleaning measures, and organisational measures
Business continuity fundamentals</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="71">Session 2
</td><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="396">Hand cleaning
Practice exercise: Washing your hands
Practice exercise: Cleaning hands using an alcohol-based liquid or hand rub
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Cough and sneeze etiquette fundamentals
Practice exercise: Cough and sneeze etiquette
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="71">Session 4 Practice exercise: Cough and sneeze etiquette
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Practice exercise: Wearing and removing a surgical mask
Practice exercise: Wearing and removing a P2/N95 mask </td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="71">Session 5
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Practice exercise: Fitting and removing gloves
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Practice exercise: Preparation of cleaning products
Practice exercise: OHS knowledge
Practice exercise: Calculating the dilution volumes </td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="71">Session 7
</td><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="396">Preparation of diluted cleaning products
Practice exercise: OHS knowledge
Practice exercise: Preparing dilutions
Practice exercise: Cleaning of surfaces
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="71">Session 8
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Practice exercise: Cleaning of surfaces</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="71">Session 9
</td><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="396">Undertaking touch-point analysis
Practice exercise: Touch-point analysis</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="71">Session 10
</td><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="396">Reorganising office layouts and tasks
Practice exercise: Reorganising office layouts and tasks</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="71">Session 11
</td><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="396">Managing staff who become ill at work and managing contacts of suspect case
Practice exercise: Managing staff who become ill at work, and managing contacts of suspect case
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="71">Session 12
</td><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="396">Running a building entry screening point
Practice exercise: Running a screening point
</td></tr><tr><td class="main" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="71">Session 13
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Practice exercise: Cleaning and operating a vehicle during pandemic influenza
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