Disaster Medicine

Disasters and terror events are taking place with increasing frequency across the globe. In Melbourne alone, we have experienced disasters associated with bushfires, thunderstorm asthma, COVID-19 and terror events such as the Bourke Street Mall attack, all within a three-year period.

Why study disaster medicine?

Disaster and Terror Medicine is a system-orientated specialty that intersects clinical medicine and a diverse group of emergency responding agencies. The courses are relevant to:

  • Critical care clinicians (including doctors, nurses, clinical leaders)
  • Emergency services (including paramedics, emergency responders)
  • Hospital administrators
  • Government and policy makers
  • Social workers
  • The military and more...

Michelle Thornhill – Emergency Physician | Graduate Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine

Responding to climate change and terror events present complex challenges for emergency departments and hospitals. The frequency and severity of these events are increasing around the globe.

Watch how Michelle Thornhill, Emergency Physician, is using her postgraduate education to advance critical care and disaster management response practice in hospitals, to help safeguard the public.

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