COVID-19 Webinar Part II | successful control: engagement, openness, trust, ethics and evidence.
in partnership with the Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS)
We are excited to announce a follow-up COVID-19 webinar exploring the application of Safety II concepts!
The panel of experts will engage with the issues raised by participants and present a future state that could be.
Engagement, openness, trust, collaboration in practice.
Join us for a lively and engaged dialogue, engage with this important exchange of ideas and contribute to a shift of thinking in professional, organisational, strategical and political domains. Bring your burning questions!
Register now to confirm your attendance and get a copy of the webinar recording. You will also get access to our COVID-19 Resource Centre.
Attendees will get 5 CPD points from the Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS)!
Panellists:
Mary-Louise McLaws
UNSW
Mary-Louise is Professor of Epidemiology, Hospital Infection and Infectious Diseases Control at UNSW. She was appointed to the WHO Health Emergencies, Program Experts Advisory Panel for Infection Control for COVID-19 in February 2020. Previously she was the WHO Advisor to China and Malaysia for surveillance and an expert advisor to WHO on several global projects for many years.
She has worked on the HIV pandemic, reviewed the response to the SARS 2003 outbreak in Hong Kong and Beijing and assisted the Australian preparedness for the influenza pandemic. Outside pandemics she works in patient safety, reducing the risk of infection in hospitalised patients.
She has capacity-built surveillance, patient safety, and outbreak control programs in low-and middle-income countries.
Sue Ieraci
Emergency Physician
Sue is a specialist emergency physician who has held positions in management, medical regulation and health system consulting over a long clinical career.
She now works in emergency telemedicine, which has further broadened her perspective on risk-aversion and how risk is siloed between services.
Prof. Sidney Dekker
Griffith University
Sidney is a Professor at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, where he runs the Safety Science Innovation Lab.
Sidney has won worldwide acclaim for his groundbreaking work in human factors and safety. He coined the term ‘Safety Differently’ in 2012, which has since become a movement.
Sidney is also the bestselling author of a plethora of ‘required reading’ books, which include: The Safety Anarchist; Just Culture; Safety Differently; and; Drift into Failure.
Kelvin Genn
Art of Work
Kelvin is the Art of Work’s Managing Director. Formerly, he was the NSW Health Director for Clinical Quality and Patient Safety. He has also worked with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care to develop the national accreditation system for all health care providers across Australia.
Michael Tooma Clyde & Co
Michael is the Managing Partner of Clyde & Co Australia. He is internationally recognised as one of the pre-eminent health and safety lawyers in the region. Michael is the leading advisor on COVID Mandatory Vaccination in Australia. He is advising high profile businesses to navigate legal obligations and risks in relation to the COVID Vaccination of their employees and other on-site personnel.
Michael Behm
East Carolina University
Michael is a professor of Occupational Safety at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and Coordinator of the Working Commission on Safety and Health in Construction at the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, in the Netherlands. He holds a PhD in Public Health from Oregon State University. He was a safety and health professional for 10 years with Lenox China and Saint-Gobain Corporation. Mike serves on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Construction Sector Occupational Research and Prevention through Design (PtD) Councils.