South West Public Health Education

South West Public Health Training Scheme Tutorial Programme
On-call Issues - Tuesday 16 October 2007
YMCA, Richmond House, 39-41 St David’s Hill, Exeter EX4 4DA Tel: 01392 437077

The aims:
Competencies:

To update knowledge on roles and responsibilities whilst on-call

To update knowledge on the management of on-call incidents

To refresh knowledge regarding risk assessment and on-call action

To share learning experiences from issues dealt with as an on-call practitioner for public health and health protection

2.13

Understand the potential health effects of exposure to Non-Infectious environmental hazards, including risk assessment and management.

2.5 Understand fully local on call procedures for the control of infectious diseases

2.6 Understand the role of others in the control of infection, including environmental health, microbiology, genito-urinary medicine departments, infection and TB control nurses, hospital control of infection committees.

2.8 Deal with the public health consequences of single cases of common communicable disease, for example meningitis, meningococcal infection, food poisoning, gastro-enteritis, hospital acquired infection, blood borne viruses. tuberculosis and hep A.

Programme

9:00

Tea/coffee on arrival

09:30

"Responding to Chemical & Biological Incidents - General Principles and Out of Hours" Dr Kumaran, CCDC Somerset HPT

10:15 Roles and responsibilities for on-call
Brian O’Neill

11:00

Coffee/Tea

11:30 Management of an E.coli Outbreak,
Dr Stuart Paynter, CCDC Cornwall & IoS HPT

13:00

Lunch

13:45 Setting up a learning set for Health Protection
Alison Bell

14:00 Workshop On-call Scenarios
Dr Geoff Thould, CCDC, Devon HPT

15:00 Grab a cup of tea

15:15 On-call packs – are they all the same? – What works for you?
John Mooney

The aims:	Competencies:
To update knowledge on roles and responsibilities whilst on-call To update knowledge on the management of on-call incidents To refresh knowledge regarding risk assessment and on-call action To share learning experiences from issues dealt with as an on-call practitioner for public health and health protection	2.13	Understand the potential health effects of exposure to Non-Infectious environmental hazards, including risk assessment and management.
	2.5	Understand fully local on call procedures for the control of infectious diseases
	2.6	Understand the role of others in the control of infection, including environmental health, microbiology, genito-urinary medicine departments, infection and TB control nurses, hospital control of infection committees.
	2.8	Deal with the public health consequences of single cases of common communicable disease, for example meningitis, meningococcal infection, food poisoning, gastro-enteritis, hospital acquired infection, blood borne viruses. tuberculosis and hep A.

9:00	Tea/coffee on arrival
09:30	"Responding to Chemical & Biological Incidents - General Principles and Out of Hours" Dr Kumaran, CCDC Somerset HPT
10:15	Roles and responsibilities for on-call Brian O’Neill
11:00	Coffee/Tea
11:30	Management of an E.coli Outbreak, Dr Stuart Paynter, CCDC Cornwall & IoS HPT
13:00	Lunch
13:45	Setting up a learning set for Health Protection Alison Bell
14:00	Workshop On-call Scenarios Dr Geoff Thould, CCDC, Devon HPT
15:00	Grab a cup of tea
15:15	On-call packs – are they all the same? – What works for you? John Mooney