Contact tracing for COVID-19 & other infections: principles and practice

Presenters:
Ms Brenda Kamau, Senior public health nurse
Prof Donna Mak, Public health physician.
Dr Ben Scalley, Public health physician.

Who is welcome to attend?
• ALL doctors, nurses, allied health, aged care, prison health, health promotion, local government staff and anyone who is likely to be involved in the COVID-19 response
• ALL student health care workers
Attend in person at Hedland or Karratha Health Campus or via video-conference

Date Tues 13 Oct 2020
Time 9-10am & 4:45 – 5:45pm
Venues • Hedland Health Campus Conference Room
OR
• Karratha Health Campus Conference Room
OR
• Scopia video-conference* • Hedland Health Campus Warlu Room
OR
• Scopia video-conference*

Registration Register before COB Fri 9 Oct 2020 by emailing your name, organisation, phone number and venue/VC preference to leeanne.hopley@health.wa.gov.au
Register before COB Fri 9 Oct 2020 by emailing your name, organisation, phone number and venue/VC preference to sharon.sewell@wapha.org.au

* Scopia videoconference app is free to download onto your phone, laptop or tablet/iPad; you will receive the video-conference link by email after you register.

By the end of this session you will:
• Have an overview of the transmission and clinical features of COVID-19 and its public health management in Australia
• Understand the principles of contact tracing
• Understand how these principles are applied in the control of COVID-19 and syphilis