Objectives:

  • Insight into the complexities of mobilising a medical workforce pre-and-mid pandemic outbreak
  • Management of primary presentations of COVID-19 patients
  • Management of hospitalised cases, ICU and respiratory patients
  • Access to Rural GP Resources – UQ Mayne Academy / Rural WONCA collaboration
  • Vaccine development and research innovations in data collation and information sharing for informed clinical decision-making.

Key speakers from the frontline will be:

  • Dr Isaac Hohaia, Director of Medical Services, South Burnett
  • Dr Adam Visser, Clinical Director Intensive Care Unit, Toowoomba Hospital 
  • Dr Cameron Bell, Staff Specialist, Anaesthesia, Toowoomba Hospital 
  • Dr Liam Flynn, Registrar, Public Health Unit, Darling Downs Health
  • Moderator –  Associate Professor Thomas Doolan, UQ Regional Training Hub Southern Queensland