The purpose of the EAD (emergency animal disease) foundation course is to inform learners about how EAD responses are managed in Australia, and to give a foundation for further training in EAD response functions. The course content is divided into two parts.
Part 1 covers:
- EAD awareness
- Australia’s EAD response arrangements, including the Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement (EADRA)
- Australian Veterinary Emergency Plan (AUSVETPLAN)
- phases of an EAD response.
Part 2 covers:
- incident management system principles
- control and coordination centres
- working in an EAD response
- communication and information management in an EAD response.
For more information and to enrol in this and other EAD-related courses visit Animal Health Australia online training courses.
