2 October 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Webinar on 7 October: Infection prevention and control for the disability support sector

The Australian Government Department of Health will hold a webinar on Wednesday 7 October on the appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection control measures in disability settings.

Key points 

• The Australian Government Department of Health will hold a webinar on Infection Prevention and Control for the Disability Support Sector on Wednesday, 7 October from 11:30am to 12:15pm (AEDT).
• The webinar will address the appropriate use of PPE and infection control measures in disability settings.
• The session will be recorded and made available on the Department of Health’s website.

Webinar: Infection prevention and control for the disability support sector

The Australian Government Department of Health will hold a webinar on Infection Prevention and Control for the Disability Support Sector on Wednesday, 7 October from 11:30am to 12:15pm (AEDT).

This 45-minute webinar on the appropriate use of PPE and infection control measures in disability settings will be delivered by Professor Alison McMillan, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, and a panel of other experts.

The webinar aims to help reduce some of the anxiety held by many disability workers who may have had little experience with using PPE, especially with highly infectious disease.

The panel will include:

• Professor Alison McMillan, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Department of Health
• Professor Nick Lennox, Senior Medical Advisor, Disability and Health, Department of Health
• Dr Gary Lum, Principal Medical Advisor, COVID-19 Response: Infection Prevention and Control, Department of Health
• Dr David Ashbridge, Strategic Health Advisor, National Disability Insurance Agency
• Ms Samantha Taylor PSM, Registrar, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 

Panel members will be available to answer your specific questions about using PPE (including masks), infection control and the challenges faced by the disability sector in implementing effective infection control measures.

We invite you and your workers to join this webinar to obtain simple and accurate information about risk, and clear and easy instructions about using PPE.

Access the webinar at 11.30am on Wednesday 7 October at publish.viostream.com/app/s-n98xjka

If you or any of your workers are unable to join at the scheduled time, the webinar will be recorded and made available on the Department of Health’s website.

Further information, alerts and resources

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) information webpage on the NDIS Commission website contains links to updates, training, alerts and other resources.

We also have a COVID-19 webpage containing information for people with disability, and a webpage of frequently asked questions about COVID-19 for all stakeholders.

Contact Us

• Call: 1800 035 544 (free call from landlines). Our contact centre is open 9.00am to 4.30pm in the NT, 9.00am to 5.00pm in the ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS and VIC Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
• Email: contactcentre@ndiscommission.gov.au
• Website: www.ndiscommission.gov.au

Links to previous COVID-19 provider alerts 

Visit the NDIS Commission website to see our previous COVID-19 provider alerts.