Seeking Members to join the Improving the Health of Health Care Workers Working Group

Date published: Sep 13, 2024, 10:12 AM

Summary

Expressions of Interest are open for 2 Members to join the Improving the Health of Health Care Workers Working Group (IHHCW WG).

Description

The IHHCW WG is a cross-College working group, established in 2023 to produce a guidance document to be distributed to relevant stakeholders to advocate for improvement in Work Health and Safety (WHS) in the healthcare sector. This is about improving the working environment of clinicians and other health care workers.

The Working Group is open to applications from members in these specialties below but particularly respiratory medicine and adult medicine and familiarity with rural health:

  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Public Health Medicine
  • Infectious Disease Medicine
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Adult Medicine
  • Paediatric and Child Health Medicine
  • Members who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or Māori
  • Trainees
  • Physicians who work in or are familiar with rural and remote health care.

The purpose is to produce a guidance document for relevant stakeholders to improve Workplace Health Safety (WHS) in the healthcare sector to benefit workers, employers, organisations and the community. Specifically, there is a gap in evidence-informed guidance available to health care workplaces, notably emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Working Group commenced in June 2023, holds 3 meetings per year and is expected to conclude in 2025.

Read the EOI information document (DOC) and the AFOEM Improving the Health of Healthcare Workers Working Group Terms of Reference (PDF) for further details before applying.

Apply 

To apply, submit an expression of interest form (DOC) and your CV (maximum 3 pages) to AFOEM@racp.edu.au


For any enquiries, email the Faculty Office at AFOEM@racp.edu.au

Creation Date:

Sep 13, 2024, 10:00 AM

Closing Date:

Oct 14, 2024, 18:00 PM
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