Disaster Planning and Management
HealthPathways is a free online clinical tool supporting Murrumbidgee clinicians in evaluating, managing, and referring patients to local services. It is specifically designed for use during consultations.
Disaster Planning and Management:
General Practice Management During a Disaster: providing up-to-date information during a disaster. Includes emergency planning and response information related to bushfires, extreme weather, flooding, thunderstorm asthma, and mental health during emergencies, to support general practitioners during disasters.
Preparing a General Practice for a Disaster: includes the Emergency Response Planning Tool (ERPT), a cloud-based tool which assists general practices in better preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the impacts of disasters, emergencies, and pandemics. Also includes disaster response scenarios like power outages and bushfires.
Post Natural Disaster Health: this page focuses on the assessment, management and requests for patients presenting with health problems arising from disasters or adverse weather events.
Rural Health and Disaster Support: this page discusses options for patients requiring referral for support services arising from disasters or adverse weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts, or earthquakes.
Access this user-friendly platform for free below or email healthpathways@mphn.org.au to obtain login details.