About the event
Have you worked with a Chaplain in your nursing career before? Many nurses don’t really know what services a Chaplain can offer, how you might access them, and how they can be of benefit in disaster events and beyond. This session led by Dr Tonia Naylor will provide an overview of this valuable role and how we can more effectively use the Chaplain services for our patients and our practice.
Key Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between religious and spiritual roles of Chaplains during disasters.
- List at least six services Chaplains can offer during disasters.
- Identify ways of prioritising & optimising the use of Chaplains during disasters.
About the speaker
Dr Tonia Naylor MACN
Tonia is a Nurse and a Chaplain who provides education and conducts research in both fields. Experience in nursing, emergency management, and chaplaincy have provided unique insights into how Chaplains may be used in disasters. Tonia has nursing experience in public and private hospitals in both metropolitan and country settings. Her experience in Emergency Management includes training in: CBRN incidents MIMMS Commander (EMA), (EMA), Emergency Risk Management (DFES), Medical Management of Radiological Hazards (USAF), Bombs Blasts and Bullets (DPMU-WA), ALS and Rural Trauma (ACCN), St John Ambulance Instructor. Tonia served on the Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Working Party: Australian Council of Health Care Standards.
She has been a volunteer ambulance officer in Headland, WA. As A/HSM in the country she has experience in preparing and packaging multiple trauma casualties for RFDS transport. As the Emergency Preparedness Nurse Manager for Swan Kalamunda Health Service, she was responsible for preparedness and management of emergencies and disasters for the two hospitals and participated in disaster response exercises with DPMD-WA acting in various capacities as evaluator of the response in Incidence Command Centre, and in the field in joint health response exercises. Tonia held the role as Forward Health Commander in a Joint Civilian and Military Exercises at Pearce RAAF Base. Tonia was the co-recipient of the Bali Memorial Fellowship in 2011 from the Office of the Chief Nurse: HDWA, which provided support for an international study tour of Health Incident Command, and Hospital Incident Command practices in New York and London. Most recently Tonia trained as a Chaplain and has served in this role in hospitals (State Major Trauma Centre, ICU, PICU, NICU, ED, Oncology, general Paediatrics, Perinatal Loss) and in the community (Specialist Community Palliative Care and Aged Care).