Safe and Secure Hospitals Conference 2013

A national Conference promoting a safe and secure environment for the hospital and healthcare community

Hear the latest, best-practice protocols for all areas of hospital security from facility design to technology to emergency preparedness and all other aspects of protective security.

International Keynote Opening Address:

Marilyn Holler, CPP, CHPA, International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety; Director of Hospitals and Health Centers Security, University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security.

A Comprehensive Program Addressing:

Early intervention via early reporting of disruptive, aggressive, and bullying behaviour to minimise work place violence

An innovative training model to help clinicians, security and policy makers respond to the problems of challenging behaviours

Therapeutic sedation in the Emergency Department: Best practice in managing the highly agitated patient

A systems approach to the prevention of Occupational Violence and Aggression (OVA)

Contract management security: The change from in-house security to contract security

Role of the Risk Based Approach throughout the design process

Preventing and managing clinical aggression in the paediatric and youth health setting

The roles, functions and training provided by the Mental Health Intervention Team (MHIT), New South Wales Police Force

Interactions between Police, Health staff, Ambulance and Hospital Security and future directions

A Legal Perspective: Prevention and management of violence in hospitals

Code Grey responses - Are they legal?