Avoiding Catastrophe in a High-Risk Environment: AUSMAT at Howard Springs

Authors

  • Abigail Trewin National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
  • Stephanie J Curtis National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
  • Kathleen McDermott National Critical Care And Trauma Response Centre
  • Karen Were National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre
  • Nick Walsh National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31646/gbio.162

Keywords:

COVID-19, quarantine, emergencies, Disease Outbreaks, Medical Assistance

Abstract

The Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) led the implementation, establishment and management of Howard Springs International Quarantine Facility at the Centre for National Resilience from October 2020 to May 2021. The operation is internationally renowned for its success to mitigate leakage of the coronavirus disease from the quarantine facility to the community during a national policy of virus elimination or suppression. The operations success led to other Australian jurisdictions seeking to replicate the quarantine model. Here, we use three theoretical frameworks to describe AUSMATs approach to risk mitigation at the quarantine facility.

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Published

2022-09-16

How to Cite

Trewin, A., Curtis, S. J., McDermott, K., Were, K., & Walsh, N. (2022). Avoiding Catastrophe in a High-Risk Environment: AUSMAT at Howard Springs. Global Biosecurity, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.31646/gbio.162

Issue

Vol. 4 (2022)

Section

Rapid Reports and Perspectives From the Field

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Received 2022-06-13
Accepted 2022-06-27
Published 2022-09-16