Course Overview
Join Emeritus Professor Laurence Walsh AO and Ms Neesha Pierce (General Counsel) for a one hour webinar addressing questions Members have been asking their association.
- A family member tested positive to COVID-19, and I've done a Rapid Antigen Test and it's negative. Am I still able to go to work?
- N95/P2 masks – when do I need to change masks? Can staff use a level 2 mask over the top instead of face shields?
- Do I need to conduct a full clean of my entire practice if a COVID positive patient was treated? Just the treatment room? How about if it’s a staff member not a patient?
We understand that it’s difficult to keep up with changes to restrictions and policies around COVID-19, and hopefully, this webinar provides a sense of clarity.
Got questions? Submit them in advance here!
presenter/s BIOGRAPHY
Emeritus Professor Laurence Walsh AO
BDSc, PhD, DDSc, GCEd, FRACDS, FFOP(RCPA), FIADFE, FICD, FADI, FPFA
Emeritus Professor Laurence (Laurie) Walsh AO is a specialist in special needs dentistry who is based at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, where he is an emeritus professor, having retired from UQ in 2020. Laurie has been teaching infection control and clinical microbiology for over 25 years at postgraduate level and was chief examiner in microbiology for the RACDS from 1999-2020.
Laurie has been a member of the ADA Infection Control Committee since 1998, and has been re-appointed as its chair for 2021, having previously served as chair from 2009-2014. He has contributed to various protocols, guidelines and checklists and manuals used in Australia.
He has presented invited courses and lectures on infection control across Australia and internationally. Laurie has written over 60 articles on infection control and in addition published over 200 journal papers on clinical microbiology. He currently serves on three committees of Standards Australia (personal protective equipment; and instrument reprocessing) and in recent years has been an adviser to the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
Ms Neesha Pierce
LLB, BA, LLM
Neesha is an experienced General Counsel with extensive experience in the corporate and not-for-profit sectors. Neesha initially worked as a dispute resolution lawyer in private practice before making the move in-house where she has worked in various senior legal roles, including leading legal teams for large health and community care providers. Neesha also has a wealth of experience managing legal, compliance, risk and governance functions for healthcare providers and is also a board member of the Surveyors Board of Queensland where she regularly sits on its professional conduct review panels. Neesha holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws. Having provided legal advice across a number of industries including the health and community services industry, Neesha brings a wealth of experience to assisting health practitioners to navigate the legal system.
Event Pricing
ADA Member - FREE
CPD Points
1 Scientific hours
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