‘During a crisis, it is difficult to think’: Why GP disaster training is important

Dr Penny Burns explains how you can avoid what she describes as 'disaster brain'
Dr Penny Burns.

As the bushfires raged across great swathes of Australia in January, many GPs in the communities under threat were asking why they had not been better integrated into the emergency response.

As a Royal Commission continues its investigation into the disaster, the RACGP has been calling for funding for GPs to train in the basic principals of disaster medicine.