Coronavirus: Stories from the Frontline |
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| As coronavirus spreads across Australia, frontline health workers are frantically preparing for the inevitable explosion of seriously ill patients. With the pandemic expected to peak here in the next few weeks, doctors and nurses are increasingly under pressure, desperate to avoid the horrifying scenes from Italy, Spain and now the United States.
This Monday night, Q+A brings together doctors and nurses from emergency wards, ICUs and fever clinics, and GPs struggling with a lack of protective equipment. Will the extra PPE gear promised by government arrive here in time? How will our remote and regional hospitals cope? Who will staff the ICU units when we already have a shortage of nurses? And how are frontline workers dealing with these traumatic circumstances?
Joining Hamish on the panel:
Dr Stephen Parnis, Emergency doctor and Former AMA Vice President
Danielle Austin, Senior Nurse and Disaster Manager at St Vincent's Hospital
Dr Vyom Sharma, General Practitioner
With a live cross to:
Dr John Hall, President of the Rural Doctors Association, Launceston
And a live performance from G Flip.
Submit a video question for the panel via our website.
Watch Q+A Monday 9.35pm on ABC TV, streamed live 9.35pm AEDT on ABC iview or on our website. |
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Get to know the panellists |
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| |  | Last year, Danielle Austin spoke to Radio National about the alarming rates of violence in hospitals around Australia, and what more can be done to protect frontline workers. | Listen via ABC Radio |
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 | Dr Vyom Sharma is gravely concerned about the lack of PPE available for health professionals, and that guidelines are being bent in hospitals to enable rationing of this vital equipment. | Listen via ABC Radio |
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 | | | Coronavirus: The Cost | | | | With strict bans on travel and group gatherings, thousands of businesses, jobs and livelihoods have evaporated as we face a devastating and widespread economic downturn, not seen for generations.
Panellists: Nicki Hutley, Matt Comyn, Jennifer Westacott, Josh Pyke, Michael Sukkar and Linda Burney | | | | | | |
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 | | | JobSeeker, JobKeeper: What Are You Eligible For? | Q+A | | | | What do the Government wage subsidy packages mean for casual employees, and contractors like Uber drivers? What if you have multiple employers? | | | | | | |
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If you can't make it, ask your question via Skype | | | | We want questions from every corner of Australia. Get in touch by 12pm Monday for the chance to question the panel live via Skype. | |
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