Doctoral thesis

Australian civilian hospital nurses’ lived experience of an out-of-hospital environment following a disaster

Mass Gathering Health / Mass Gathering Medicine

Various publications and presentations relating to Mass Gathering and Major Event health

Disaster Health

Various publications and presentations relating to disaster health

16 October, 2010

Exploring the disaster content in Australian postgraduate emergency nursing programs


This presentation outlined recent research regarding the type and amount of disaster content in post-graduate tertiary emergency nursing programs in Australasia.

Reference: Ranse J, Arbon P, Shaban R, Considine J, Mitchell B, Lenson S. Exploring the disaster content in Australian postgraduate emergency nursing programs; paper presented at the 8th International Conference for Emergency Nurses, Canberra, Australia, 16th October 2010.

H1N1 2009 influenza (human swine influenza): A descriptive study of the response of an influenza assessment clinic collaborating with an emergency department in Australia


This presentation highlighted the collaboration of an Australian Emergency Department and Influence Assessment Clinic. In particular this presentation explored the demographics, acuity and disposition of patients presenting to these services with influenza-like symptoms. This presentation makes recommendations for future practice in the event of another influenza-like outbreak.

Reference: Ranse J, Lenson S, Luther M, Xiao L. H1N1 2009 influenza (human swine influenza): A descriptive study of the response of an influenza assessment clinic collaborating with an emergency department in Australia; paper presented at the 8th International Conference for Emergency Nurses, Canberra, Australia, 16th October 2010.

14 October, 2010

Understanding the willingness of Australian emergency nurses to respond to a health care disaster


This presentation outlined the findings from the first phase of a national project exploring the willingness of emergency nurses to attend their workplace during a disaster.

Ranse J, Arbon P, Shaban R, Considine J, Mitchell B, Hammond K, Cusack L, Kako M, Bahnisch L.
Understanding the Willingness of Australian Emergency Nurses to Respond to a Health Care Disaster; paper presented at the 8th International Conference for Emergency Nurses, Canberra, Australia, 14th October 2010.

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