Our team

• Professor Wendy Chaboyer, Deputy Head of School (Research)
• Professor Andrea Marshall, Professor of Acute and Complex Care Nursing

• Associate Professor Mal Boyle, Academic Lead in Paramedic Education

• Dr Michael Aitken, Emergency Staff Specialist and previous Clinical Advisor 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Ms Michelle Buckland, Nurse Manager, Governance, Risk, Audit and Disaster
• Mr Daniel Byron, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Robina Hosptial

• Ms Helen Clifford, Advanced Senior Health Promotion Officer
• Ms Deena Malloy, Senior Epidemiologist

• Mr Peter McNamee, Disaster and Emergency Management Coordinator
• Ms Kaylene Sutherland, previous Medical Manager 2018 Commonwealth Games

• Dr Emma Bosley, Director, Information Support, Research and Evaluation
• Ms Monica Farrow, Director Operations, Emergency Management Unit
• Ms Rachel Latimer, Acting Executive Manager, Service Planning and Performance

• Dr Peter Aitken, Director, Health Disaster Management Unit
• Mr Brendin Boyle, A/Principal Project Officer, Health Disaster Management Unit
• Dr Jeannette Young, Cheif Health Officer

• Professor Paul Arbon, Torrens Resilience Institute, World Health Organization Collaboration Centre for Mass Gatherings and Global Health Security at Flinders University
• Professor Maurizio Barbeschi, Adviser to the Executive Director, Health Emergencies Programme

• Ms Kristy Austin, Clinical Services Manager, St John Ambulance Australia (Victoria)
• Dr Paul Barnes, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
• Mr Alan Eade, Cheif Paramedic Officer, Safer Care Victoria
• Dr Karen Hammad, Disaster Readiness Solutions
• Professor Alison Hutton, Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle
• Ms Julia Robinson, General Manager, Australian Festival Association

Degree: Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)

Project: A retrospective cohort study evaluating the impact of a mass gathering (the 2018 Commonwealth Games) on emergency department presentations with communicable diseases.

Awards: 

• First Class Honours

Conference presentation:

• Qiu, Y., Crilly, J., Zimmerman, PA., Ranse, J. (2019) A retrospective cohort study evaluating the impact of a mass gathering (the 2018 Commonwealth Games) on emergency department presentations with communicable diseases. Paper presented at the 36^th ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart, 18^th November.

Publications:

• Qiu, Y. S., Crilly, J., Zimmerman, P. A., & Ranse, J. (2020). Evaluating the impact of a mass gathering (2018 Commonwealth Games) on emergency department presentations with communicable diseases: A retrospective cohort study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 93:305-310.
• Qiu, Y. S., Crilly, J., Zimmerman, P. A., & Ranse, J. The impact of mass gatherings on Emergency Department patient presentations with communicable diseases related to syndromic indicators: An integrative review. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2020.

Degree: Master of Emergency Nursing (Dissertation)

Project: A retrospective analysis of drug and alcohol related patient presentations to the Gold Coast Health emergency departments during the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Publications:

• Delany C, Crilly J, Ranse J. (2020). Drug and alcohol related patient presentations to emergency departments during sporting mass gathering events: an integrative review. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 35(3):298-304