Episode 12 - Jamie Ranse

Dr Jamie Ranse

This week on the podcast we talk to Dr Jamie Ranse about the unique topic of healthcare and mass gatherings and its intersection with emergency care. Jamie is Research Fellow in Emergency Care in a joint appointment between Griffith University and the Gold Coast Health Service. He recognised internationally for his work focusing on emergency health care, primarily in the areas of high visibility, high consequence events such as mass gatherings and major events as well as disasters and public health emergencies.

A Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing and CENA. Jamie is the Chair of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, International Mass Gathering Special Interest Group and the immediate past Chair of the Australian College of Nursing Disaster Health Community of Interest. During our current SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, Jamie provided consultancy to the World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office regarding COVID-19, and mass gathering non-pharmacological interventions/mitigation strategies.

As we look longingly towards the off-ramp from our current restrictions, Jamie gives us some insights into what our future might look like for going to public gatherings such as festivals or sporting event and how our role in the ED plays a part in those plans. During our chat, my eyes were opened to an aspect of emergency care, which up until this year, I had not given as much thought as I probably should. I hope you enjoy the interview and Jamie’s remarkable insights.