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This Emergency Life

by Cliff Connell & John Thompson

This Emergency Life is a podcast about emergency care. We aim to bring you interviews with emergency care clinicians, researchers, educators, policy makers and thought leaders from Australasia and around the world.

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Episodes

  1. TEL - Live at the ACP Critical Care Summit

    Well it’s been a minute since our last episode, but we are delighted to be back with a very special episode in a format that we haven’t tried before. A few weeks ago, This Emergency Life packed up our recording equipment and headed up to the Australasian College of Paramedicine (ACP) inaugural…

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  2. Episode 32 - Mya Cubitt

    This month on the podcast we speak with Dr Mya Cubitt. Mya is an Emergency Physician whose clinical emergency work extends across the public and private emergency care sector in Victoria, Australia. However, like with many of our guests, Mya has several roles that extend beyond the clinical…

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  3. Season 3 Premier - Julia Morphet

    After an extended summer hiatus, This Emergency Life returns for its third season. This year the podcast will be released monthly with the occasional bonus episodes when the need arises. We hope you will join us for what we hope will be a less demanding year than the last two have proved to be....

  4. Clinical Update – Disaster management with Don Garlick

    This week on the Podcast we bring you another clinical update – disaster management with Don Garlick. Don is an Emergency Manager and Critical Care Nurse at Ballarat Health Services in Victoria, Australia. Don is also a reservist nursing officer in the Australian Army and has worked for the…

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  5. ICEN 2021 - The Power & the Passion

    With just over 3 days to go before the 18th International Conference for Emergency Nurses 2021 starts, we spoke with Sarah-Louise Laing about what’s in store for us at the conference this year. Sarah-Louise is the Nurse Unit Manager at Royal Perth Hospital ED, president of CENA WA branch…

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  6. Clinical Update - Endocrine Emergencies with Kelli Innes

    This week we talk about all things DKA with Dr Kelli Innes. An experienced emergency nurse, Kelli has worked in a wide variety of emergency departments. She was clinical nurse educator at Monash Health for six years prior to commencing at Monash University in 2009. Though she has a broad range of...

  7. Episode 27 - Nicola Cunningham

    This week on the podcast we spoke with Adjunct Associate Professor Nicola Cunningham. Nicola holds dual specialist Fellowships in Clinical Forensic Medicine and Emergency Medicine. She maintains clinical positions as a Senior Forensic Physician at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine,...

  8. Episode 26 - Margaret Murphy

    Dr Margaret Murphy is a clinical nurse consultant at Westmead Hospital, Sydney. Margaret has over 26 years of experience as a senior emergency nurse clinician, leader, and change agent. In addition to working in emergency, she has had experience and qualifications in Intensive Care, Mental…

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  9. Episode 25 - Andrew Cashin

    This week on TEL we spoke to Andrew Cashin. Andrew is Professor of Autism and Intellectual Disability at Southern Cross University. Andrew also conducts a Nurse Practitioner clinic for people with autism, their families and those that work with people with autism at the Southern Cross University...

  10. Clinical Update - Fundamentals of Mechanical Ventilation with Greg Fletcher

    This week on the podcast we talk with Greg ‘Fletch’ Fletcher. Fletch has been one of the ICU Clinical Nurse Educators at Dandenong Hospital, Monash Health in Victoria Australia for more than 20 years. He is also regularly delivers lectures to critical care postgraduate nurses at Monash Nursing…

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  11. Episode 23 - Carolyn Hullick

    This week we spoke with Dr Carolyn Hullick. Former former director of emergency medicine at John Hunter Hospital (JHH) and Greater Newcastle Acute Care Hospitals. Carolyn is an Emergency Physician and newly appointed clinical director for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health...

  12. Clinical Update - ECG interpretation with Tamsin Jones

    This week we are bringing you a Clinical Update on ECG interpretation delivered by Dr Tamsin Jones. Tamsin is currently an academic at Monash Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University teaching into the Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing degrees, and a mother to three young children. A Fellow of…

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  13. Clinical Update - Mental Health Assessment with Tim Wand

    This week on This Emergency Life, we obtain some clinical updates regarding mental health presentations in the Emergency Department from Associate Professor Tim Wand. Tim is a researcher and educator at the University of Sydney, and a Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Liaison in the Emergency...

  14. Episode 20 - End of Life Care in the ED with Jo Neill

    Since 2005, Jo Niell has been Nurse at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Emergency Department who is particularly interested in caring for our patients at end of life (EoL). Since 2018, Jo has been leading an EOL Follow-up Service in ED with DonateLife SA, the organ & tissue donation authority. Jo…

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  15. Cedar’s New Emergency Life - Part 1

    This week on This Emergency Life we are very excited to bring you another variation in your podcast’s format. Today we are joined by Cedar Partington who will be popping in to TEL regularly throughout 2021. Cedar is a newly registered RN who has just started her Graduate Year Program in ED at...

  16. Clinical Update - Difficult airways with Peter Fritz

    This week on the show we are bringing you the first of several new and different episode format types to the TEL podcast feed. Every few weeks, we will release a version of the show called Clinical Updates. As the name suggests, the Clinical Update episodes will focus more on the core business of...

  17. Episode 17 - Wayne Varndell

    Wayne Varndell is Clinical Nurse Consultant at Prince of Wales Hospital Emergency Department, Honorary Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney, and Associate Executive Director of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia. Wayne has held various educational and advanced practice roles…

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  18. Episode 16 - Michelle Johnston

    After a short break from the podcast, This Emergency Life returns for its second season in 2021. To start the season we bring you a conversation with Emergency Physician, author and Fellow of the Australian College for Emergency Medicine Dr Michelle Johnston. Born and trained in Perth, Michelle...

  19. Episode 15 - Di Crellin

    We have been very excited about releasing our discussion with Dr Dianne Crellin for some time now. Di is an emergency nurse practitioner at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) and senior lecturer coordinating the nurse practitioner program at Melbourne University’s Department of Nursing, and as…

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  20. Episode 14 - Claire Rankin

    This week on the show we spoke with Claire Rankin. Claire is an emergency clinical nurse educator and Registered Midwife who received the Jean Smith Prize for Excellence in Midwifery at The Royal Women’s Hospital in 2010. Claire talks to John and Cliff about balancing midwifery and emergency…

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  21. Episode 13 - Karen Hammad

    Just prior to heading up to Papua New Guinea to consult for the World Health Organization on the spread of COVID-19 in that country, Dr Karen Hammad joins us to talk about disaster management in the ED. A fellow of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA), Karen is an emergency nurse...

  22. Episode 12 - 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...

  23. Episode 11 - Chris Hawkins

    This week John and I head up (figuratively speaking) to Far North Queensland and chat with emergency nursing all-rounder Chris Hawkins. Chris is one of five nurse practitioners currently working in Cairns ED and has a long and varied history in emergency and critical care nursing. These span…

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  24. Episode 10 - Marg Fry

    This week we caught up with one of the most respected emergency care leaders in Australasia, Professor Marg Fry FCENA. A winner of the Australasian Emergency Nurse of the Year and the Julie Finucane OAM Medal for Leadership in Emergency Nursing, Marg’s applied research on improving the quality…

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  25. Bonus Episode - Emergency care in Brazil with Débora Liberalli

    Just a quick little bonus episode for your weekend listening. We spoke with Débora Liberalli a few weeks ago and we are keen for you to hear about emergency care in her country. Débora is an emergency nurse from São Paulo, Brazil and tells us about some pretty stark differences in emergency care…

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  26. Episode 8 - Daniel Fatovich

    This week on This Emergency Life we had a quick chat with Professor Daniel Fatovich at the Royal Perth Emergency Department. Daniel is also the head of the Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and Professor of Emergency Medicine at...

  27. Episode 7 - Lisa Kuhn

    This week on This Emergency Life we speak with Associate Professor Lisa Kuhn. Lisa is an emergency nurse and Chair (Nursing) of the Monash Emergency Research Collaborative at Monash Health and Associate Professor of Emergency Nursing at Monash University Nursing and Midwifery. With nearly 30…

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  28. Episode 6 - Simon Craig

    This week on This Emergency Life we speak with Professor Simon Craig. Simon is a paediatric emergency medicine physician at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, and an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health. He is vice-chair of the...

  29. Episode 5 - Julie Considine

    This week on the podcast we catch up with Professor Julie Considine. Though she needs very little introduction for any Emergency clinician who has been paying attention, Julie is Deakin University’s Chair in Nursing at Eastern Health, one of Victoria’s largest health services and is a nationally...

  30. Bonus Episode - Burns with James Bonnamy

    With a surge in severe burns since stage-3 lockdown, This Emergency Life thought it was a good time to bring you an update on managing burn injury patients in the emergency department. Last week we spoke with James Bonnamy who is a Monash Nursing and Midwifery lecturer and Clinical Nurse…

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  31. Episode 3 - Clare Skinner

    This week on the podcast we speak with Dr Clare Skinner. Clare is the Director of Emergency Medicine at Hornsby Kuring-Gai Hospital in Sydney, a Curriculum Advisor for the Sydney Medical School and has been recognised as one of the Top 50 Public Sector Women (NSW) list. Clare shares her thoughts…

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  32. Episode 2 - Philip Russo

    Though the podcast is planned for fortnightly release, This Emergency Life couldn’t hang on to our recent chat with Phil Russo for too long. Associate Professor Philip Russo is an internationally regarded expert in healthcare associated infection prevention. Phil is Director of Nursing Research,...

  33. Episode 1 - Julie Finucane OAM

    We are very proud to announce that not only are we releasing our first episode of This Emergency Life with a very special guest, but we are launching the podcast in association with the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA). With this wonderful news, we didn't have to spend much time at...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This Emergency Life is a podcast about emergency care. We aim to bring you interviews with emergency care clinicians, researchers, educators, policy makers and thought leaders from Australasia and around the world.

HOSTED BY

Cliff Connell & John Thompson

Produced by Cliff Connell

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