Operational Health : Conversations About Emergency, Disaster And Routine Healthcare Management.

Full show notes can be found at www.operationalhealth.com About this episode: Dr Nancy Kerr talks about what she believes is the biggest advances in her specialty of Obstetrics/ Gynaecology, and reflects upon its empowering nature. Nancy also contrasts the resource-rich healthcare environment of her usual place of practice to her experiences at the remote Navaho Indian Reservation Health Service and the disaster zone in Haiti. While in Nepal, Nancy and her team developed an amazing device to assist management of life threatening post-partum haemorrhage. A device that can be built, not by a medical device company with costs in the $1000s, but by a local tailor in a village anywhere.  About my guest: Dr Nancy Kerr is a Assistant Clinical Professor with University of New Mexico's (UNM) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Visiting Clinical Professor at UNM's Department of Emergency Medicine, an Obstetrician in private practice and a member of the New Mexico-1 DMAT. She has a Masters degree in Publ

Full show notes can be found at www.operationalhealth.com   About this episode: I conclude my conversation with Kate Mears about changes and developments in the Operating Theatre. In this episode, Kate and I reflect upon the operating theatre hierarchy, surgery cancellation, patient advocacy and the use of Time-Out/ Checklists in this critical department. We also discuss the development of safety and quality in healthcare within the Operating Theatre and its impact on both staff and patients.   About my guest: Kate Mears brings more than 30 years experience in Operating Theatre, Peri-Operative Suite and Healthcare Management Consulting to bear. Kate's many years of Nursng have culminated into the career of a much sought-after management consultant, Quality and Safety Specialist and Clinical Educator. Her post-graduate qualifications, including MBA and Master of Public Policy, along with international and inter-cultural experience, allow Kate to provide a unique perspective of healthcare, genera

More information and show notes can be found at www.operationalhealth.com   The Operating Room, Operating Theatre or Operating Suite is a mysterious place, even for health care staff. Healthcare Management Consultant Kate Mears discusses the changes to technology and management techniques and their impact on the work of the Operating Room.     About my guest: Kate Mears brings more than 30 years experience in Operating Theatre, Peri-Operative Suite and Healthcare Management Consulting to bear. Kate's many years of Nursing have culminated into the career of a much sought-after management consultant, Quality and Safety Specialist and Clinical Educator. Her post-graduate qualifications, including MBA and Master of Public Policy, along with international and inter-cultural experience, allow Kate to provide a unique perspective of healthcare, generally, and the Operating Theatre, specifically.

Full show notes can be found at www.operationalhealth.com In this follow-up conversation with Jamie Ranse, we explore the financial, industrial and workforce planning issues that can influence healthcare staff support of an emergency or disaster. Jamie also discusses the disaster healthcare education situation in Australia and what that means to having disaster ready, disaster prepared staff to respond to a crisis.    About my guest: Assistant Professor Jamie Ranse of the University of Canberra has a keen professional and personal interest in the area of disaster and mass gathering health. He is currently undertaking a PhD exploring the experience of nurses who participate in disasters. He is an Associate Editor for the Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, holding the disaster portfolio and peer-reviews a number of national and international journals relating to disaster and primary health care.   Assistant Professor Jamie Ranse can be contacted via his website at www.jam

Full show notes and references can be found at www.operationalhealth.com.  In this episode, Mark discusses his experience with the University's Global Health program and Gates Foundation in Nepal, and the team's approach to capacity building. He explores the importance of teamwork and how it works in disaster response, in contrast to low- resource environments.   Professor Dr Mark Hauswald works quarter- time at University of New Mexico  as Co-Director of International Health Programs. He is active in both the 'Society for Academic Emergency Medicine' and 'American College of Emergency Physicians'  international groups. Additionally, he and his Obstetrician wife, Dr Nancy Kerr, have extensive international experience as well as providing clinical care at the Navajo Area Health Service. Mark and Nancy were some of the first medical staff deployed by the United States to Haiti following the devastating 2010 earthquake. Additionally, they have extensive experience in providing

Dr Mark Hauswald talks about providing healthcare services, from a developing country like Nepal, through to his experiences in the Haiti disaster and with a Malaysian Ambulance Service. He also reflects upon the importance of tailoring healthcare interventions for that environment.   Professor Dr Mark Hauswald works quarter- time at University of New Mexico  as Co-Director of International Health Programs. He is active in both the 'Society for Academic Emergency Medicine' and 'American College of Emergency Physicians'  international groups. Additionally, he and his Obstetrician wife, Dr Nancy Kerr, have extensive international experience as well as providing clinical care at the Navajo Area Health Service.   Mark and Nancy were some of the first medical staff deployed by the United States to Haiti following the devastating 2010 earthquake. Additionally, they have extensive experience in providing medical care in difficult-to-reach locations. Mark has researched and explored

Full show notes and references can be found at www.operationalhealth.com Jamie Ranse is Assistant Professor at University of Canberra. Throughout his career, Jamie has held various clinical, education, research and management roles, primarily within the critical care and emergency environment. He is actively engaged as a Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing, and a member of the World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, College of Emergency Nursing Australasia and Australian Institute of Emergency Services. In this interview, Jamie discusses disaster responses and the level of willingness for healthcare staff to support disaster relief efforts.

Full show notes and references can be found at www.operationalhealth.com Jan Biciancin has extensive experience in emergency planning for emergency services, private organisations, ambulance services and health departments. He is a trainer for Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System (AIIMS), while maintaining participation in pre-hospital emergency care training. Jan speaks to Craig about disaster, emergency planning and how it contrast with pandemic planning. He also speaks about the role of the community, media and elected officials during a disaster.