disasters happen: practice implications and issues
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Key note speach presented at the 4th Passionate about Practice Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, 8th August.TRANSCRIPT
DISASTERS HAPPEN: PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS AND ISSUES
Jamie RanseAssistant Professor
University of Canberra
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disasters happen
What is a disaster?
Are you willing to participate?
Are you able to participate?What education have you received?
Are you well resourced?
What would your role be?What other things should you think about?
What is the reality of working in a disaster?
what is a disaster?
what is a disaster?
• Cyclone Tracy, 1974• Granville train crash and bridge collapse, 1977• Ash Wednesday, 1983• Newcastle earthquake, 1989• Canberra bushfires, 2003• Black Saturday and Victorian bushfires, 2009• Pandemic (H1N1), 2009• Queensland and Victorian extreme weather events, 2011
what is a disaster?
• SARS outbreak, 2003 • Indian Ocean tsunami, 2004 • Bali bombings, 2005 • Java earthquake, 2006 • Yogyakarta air crash, 2007 • SIEV explosion Ashmore Reef, 2009 • Pacific tsunami, 2009 • Pakistan floods, 2010 • SIEV sinking Christmas Island, 2010 • Christchurch Earthquake, 2011
are you willing to participate?
are you able to participate?
• Undergraduate• In-service• Post-graduate• Others
what education have you received?
are you well resourced?
• Delayed versus non-delayed disasters• Disasters happen out of hours• ‘Pack the car full’• Defence
what would your role be?
• Clinical care• Emotional supporter• Coordinator of care• Problem solver
what other things should you think about?
• Volunteering• Disaster tourists• Government / registered NGO? • Your employer• A list? • Response versus recovery
• Donations
conclusions
• What is a disaster?• Important to have an understanding of the factors
that may influence willingness• Willing, but not able• Education should mimic the realities of disasters
and be consistent• Well resourced, supported by an organisation• Know what to expect in your role• Consider ‘other’ things
DISASTERS HAPPEN: PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS AND ISSUES
Jamie RanseAssistant Professor
University of Canberra
jamieranse.com
twitter.com/jamieranse
youtube.com/jamieranse
linkedin.com/in/jamieranse