Phoebe is a newly minted intensivist taking a side-step into the world of trauma as the inaugural “Trauma Connect Fellow” at Townsville University Hospital. Over the last year she has been shocked to discover research is not a dirty word and there is much less blood than anticipated in trauma land. She spends most of her day with the trauma CNCs and nurse navigator ensuring patients access the care they need regardless of where they are based – and the rest hearing from them in clinic how great it is to be home. Very soon she'll be back in ICU but this time exchanging the tropical North for cattle country in Central Queensland.

Anna Grant (RN, GradCert Nursing (Intensive Care) Anna Grant is Trauma Program Manager, Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Trauma Service at Townsville University Hospital, where she is actively involved in the development and delivery of trauma services and system. With a background working in the Trauma Services and Intensive Care Units in QLD at both a Metropolitan and Regional Tertiary Major Trauma centre, she has a unique understanding of the QLD trauma system. With experience in critical care, trauma, retrievals and surgical nursing, Anna is familiar with caring for patients throughout the entire trauma journey and draws on that experience to promote optimum outcomes for the seriously injured. Her current research interests are in evaluating trauma occurring across the vast North QLD region, trauma systems, innovative models of care, and recovery following trauma. When not managing the seriously injured, you are most likely to find Anna on the sideline of a rugby field, cheering on her two sons, or on the beach at a surf lifesaving event in the North QLD sun.

Sandi is a GP Anaesthetist, FACEM and Pre-Hospital Retrieval Physician. Sometimes she finds herself in a busy tertiary Emergency Department, sometimes in a helicopter and sometimes providing Anaesthesia out of a shipping container. Sandi has special interests in resource limited trauma and critical care, tropical medicine and lifestyle medicine.

Adam works in a variety of roles in North Queensland. He is as a critical care specialist at the Townsville University Hospital, but also in pre-hospital and retrieval medicine for Lifeflight. He also works as a Rural Generalist and Rural Generalist Anaesthetist in the Torres Straits. His research interests mostly centre around toxinology, coagulation, and trauma. Adam is passionate about providing great care for our communities and is keen to work to deliver equitable care regardless of location.