Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine Western Health
Departmental Roles
Director
Deputy Directors
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Drs David Bramley & Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian
Departmental Head (first) & Interest in;
Acute Pain
Chronic Pain
Research
Quality Assurance
Simulation & Emergency Response Training
Welfare Officers
Dr Bronwen Evans, Zamil Karim, Coran Lang, Kien Quach
Dr Andrew Jeffreys, Coran Lang, Zamil Karim
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, Dr David Bramley, Dr Martin Nguyen, Dr Georgie Imberger
Dr Martin Higgs, Hugh Taylor
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante, Navroop (Nav) Johal
Drs Helen Kocent
Departmental Clinical Lead (first) & Interest in;
Paediatric Anaesthesia
Obstetric Anaesthesia
Ophthalmic Anaesthesia
Hepato-biliary / upper GI
Trauma
CPX testing
Pre-admission Clinic & Perioperative Medicine
Off the Floor (Endoscopy, Radiology & Cardiology)
Pharmacy
Handover
PAC ISBAR email response
Paediatric PICC lines
Dr Gabrielle (Gabby) VanEssen, Richard (Rick) Horton, David Bramley, Alexandre (Alex) Henry, Andrew Jeffreys,
Gareth Symons, Simon Chong, Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Drs Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, David (Ken) Brownhill, Nicole Sheridan, Anne Chew, Sarah Palermo
Drs Bronwen Evans, Patrick (Pat) Ronchi, Kien Quach, Raymond (Ray) Tam, Lahiru Amaratunge
Dr Georgina (Georgie) Imberger
Drs Sarah Palermo, Georgina Imberger
Dr Hugh Taylor, Robert Smith, John Grant
Drs David Bramley, John Grant, Richard (Rick) Horton,
Dr David Bramley
Drs David Bramley, Raymond (Ray) Tam
Dr Raymond (Ray) Tam
Drs David Bramley, John Grant, Gabriele (Gabby) Van Essen
Drs David Bramley, Patrick (Pat) Ronchi, Alex Henry
Departmental Administrative Lead (first) & Interest
in;
Equipment
Rostering
2015 departmental accreditation by ANZCA
Timesheets
ICT/Department website
Drs David Bramley, Patrick Ronchi, Simon Chong
Drs Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, Alexandre (Alex) Henry
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, Alexandre (Alex) Henry
Dr Alexandre (Alex) Henry, Dr Liz Hessian, Dr David Bramley
Drs Richard (Rick) Horton, Martin Nguyen
Departmental weekend meeting
Sustainability
National Anaesthesia Day
Departmental Training Lead (first) for;
Primary exam program
 Tutorial providers
Dr Chern Tan
Dr Forbes McGain
Dr Nicole Sheridan
ANZCA trial vivas coordinator
Mentor program coordinator
Critical response program coordinator
 ACE course
 Neonatal resuscitation
 ALS
 CICO
 Anaphylaxis
 Massive haemorrhage
 PROMPT
 Surgical orientation
 Anaesthesia Emergency Response Workshops
US skills in anaesthesia
Epidural competency
Dr Stanley Tay
Drs Adriano (Adri) Cocciante, Navroop (Nav) Johal, Stanley Tay, Patrick Ronchi, Lahiru Amaratunge, Forbes
McGain, Colin Bense, Gareth Symons, Hugh Taylor, Simon Chong, Martin Nguyen, John Grant
Dr Martin Nguyen
Drs Lahiru Amaratunge, Gabriele (Gabby) VanEssen, Elizabeth (Beth) Ashwood, Raymond (Ray) Tam, Bronwen
Evans, Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, Kien Quach, Helen Kocent, David (Ken) Brownhill, Adriano (Adri) Cocciante, Navroop
(Nav) Johal, Patrick Ronchi, David Bramley, Forbes McGain, Alexandre (Alex) Henry, Simon Chong
Dr Candida Marane
Dr Helen Kocent
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Dr Lahiru Amaratunge
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Drs Candida Marane, Colin Bense
Dr Navroop Johal
Dr Navroop Johal
Dr Simon Chong, Bronwen Evans, Gabriele (Gabby) VanEssen, Kien Quach, Adriano Cocciante, Lahiru Amaratunge
Dr Nicole Sheridan, Dr Sarah Palermo
ANZCA Supervisory Roles
Supervisors of Training
 Head
 ICU
 Introductory Training
 Provisional Fellowship
Monash Training Program liaison
Introductory Tutors
Provisional Fellowship Supervisor
ANZCA Trainees in ICU
Dr Alexandre (Alex) Henry
Dr Forbes McGain
Drs Navroop (Nav) Johal, Martin Nguyen
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Dr Helen Kocent
Drs Alexandre (Alex) Henry, Navroop Johal, Martin Nguyen, Dr Gareth Symons
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Dr Forbes McGain
Final exam program
 Tutorial providers
Departmental Scholar Role Tutors
Drs Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, David Bramley, Martin Nguyen
Other Supervisory Roles
Medical Students
Intern & HMOs
ED, ICU, GP & non-ANZCA Anaesthesia Trainees
Dr Lahiru Amaratunge
Dr Gareth Symons
Dr Helen Kocent
ANZCA Specialised Study Unit Supervisors
Head and neck, ear nose and throat, dental surgery
and electro-convulsive therapy
Ophthalmic procedures
General surgical, urological, gynaecological and
endoscopic procedures
Neurosurgery and neuroradiology
Cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology
Vascular surgery and interventional radiology
Orthopaedic surgery
Plastic, reconstructive and burns surgery
Intensive care
Paediatric anaesthesia
Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia
Thoracic surgery
Drs Martin Higgs, Raymond Tam
Drs Kien Quach, Colin Collum
Drs Patrick Ronchi, Navroop Johal
Drs Raymond Tam, Simon Astegno
Drs David Bramley, Martin Higgs
Drs Helen Kocent, Kien Quach
Drs Simon Astegno, Colin Bense
Drs Simon Astegno, Colin Bense
Drs Forbes McGain, John Mulder
Drs Gabriel (Gabby) Van Essen, David Bramley
Drs Ken Brownhill, Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian
Drs Martin Higgs, David Bramley
ANZCA Clinical Fundamental Tutors
Airway management
General anaesthesia and sedation
Peri-operative medicine
Regional and local anaesthesia
Pain medicine
Resuscitation, trauma and crisis management
Safety and quality in anaesthetic practice
Drs Adriano (Adri) Cocciante, Gabriele (Gabby) Van Essen, Zamil Karim
Drs Candida Marane, Tom Sullivan
Drs John Grant, Richard (Rick) Horton , David Bramley
Drs Kien Quach, Bronwen Evans, Gabriele (Gabby) Van Essen
Drs Bronwen Evans, Coran Lang, Zamil Karim
Drs Lahiru Amaratunge, Navroop Johal, Adriano Cocciante
Drs Hugh Taylor, Martin Higgs, Andrew Jeffreys
Western Health Committee Chairs
Best Care
Coordinated Care
Board Quality & Safety
Division of Perioperative and Critical Care Services
Dr Andrew Jeffreys
Dr Andrew Jeffreys
Dr Andrew Jeffreys
Dr Andrew Jeffreys
Operations
Medication Safety
VTE Prevention
Pain Management
Western Health Committee / Group Members
Safe Care
e-Health Clinical Advisory Group
Western Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Group
Executive
Endoscopy services committee
Smoke free Committee
Low Risk Ethics Committee
Transfusion Committee
Theatre quality committee
Adverse Drug Reaction committee
Drugs & therapeutics committee
Health Information committee
Victorian Medical Assistance Team (VMAT) personnel
PAC User Group – JKW&C Hospital
Theatre User Group – JKW&C Hospital
Product Evaluation Committee
Outside Western Health Committee Chairs
Education Training and Assessment Management
Committee, ANZCA
Victorian Anaesthesia Training Committee (Association
of Directors - Departments of Anaesthesia, Victoria)
Outside Western Health Committee Members
Victorian Regional Committee, ANZCA
Court of the Final Examination, ANZCA
Education Training and Assessment Executive
Committee, ANZCA
Training & Accreditation, ANZCA
Executive Reference Group, (Anaesthesia machines,
physiological monitoring, ultrasound), Health
Purchasing Victoria
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Dr Bronwen Evans
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Drs Richard Horton, David Bramley, Martin Higgs, Patrick Ronchi
Dr David Bramley
Dr David Bramley
Dr Martin Nguyen
Dr Martin Nguyen
Dr John Grant
Dr Martin Nguyen
Dr Raymond (Ray) Tam
Dr Patrick (Pat) Ronchi
Drs Adriano (Adri), Gareth Symons, Cocciante, Simon Chong
Dr John Grant
Dr David Bramley
Dr Simon Chong
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Drs David Bramley, Richard (Rick) Horton
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Drs David Bramley, Richard (Rick) Horton
Scholar Role Sub-committee, ANZCA
Victorian Consultative Council on Anaesthetic
Morbidity and Mortality
Material Aid Program - Melbourne University
Melbourne Health Human Research and Ethics
Committee
Research
Current Projects: Principal Investigators (PI) &
Investigators
Measurement of Exercise Tolerance for Surgery Study
(METS) – in progress
Restrictive versus liberal fluid therapy in major
abdominal surgery (Relief) – in progress
Alcohol in VATS SOBER – in development
Post-operative Oxygen Consumption (POPOC) Study –
in development
Victorian Network of Smoke free Hospitals and
Department of Health Smoking ABCD Pilot
The influence of anaesthetic depth on patient
outcome after major surgery (BALANCED)
Theatre expired medical equipment audit – in progress
Paravertebral blocks for multiple rib fractures – in
progress
Perioperative anticoagulation practices – in progress
Effectiveness of pre-operative smoking intervention
program
Obstetric epidural wait times - audit
TXA and arthroplasty audit
MUM SIZE – the relationship between maternal BMI
and outcomes from caesarean section
Safety of sedation in endoscopy
Perioperative ADministration of Dexamethasone and
Infection - The PADDI trial
STRICT Study – an investigation of alternative methods
of trainee selection
Paediatric fasting times audit
Maxigesic study
Dr Stanley Tay
Dr Gaylene Heard
Dr Martin Nguyen
Dr Forbes Mcgain, Dr Georgina (Georgie) Imberger
Dr David Bramley (PI), Dr John Grant
Dr David Bramley (PI)
Dr David Bramley (PI), Simon Chong
Dr David Bramley (PI), Hugh Taylor
Dr David Bramley
Dr Andrew Jeffreys (PI)
Dr Martin Nguyen
Dr Martin Nguyen
Dr Martin Nguyen
Dr Hugh Taylor
Dr Nicole Sheridan
Dr Rani Chahal
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian (PI)
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian (PI), Dr David Bramley
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian (PI), Dr David Bramley, Dr Nicole Sheridan
Dr Adriano Cocciante (PI), Dr Martin Nguyen, Dr Elizabeth(Liz) Hessian
Simon Chong
Simon Chong
Reviewers
Western Health: Low Risk Ethics Panel
ANZCA: Research grants
Western Health Procedure Authors
Fasting Procedure for All Patients Requiring
Anaesthesia
Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting
Guideline for the Management of Malignant
Hyperthermia
Guidelines for the Peri-operative Administration of
Tranexamic Acid for Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Surgery
Management of Percutaneously Inserted Central
Venous Catheter (PICC) in Neonatal and Paediatric
Patients
Pre-operative haematinic management in arthroplasty
– in development
Perioperative management of patients refusing blood
products – in development
Pre-operative Panadol administration Protocol – in
development
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian
Dr Forbes McGain
Dr Martin Nguyen
Dr Adriano Cocciante
Dr Rani Chahal
Dr David Bramley
Dr Martin Nguyen
Dr Martin Nguyen
Dr Coran Lang
Senior Medical Staff: Roles and Responsibilities
Name (preferred)
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Roles & Responsibilities
Director, Western Health: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Chair: 1) Western Health: Medication Safety Committee 2) VTE Prevention Working Group
Member, Western Health: 1) e-Health Clinical Advisory Group 2) Western Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Group
Executive 3) Safe Care Committee
Chair, ANZCA: 1) Education Training and Assessment Management Committee 2) Victorian Anaesthesia Training
Committee (Association of Directors - Departments of Anaesthesia, Victoria)
Member, ANZCA: 1) Education Training and Assessment Executive Committee 2) Court of the Final Examination 3)
Training & Accreditation
Clinical Interest: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Administrative Lead: ICT/Department website
Instructor: ACE
Photo
Dr David Bramley
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian
Deputy Director, Western Health: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Departmental interest in research
Investigator: 1) Perioperative ADministration of Dexamethasone and Infection - The PADDI trial 2) Safety of sedation in
endoscopy
Member, Western Health: 1) Endoscopy services committee 2) Smoke free Committee 3) Western Anaesthesia and
Intensive Care Group Executive 4) Theatre User Group – JKW&C Hospital
Clinical Lead, Department: 1) Pre-admission Clinic & Perioperative Medicine 2) ISBAR PAC response 3) Off the Floor Endoscopy, Radiology & Cardiology 3) Pharmacy 4) Paediatric PICC lines
Specialized Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA: 1) Paediatrics 2) Cardiac and interventional cardiology 3) Thoracics 4)
Perioperative medicine
Scholar role tutor, ANZCA
Instructor: ACE
Principal Investigator, Western Health: 1) Measurement of Exercise Tolerance for Surgery Study (METS) – in progress 2)
Restrictive versus liberal fluid therapy in major abdominal surgery (Relief) – in progress 3) SOBER – in development 4)
POPOC Study – in development 5) Victorian Network of Smoke free Hospitals and Department of Health Smoking ABCD
Pilot
Western Health Procedure Author: Paediatric PICC line insertion
Administrative Lead, Department: Equipment
Administrative interest in Timesheets
Deputy Chair, ANZCA: Victorian Regional Committee
Member, Health Purchasing Victoria: Executive Reference Group, (Anaesthesia machines, physiological monitoring,
ultrasound)
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Paediatric Anaesthesia, Evidence based medicine
Clinical Interest, Department: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Departmental Deputy Director
Departmental Head of Research
PI: 1) MUM SIZE – the relationship between maternal BMI and outcomes from caesarean section 2) Safety of sedation in
endoscopy 3) Perioperative ADministration of Dexamethasone and Infection - The PADDI trial
Investigator: STRICT Study – an investigation of alternative methods of trainee selection
Western Health Reviewer: Low Risk Ethics Panel
Western Health Mentor
Scholar role tutor, ANZCA
Melbourne University student audit supervisor
Clinical Lead, Department: Obstetric Anaesthesia
Administrative Lead, Department: 1) Rostering 2) 2015 departmental accreditation by ANZCA
Administrative interest in Timesheets
Instructor: 1)ACE 2) NATCAT
Reviewer, ANZCA:, Research grants
Dr Alexandre (Alex) Henry
Dr Bronwen Evans
Dr Andrew Jeffreys
Dr Martin Higgs
Dr Coran Lang
Dr Navroop (Nav) Johal
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Statistics
Principal Supervisor of Training, ANZCA
Introductory training tutor, ANZCA
Provisional fellowship supervisor, ANZCA
Clinical Interest, Department: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Administrative Lead: Timesheets
Administrative Interest, Department: Rostering
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: ANZCA Guidelines
Clinical Interest: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Head of Acute Pain, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Chair, Western Health: Pain Management Committee
Clinical Fundamental Tutor, ANZCA: 1) Regional and local anaesthesia 2) Pain medicine
Clinical Interest: U/S guided neural blockade
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Acute Pain
Head of Chronic Pain, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Clinical Services Director, Western Health
Clinical Fundamental Tutor, ANZCA: Safety and quality in anaesthetic practice
Chair, Western Health: 1) Best care 2) Board quality and safety 3) Coordinated care 4) Divisional operations
Principal investigator, Western health: The influence of anaesthetic depth on patient outcome after major surgery
(BALANCED)
Clinical Interest: 1) Pain 2) Paediatric Anaesthesia
Head of Quality Assurance, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Specialised Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA 1) Head and neck, ear nose and throat, dental surgery and electro-convulsive
therapy 2) Cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology 3) Thoracic surgery
Clinical Fundamental Tutor, ANZCA: Safety and quality in anaesthetic practice
Member, Western health: Western Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Group Executive
Clinical Fundamental Tutor, ANZCA: Pain Medicine
Clinical Interest: Acute & Chronic Pain
Principal Author Western Health Procedure: Pre-operative oral Panadol protocol
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Chronic Pain
DTC submission Nortriptilline & Buprenorphine
Introductory training tutor, ANZCA
Supervisor of Training, ANZCA
Training Interest, Department: Simulation
Instructor: 1) BASIC 2) ACE 3) Emergency Management of Anaesthesia Crisis (EMAC)
Specialized Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA: 1) General surgical, urological, gynaecological and endoscopic procedures 2)
Resuscitation, trauma and crisis management
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Simulation / ACLS, Airway, CICO, Crisis Resource Management
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Dr Martin Nguyen
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Simulation
Head of Simulation and Emergency Response Training, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Clinical Interest: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Supervisor of Training, ANZCA
Provisional Fellowship Supervisor, ANZCA
Clinical Fundamental Tutor, ANZCA: Airway management
Training Lead, Department: 1) ACE 2) CICO 3) ALS 4) Anaphylaxis 5) Massive Haemorrhage 6) Neonatal Resuscitation
Training Interest: US skills workshop for trainees
PI: STRICT Study – an investigation of alternative methods of trainee selection
Investigator: 1) The influence of anaesthetic depth on patient outcome after major surgery (BALANCED)
Western Health Procedure Author: Malignant Hyperthermia Management
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Simulation / ACLS, Airway, CICO, Crisis resource management
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Simulation
Instructor: 1) ANZSAC 2) NATCAT 3) Emergency Management of Anaesthesia Crisis (EMAC)
Victorian Medical Assistance Team (VMAT) personnel
Departmental interest in research
Introductory training tutor, ANZCA
Supervisor of Training, ANZCA
Member Western Health: 1) Low Risk Ethics Committee 2) Transfusion Committee 3) Adverse drug reaction committee
Principal Author Western Health Procedure: 1) Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting 2) Pre-operative haematinic
management in arthroplasty – in development 3) Perioperative management of patients refusing blood products – in
development
Principal Investigator Audit: 1) Theatre expired medical equipment audit – in progress 2) Paravertebral blocks for
multiple rib fractures – in progress 3) Perioperative anticoagulation practices – in progress
Investigator: STRICT Study – an investigation of alternative methods of trainee selection
Training Lead Department: Final exam program
Administrative Interest: ICT / Department website
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Endocrine physiology
Instructor: 1) ACE 2) NATCAT 3) ALS 4) Anaphylaxis 5) Massive haemorrhage 6) CICO
Member, Melbourne University: Material Aid Program
Departmental Scholar Role Tutors
Dr Helen Kocent
Supervisor of ED, ICU, GP & non ANZCA Anaesthesia Trainees, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Supervisor of Training, ANZCA
Welfare Officer, Department
Trainee mentor program coordinator
Monash Anaesthesia Training Scheme liaison
Specialised Study Supervisor, ANZCA: Vascular surgery and interventional radiology
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Vascular
Dr Hugh Taylor
Dr John Grant
Dr Stanley Tay
Dr Lahiru Amaratunge
Dr Gabriele (Gabby)
VanEssen
Dr Raymond (Ray) Tam
Dr Patrick (Pat) Ronchi
ACE course faculty
Clinical Lead, Department: CPX testing
Investigator: Post-operative Oxygen Consumption (POPOC)
Interest: Quality assurance
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Applied clinical physiology (CPX, obesity, ageing, exercise, intraoperative)
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: CPET
Instructor: Emergency response, ACE
ANZCA Clinical Fundamental Tutor: Safety and quality in anaesthetic practice
Clinical Interest, Department: 1) Perioperative medicine & CPX 2) ISBAR PAC response
Clinical Fundamental Tutor, ANZCA: Perioperative Medicine
Member, Western Health: 1) Theatre quality 2) PAC User Group – JKW&C Hospital
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Allergy & immunology
Training Lead, Department: Primary exam program
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Pharmacokinetics / pharmacodynamics, CVS physiology, viva practice
Clinical interest: Ophthalmic anaesthesia
Supervisor of Medical Students, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Tutor medical students, Melbourne University
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Respiratory physiology
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Neurosurgery
ALS program coordinator
Instructor: 1) ACE 2) CICO 3) U/S skills
ANZCA Clinical Fundamental Tutor: Resuscitation, trauma and crisis management
Clinical Lead, Department: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Clinical Interest, Department: ISBAR PAC response
Specialised Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Clinical Fundamental Tutor, ANZCA: 1) Airway management 2) Regional and local anaesthesia
Clinical Interest: 1) Paediatric Anaesthesia 2) U/S guided neural blockade 3) Difficult airway
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Paediatric Anaesthesia, Upper limb blocks
Member, Western Health: Drug & Therapeutics committee
Specialised Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA: 1) Head and neck, ear nose and throat, dental surgery and electro-convulsive
therapy 2) Neurosurgery and neuroradiology
Clinical Lead: Handover
Clinical Interest: Pharmacy
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Eyes
Instructor: 1) ACE 2) CICO
Member, Western Health: Western Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Group Executive
Specialised Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA: General surgical, urological, gynaecological and endoscopic procedures
Member, Western Health: Health Information Committee
Dr Chern Tan
Dr Simon Chong
Dr Forbes McGain
Dr Gareth Symons
Dr Zamil Karim
Dr Rani Chahal
Dr Colin Bense
Dr Colin Collum
Clinical Interest, Department: Paediatric PICC lines
Instructor: ACE
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Intravenous agents
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Hepatobiliary
On Maternity leave
Administrative Lead, Department: 1) Departmental weekend meeting
Departmental Administrative Interest: Equipment
Western Health Committee Member: Product Evaluation
Training Lead, Department: Cardiac ultrasound skills
Investigator: Alcohol & VATS – SOBER
Clinical Interest, Department: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Thermoregulation, antiemetics, N&V, Cardiovascular drugs
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Thoracics
Victorian Medical Assistance Team (VMAT) personnel
Instructor: ACE Course
Supervisor of ANZCA Trainees in ICU, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Supervisor of Training, ANZCA
Specialised Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA: Intensive Care
Principal Author Western Health Procedure: 1) Fasting 2) Malignant Hyperthermia
Administrative Lead: Sustainability
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Inhalational agents, Blood & clotting
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: ICU
Committee member: Melbourne Health Human Research and Ethics Committee
Supervisor of Intern & HMOs, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Introductory Tutor
Clinical Interest: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Autonomic nervous system
Victorian Medical Assistance Team (VMAT) personnel
Clinical Interest: Acute & Chronic pain
ANZCA Clinical Fundamental Tutor: Airway MX & Pain Mx
Principal Author Western Health Procedure: Tranexamic Acid and arthroplasty
Audit post TXA introduction – in development
Training Lead, Department: PROMPT
Specialised Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA: 1) Orthopaedic surgery 2) Plastic, reconstructive and burns surgery
Clinical Fundamental Tutor, ANZCA: General anaesthesia and sedation
Primary Exam Tutorial Provider: Renal physiology, Neuromuscular physiology & pharmacology
Administrative Interest: Equipment
Specialised Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA: Ophthalmic procedures
Dr David (Ken) Brownhill
Dr Kien Quach
Dr Robert (Bob) Smith
Dr Nicole Sheridan
Dr Simon Astegno
Dr Elizabeth (Beth)
Ashwood
Dr Georgina (Georgie)
Imberger
Dr Sarah Palermo
Dr Candida Marane
Dr Anne Chew
Dr Paul Rozental
Dr Richard Chin
Dr Gaylene Heard
Specialised Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA: Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia
Clinical Interest: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Obstetrics
Departmental interest: Acute pain
Training Interest: Ultrasound skills in anaesthesia
Specialised Study Unit Supervisor, ANZCA: 1) Ophthalmic procedures 2) Vascular surgery and interventional radiology
Clinical Fundamental Tutor, ANZCA: Regional and local anaesthesia
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Renal
Clinical Interest: CPX testing
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: CPET
Training Lead: Epidural competency
Clinical Interest: Perioperative medicine
Investigator: Perioperative ADministration of Dexamethasone and Infection - The PADDI trial
Audit, Western Health: Epidural wait times – in development
Departmental representative - National Anaesthesia Day
ANZCA Specialised Study Unit Supervisor: 1) Neurosurgery and neuroradiology 2) Orthopaedic surgery 3) Plastic,
reconstructive and burns surgery
Clinical Interests: ENT, Thoracics, General surgery
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: ENT
Departmental interest in research
Clinical Lead: Hepato-biliary / upper GI
Clinical Interest: Trauma
Committee member: Melbourne Health Human Research and Ethics Committee
Training Lead: Cell saver
Departmental clinical interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia
Training interest Epidural Competency
PROMPT program coordinator
ANZCA trial vivas coordinator
ANZCA Specialised Study Unit Supervisors: General anaesthesia and sedation
Instructor: 1) ACE 2) EMST
Clinical interest: Obstetric anaesthesia
Clinical Interests: Vascular, TIVA, Difficult airway management
Primary Exam Trial Vivas
Clinical Interests: Obstetric and paediatric anaesthesia
Clinical Interests: Neuroanaesthesia, Human factors, simulation, patient safety, adverse events and medical errors,
welfare
EMAC instructor
Member, Vic Gov: Victorian Consultative Council on Anaesthetic Morbidity and Mortality
Dr Michael Boquest
Dr Tomasz (Tom)
Rawdanowicz
Dr Jennifer (Jenny) King
Dr Ken Carlile
Dr Keng Low
Dr Mahsa Adabi
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Clinical Interests: Analgesia, transfusion, safety
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