Department of Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Western Health
Departmental Roles
ExecutiveDirector / Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Deputy Directors oversight / Drs David Bramley, Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, Nicole Sheridan and Adri Cocciante
- Research
- Research week
- Junior Medical Staff recruitment
- Simulation & Emergency Response Training
- Mandatory training
- Safety & Quality (Riskman)
- Leave approval
- Leave approval backup
- Business meetings
- Timesheets
- Pain service
- Fendor reviews and Interns
- SMS PDR program
- Equipment
- Obstetrics
- Obstetric referrals
- Paediatrics
- Cardiology
- Endoscopy
- Pre-admission
- SMS recruitment
- WAICG and billing
- Off the floor bookings
- JKW&CH
Clinical Units
Head (first) & group members;
Anaesthesia / Drs Richard (Rick) Horton, Gabrielle (Gabby) VanEssen, David (Ken) Brownhill, David Bramley, Alexandre (Alex) Henry, Elizabeth (Beth) Ashwood, Andrew Jeffreys, Gareth Symons, Simon Chong, Adriano (Adri) Cocciante, Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, Nicole Sheridan, Anne Chew, Bronwen Evans, Patrick (Pat) Ronchi, Kien Quach, Raymond (Ray) Tam, Lahiru Amaratunge, Georgina (Georgie) Imberger, Omeed Albazzaz, Simon Astegno, Elizabeth (Libby) Barber, Colin Bense, Claire Burrows, Julie Chan, Ying Chen, John Grant, Raffy Halim, Martin Higgs, Grace Huang, Philip Johnson, Zamil Karim, Helen Kocent, Coran Lang, Candida Marane, Forbes Mcgain, Martin Nguyen, John Ozcan, Tom Sullivan, Josh Szental, Chern tan, Hugh Taylor, Stanley (Stan) Tay
Acute Pain Medicine / Drs Bronwen Evans, Zamil Karim, Coran Lang, Kien Quach
Chronic Pain Medicine / Drs Andrew Jeffreys, Coran Lang, Zamil Karim
Perioperative Medicine / Drs David Bramley, John Grant, Richard (Rick) Horton,Gabby VanEssen, Hugh Taylor, Josh Szental
Anaesthesia Responsibilities (detailed)
Paediatric Anaesthesia / Dr Gabrielle (Gabby) VanEssen, David (Ken) Brownhill, Richard (Rick) Horton, David Bramley, Alexandre (Alex) Henry, Andrew Jeffreys, Gareth Symons, Simon Chong, Adriano (Adri) Cocciante, Grace Huang, Rachel Chapman, Elizabeth (Libby) Barber
Obstetric Anaesthesia / Drs Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, David (Ken) Brownhill, Nicole Sheridan, Anne Chew
Ophthalmic Anaesthesia / Drs Bronwen Evans, Patrick (Pat) Ronchi, Kien Quach, Raymond (Ray) Tam, Lahiru Amaratunge, Tom Sullivan, Colin Bense, Nicole Sheridan, John Ozcan, Chern Tan
Hepato-biliary / upper GI Anaesthesia / Drs Georgina (Georgie) Imberger, Candida Marane, Pat Ronchi, Simon Chong, Josh Szental, John Ozcan, Lahiru Amaratunge, Julie Chan, Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, Kien Quach, Phillip (Phil) Johnson, Anne Chew
Trauma Anaesthesia / Dr Georgina Imberger
Off the Floor Anaesthesia (Endoscopy, Radiology & Cardiology) / Dr David Bramley
Perioperative Medicine Responsibilities (detailed)
PAC ISBAR email response / Drs David Bramley, John Grant, Gabriele (Gabby) Van Essen, Josh Szental
CPX testing / Dr Hugh Taylor, Robert Smith, John Grant
Smoking cessation / Drs David Bramley, Hugh Taylor
Endoscopy File Review / Dr David Bramley
High Risk Management Procedure / Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Haematinic Optimization Procedure / Dr Martin Nguyen
Basic Preoperative Investigations Procedure / Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Perioperative Management of Anticoagulants / Dr Josh Szental
Management of Pacemakers / Dr David Bramley
Campus Suitability / Dr David Bramley
Major Portfolios
Junior Medical Staff Training & Supervision / Drs Alexandre (Alex) Henry, Gareth Symons, Adriano (Adri) Cocciante, Helen Kocent, Nicole Sheridan, Stanley Tay, Candida Marane
Simulation & Emergency Response Training / Drs Adriano (Adri) Cocciante, Navroop (Nav) Johal, Candida Marane, Lahiru Amaratunge, John Ozcan
Safety & Quality / DrsHugh Taylor,Richard (Rick) Horton, David Bramley, Tom Sullivan, Josh Szental
Research & Audit / Drs Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, Dr David Bramley, Dr Martin Nguyen, Dr Georgie Imberger
Equipment / Drs David Bramley, Patrick Ronchi, Simon Chong
Administrative Portfolios
Departmental Administrative Leads (first) & Interest in;
Rostering / Drs Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, Alexandre (Alex) Henry, Nicole Sheridan, Martin Nguyne, Adriano Cocciante, John Ozcan, Gareth Symons
Timesheets / Drs Alexandre (Alex) Henry, Liz Hessian, David Bramley, Rick Horton
ICT/Department website / Drs Martin Nguyen, Richard (Rick) Horton,
Social / Dr Josh Szental
Sustainability / Dr Forbes McGain
National Anaesthesia Day / Dr Nicole Sheridan
August Seminar / TBA
Safety & Quality Responsibilities (detailed)
Morbidity and Mortality Meetings / Drs Hugh Taylor, Josh Szental
Riskman Review / Dr Hugh Taylor, Rick Horton
Yearly Plan / Dr Josh Szental
Medication Safety / Drs David Bramley, Raymond (Ray) Tam
Handover / Dr Raymond (Ray) Tam
VTE Prevention / Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Infection Prevention / Dr Raymond (Ray) Tam
Junior Medical Staff Training & Supervision Responsibilities (detailed)
Primary exam program / Dr Stanley Tay
- Tutorial providers
Final exam program / Dr Martin Nguyen
- Tutorial providers
ANZCA trial vivas coordinator / Dr Ying Chen
Mentor program coordinator / Dr Helen Kocent
US skills in anaesthesia / Drs Simon Chong, Bronwen Evans, Gabriele (Gabby) VanEssen, Kien Quach, Adriano Cocciante, Lahiru Amaratunge, Tom Sullivan
Epidural competency / Dr Nicole Sheridan
ANZCA Supervisory Roles
Supervisors of Training
- Principal
- Deputy
- ICU
- Introductory Training
- Provisional Fellowship
Monash Training Program liaison / Dr Helen Kocent, Liz Hessian
Introductory Tutors / Drs Alex Henry,Dr Gareth Symons
Provisional Fellowship Supervisor / Dr Adri Cocciante, Candida Marane
ANZCA Trainees in ICU / Dr Forbes McGain
Departmental Scholar Role Tutors / Drs Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, David Bramley, Martin Nguyen, Georgie Imberger
Other Supervisory Roles
Medical Students / Dr Martin Higgs
Intern & HMOs / Drs Nicole Sheridan, Gareth Symons, John Ozcan
ED, ICU, GP & non-ANZCA Anaesthesia Trainees / Dr Helen Kocent , Forbes McGain (ICU)
Welfare Officer / Drs Helen Kocent, John Ozcan
ANZCA Specialised Study Unit Supervisors
Head and neck, ear nose and throat, dental surgery and electro-convulsive therapy / Drs Martin Higgs, Raymond Tam, Candida Marane, Ying Chen
Ophthalmic procedures / Drs Kien Quach, Nicole Sheridan
General surgical, urological, gynaecological and endoscopic procedures / Drs Patrick Ronchi, Georgie Imberger, Stanley Tay
Neurosurgery and neuroradiology / Drs Raymond Tam, Simon Astegno, Libby Barber
Cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology / Drs David Bramley, Martin Higgs, Tom Sullivan
Vascular surgery and interventional radiology / Drs Helen Kocent, Kien Quach, Tom Sullivan
Orthopaedic surgery / Drs Simon Astegno, Colin Bense, Raffy Halim
Plastic, reconstructive and burns surgery / Drs Simon Astegno, Colin Bense
Intensive care / Drs Forbes McGain, John Mulder
Paediatric anaesthesia / Drs Gabriel (Gabby) Van Essen, David Bramley, Simon Chong, Grace Huang
Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia / Drs Ken Brownhill, Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian, John Ozcan, Nicole Sheridan
Thoracic surgery / Drs Martin Higgs, David Bramley, Tom Sullivan
ANZCA Clinical Fundamental Tutors
Airway management / Drs Adriano (Adri) Cocciante, Gabriele (Gabby) Van Essen, Zamil Karim
General anaesthesia and sedation / Drs Candida Marane, Libby Barber, Raffy Halim
Peri-operative medicine / Drs John Grant, Richard (Rick) Horton , David Bramley
Regional and local anaesthesia / Drs Kien Quach, Bronwen Evans, Gabriele (Gabby) Van Essen
Pain medicine / Drs Bronwen Evans, Coran Lang, Zamil Karim
Resuscitation, trauma and crisis management / Drs Lahiru Amaratunge, Adriano Cocciante, John Ozcan, Candida Marane
Safety and quality in anaesthetic practice / Drs Hugh Taylor, Andrew Jeffreys, Josh Szental
Simulation & Emergency Response Training (detailed)
ACE course / Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Neonatal resuscitation / Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
ALS / Drs Lahiru Amaratunge, John Ozcan
CICO / Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Anaphylaxis / Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
Massive haemorrhage / Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante
PROMPT / Drs Candida Marane, Colin Bense
Surgical orientation / Dr Adri Cocciante
Anaesthesia Emergency Response Workshops / Dr Candida Marane
Trauma / Dr Candida Marane
Western Health Committee Chairs
Coordinated Care / Dr Andrew Jeffreys
Board Quality & Safety / Dr Andrew Jeffreys
Division of Perioperative and Critical Care Services Operations / Dr Andrew Jeffreys
Medication Safety / Dr David Bramley
Pain Management / Dr Bronwen Evans
Western Health Committee / Group Members
Safe Care / Dr David Bramley
Best Care / Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian
e-Health Clinical Advisory Group / Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Western Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Group Executive / Drs Richard Horton, David Bramley, Martin Higgs, Patrick Ronchi, Elizabeth(Liz) Hessian
Endoscopy services committee / Dr David Bramley
Smoke free Committee / Dr David Bramley
Low Risk Ethics Committee / Dr Martin Nguyen
Transfusion Committee / Dr Martin Nguyen
Theatre quality committee / Dr John Grant
Adverse Drug Reaction committee / Dr Martin Nguyen
Drugs & therapeutics committee / Dr Raymond (Ray) Tam
Health Information committee / Dr Patrick (Pat) Ronchi
Victorian Medical Assistance Team (VMAT) personnel / Drs Adriano (Adri), Gareth Symons, Simon Chong
PAC User Group – JKW&C Hospital / Dr John Grant
Theatre User Group – JKW&C Hospital / Dr David Bramley
Product Evaluation Committee / Dr Simon Chong
Outside Western Health Committee Chairs
Victorian Anaesthesia Training Committee (Association of Directors - Departments of Anaesthesia, Victoria) / Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Outside Western Health Committee Members
Victorian Regional Committee, ANZCA / Drs David Bramley
Court of the Final Examination, ANZCA / Dr Richard (Rick) Horton
Executive Reference Group, (Anaesthesia machines, physiological monitoring, ultrasound), Health Purchasing Victoria / Drs David Bramley, Richard (Rick) Horton
Material Aid Program - Melbourne University / Dr Martin Nguyen
Melbourne Health Human Research and Ethics Committee / Dr Forbes Mcgain, Dr Georgina (Georgie) Imberger
Migrant and Refugee Women’s Health Initiative / Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian
Research
Current Projects: Principal Investigators (PI) & Investigators
Measurement of Exercise Tolerance for Surgery Study (METS) – in progress / Dr David Bramley (PI), Dr John Grant
Restrictive versus liberal fluid therapy in major abdominal surgery (Relief) – in progress / Dr David Bramley (PI)
Alcohol in VATS SOBER – in development / Dr David Bramley (PI), Simon Chong
Post-operative Oxygen Consumption (POPOC) Study – in development / Dr David Bramley (PI), Hugh Taylor
Victorian Network of Smoke free Hospitals and Department of Health Smoking ABCD Pilot / Dr David Bramley
The influence of anaesthetic depth on patient outcome after major surgery (BALANCED) / Dr Andrew Jeffreys (PI)
Theatre expired medical equipment audit – in progress / Dr Martin Nguyen
Paravertebral blocks for multiple rib fractures – in progress / Dr Martin Nguyen
Perioperative anticoagulation practices – in progress / Dr Martin Nguyen
Effectiveness of pre-operative smoking intervention program / Dr Hugh Taylor
Obstetric epidural wait times - audit / Dr Nicole Sheridan
MUM SIZE – the relationship between maternal BMI and outcomes from caesarean section / Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian (PI)
Safety of sedation in endoscopy / Drs Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian (PI), David Bramley
Perioperative ADministration of Dexamethasone and Infection - The PADDI trial / Drs Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian (PI), David Bramley, Dr Nicole Sheridan
SynapticStudy – an investigation of alternative methods of trainee selection / Drs Elizabeth(Liz) Hessian (PI), Adriano Cocciante, Martin Nguyen, , Candida Marane, John Ozcan
Paediatric fasting times audit / Simon Chong
Maxigesic study / Simon Chong
Reviewers
Western Health: Low Risk Ethics Panel / Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian
ANZCA: Research grants / Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian
Western Health Procedure Authors
Fasting Procedure for All Patients Requiring Anaesthesia / Dr Forbes McGain
Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting / Dr Martin Nguyen
Guideline for the Management of Malignant Hyperthermia / Dr Adriano Cocciante
Guidelines for the Peri-operative Administration of Tranexamic Acid for Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Surgery / Dr Rick Horton, David Bramley
Management of Percutaneously Inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC) in Neonatal and Paediatric Patients / Dr David Bramley
Pre-operative haematinic management in arthroplasty – in development / Dr Martin Nguyen
Perioperative management of patients refusing blood products – in development / Dr Martin Nguyen
Pre-operative Panadol administration Protocol – in development / Dr Coran Lang, Rick Horton
Senior Medical Staff: Roles and Responsibilities
Name (preferred) / Roles & Responsibilities / PhotoDirectors
Dr Richard (Rick) Horton / Director, Western Health: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
Chief Medical Information Officer, Western Health
Chair: VTE Prevention Working Group
Member, Western Health: 1) e-Health Clinical Advisory Group 2) Western Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Group Executive
Chair, ANZCA: 1) Victorian Anaesthesia Training Committee (Association of Directors - Departments of Anaesthesia, Victoria)
Member, ANZCA: 1) Court of the Final Examination
Clinical Interest: Paediatric Anaesthesia
Administrative Lead: ICT/Department website
Instructor: ACE
Dr David Bramley / 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
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hessian / Deputy Director, Western Health: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
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
Final Exam Tutorial Provider: Statistics
Department Heads
Dr Alexandre (Alex) Henry / Department Head, Junior Medical Staff Supervision
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
Dr Bronwen Evans / Department Head of Acute Pain
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
Dr Andrew Jeffreys / Department Head of Chronic Pain
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
Dr Martin Higgs / Department Head Safety and Quality
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
Dr Adriano (Adri) Cocciante / Department Head of Simulation and Emergency Response Training
Clinical Interest: Paediatric Anaesthesia