Day Care Anaesthesia Special Interest Group

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Rupert Hornabrook Prize

The Rupert Hornabrook Prize is awarded by the Day Care Special Interest Group for original research in the field of Day Care Anaesthesia. Rupert Hornabrook was a pioneer of anaesthesia in Australia, devoting the bulk of his practice in the years following the Boer War to promoting the specialty. He was honorary consultant in anaesthesia to the Melbourne General Hospital for many years and published extensively on issues of safety in anaesthesia. He was an early advocate of improved cardiovascular monitoring and was influential in popularising ethyl chloride-ether as an alternative to chloroform. This award in his name recognises his contribution to Australasian anaesthesia.

The Day Care SIG encourages researchers to contribute to the day surgery literature and thus be considered for this prestigious award. To be eligible for the Rupert Hornabrook Prize, researchers must present an original paper on a day care theme at a major scientific meeting of ANZCA, ASA or NZSA. Papers are judged by the Day Care SIG Executive on the basis of scientific content, relevance and standard of presentation. Applications for the award can be made to Juliette Mullumby at ANZCA, jmullumby@anzca.edu.au or phone (+61 3) 9510 6299.