History of Anaesthesia Special Interest Group

OBJECTIVE

As its name suggests, the History of Anaesthesia Special Interest Group is primarily concerned with researching and presenting the history of anaesthesia. If you have an interest in history and would like to participate, please feel welcome to join us!

ACTIVITIES

Members of the History of Anaesthesia SIG are invited to contribute to the ASA's Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Journal's History Supplement, which is an annual publication.

EVENTS 

2022 ANZCA ASM 29 April - 3 May - Perth WA

Chair : Dr Lindy Roberts, WA 

Presentations

·       William Salmon 17th Century Pain Doctor: Dr Natalie Appelbaum, VIC

·       A chloroform death in Perth:  Dr Andrew Gardner, WA

·       Cholera to COVID-19: How pandemics have shaped the development of anaesthesia and intensive care medicine: Dr Adam Levin, VIC

2022  -  10th International Symposium on History of Anesthesia,  Kobe, Japan, 16-18 June 2022

This ISHA symposium, held every 4 years, will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Japanese Museum of Anesthesiology, is one of the most comprehensive museums of its type in the world.
Details are available at: https://isha2022.com/

2022 - CSC Wellington, New Zealand 21 - 24 October 2022

RESOURCES

No HA SIG AGM was held at Conjoint meeting Brisbane in 2021 due to COVID limitations

No HA SIG AGM was held at ASA's Sydney NSC, 2020 due to COVID-19

No HA SIG AGM was held at ASA's Sydney NSC, September 2019 due to lack of a quorum 

Recommendations only HA SIG AGM 2019 

HA SIG AGM 2018

 Confirmed HA SIG AGM Minutes 2018

No HA SIG Session, nor AGM was held at ASA's NSC in Perth, October 2017

HA SIG AGM 2013  

HA SIG AGM 2012 

HA SIG AGM 2011  

HA SIG AGM 2010

HA SIG AGM 2009
HA SIG AGM 2008
HA SIG AGM 2007
HA SIG AGM 2006
HA SIG AGM 2005

MEMBERSHIP

Membership will be of two types:

Members: Fellows of ANZCA, or Ordinary Members of the ASA or NZSA who have a special interest in (HA SIG) anaesthesia.

Associate members: People with a special interest in (HA SIG) anaesthesia who are not entitled to be full members. They may include Associate Members of the ASA or NZSA, registered Trainees of ANZCA, allied health professionals or members of other related professional organisations.Associate Members may only be admitted to membership after nomination by two full members of the SIG and approval by majority at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the SIG.If you would like information on joining the History of Anaesthesia Special Interest Group, please download an application form or contact Ms Maxine Wade HA SIG Secretariat on +61 2 8556 9726 or [email protected] for more information.


HA SIG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Dr Andrew Walpole (Chair)
Dr Christine Ball
Dr John Crowhurst
Dr Di Khursandi
Dr Jane McDonald 
Dr Rod Westhorpe