Ongoing quality improvement where individual anaesthetists and the department as a whole are measured with respect to post operative complications, nausea and vomiting and pain outcomes.

A survey of Australian and New Zealand anaesthetists on their current practice regarding the use of neuromucular blockers and reversal agents.

In association with ANZTADC (the Australian and New Zealand Tripartite Anaesthetic Data Committee ), a retrospective analysis of cases reported to webAIRS is being analysed looking for patterns involving sugammadex and it’s association with critical events. This is being used to delineate factors that can be used as learning points to improve the safety of anaesthesia.

We are currently recruiting patients for a number of large multicentre trials, including PADDi and ITACS. Involvement in these trials is improving our research infrastructure and experience with large scale medical research.

An NSARI designed and led prospective randomised controlled trial looking at differences in anaesthetic and functional outcomes following the addition of intrathecal morphine to a standardised anaesthetic regime in primary unilateral total knee replacement

As well as the design and delivery of the ATTAAC airway and NSARI airway courses, members has been actively involved in airway related research, and are currently planning to undertake a review of NSWHealth IIMS data to quantify and summarise the nature and outcomes of airway complications in NSW public hospitals.