The organising committee have been able to secure some excellent international keynote speakers as well as recruit the support of some excellent Australasian Contributors.
International Speakers
- Prof Vincent Chan, Toronto, Canada.
- Dr Barry Nicholls, United Kingdom.
Vincent Chan is a Professor of Anesthesia at the University of Toronto and an anaesthetist at the Toronto Western Hospital. He has been an editor of the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia and the Regional Anesthesia and Pain medicine Journal and is a Board Member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. His major interests are include pain research and regional anaesthesia. He has been a leading researcher and clinician pivotal to the development of ultrasound for regional anaesthesia.
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UK.
Barry Nicholls is a leading teacher and clinician in the field of ultrasound and regional anaesthesia. He has lectured at many international conferences including ISURA 2006 and 2007, and organised many workshops in the UK and Europe. He is extremely well qualified to teach in this area.
- Prof Andrew Gray, United States.
Andrew Gray is Professor of Anaesthesiology at the University of California, San Francisco and Department of Anesthesia, San Francisco General Hospital. He has active clinical and research interests in the field of ultrasound technology and regional anesthesia. He has lectured at many international conferences including ISURA 2007 and several workshops.
Cassandra Hargreaves (ASURA Conference Manager)
PO Box 600
Edgecliff
NSW 2027
Tel: +61 2 9327 4022
Fax: +61 2 9327 7666
Email: chargreaves@fed.asa.org.au
