Annual report 2010 - Australian and New Zealand College of ...

esearch grantawardscontinuedANZCAtrials groupDoes adjunctive therapy withminocycline improve pain in burnspatients when initiated on admissionto hospital? A prospective randomisedcontrolled trialDr David Lindholm, The Alfred hospital,Melbourne, Australia$21,019A genome-wide association study onthe genetics of anaesthetic awarenessProfessor Jamie Sleigh, Waikato Hospital,New Zealand; Professor Kate Leslie, RoyalMelbourne Hospital; Associate ProfessorAndrew Davidson, Associate ProfessorDavid Amor, Royal Children’s Hospital,Victoria.$60,000A randomised double-blind placebocontrolledtrial of the efficacy ofRemifentanil for procedural painin neonatesDr Susan Lord, Dr Ian Wright, JohnHunter Children’s Hospital, Newcastle,Australia.$41,540Physico-chemical compatibility ofintravenous paracetamol (Perfalgan)with commonly used analgesic drugsDr Edmond O’Loughlin, FremantleHospital, Western Australia$10,624Does gabapentin reduce itch in childrenwith acute severe burns? A prospectiverandomised double-blinded controlledstudyDr Andrew Weatherall, Dr Wanda Yung,Children’s Hospital at Westmead,Australia.$27,430Ultrasound transmission gel: anassessment of neurotoxicityDr David Belavy, Royal Brisbane andWomen’s Hospital, Queensland.$19,318Simulation/education grantsThe impact of assessment on lifeand learningAssociate Professor Jenny Weller,Dr Marcus Henning, Dr Boaz Shulruf,Dr Rain Lamdin, University of Auckland,New Zealand; Professor Brian Jolly,Monash University, Australia.$22,800Reflective practice in anaesthesiatraineesDr Natalie Smith, Wollongong Hospital,New South Wales.$7,750Academic Enhancement GrantInnovations in perioperative physiology,monitoring and careAssociate Professor David Story,Associate Professor Philip Peyton,Associate Professor Larry Mc Nicol,Austin Health, Victoria.$90,000Grant reviewers for the 2011grant roundAssociate Professor Brian AndersonDr Michael BarringtonDr Guy BashfordDr Malcolm BattinProfessor Duncan BlakeAssociate Professor Frank BloomfieldDr Simon BodyDr Robert CallisterProfessor McDonald ChristieAssociate Professor David CotteeProfessor Jeff CutfieldAssociate Professor Andrew DavidsonDr Mark DaviesDr Arthur DawsonDr Iain DohertyDr Alan DuncanDr Patrick FarrellProfessor Julia FlemingDr Neville GibbsProfessor Tony GinDr Jodi GrahamDr Paul GrayDr Peter HarriganDr Chris HayesProfessor Michael HensleyDr Andrew HiltonDr Graham HockingDr Malcolm HoggDr Jay HorvatProfessor Michael IrwinProfessor Gareth JonesAssociate Professor Ross KennedyDr Michal KlugerDr Helen KolawoleDr Alex KonstantatosDr Tim LeongAssociate Professor Ross MacphersonDr Stuart MarshallProfessor Nick MartinAssociate Professor Joerg MattesDr Colin McArthurDr Cate McIntoshProfessor Ian F C McKenzieProfessor Elspeth McLachlanProfessor Catriona McLeanDr Jeff MogilDr John MorganDr Richard MorrisDr Sandra PeakeDr Philip PeytonDr Mark PriestleyDr Richard RileyProfessor Colin RoyseAssociate Professor Carlos ScheinkestelProfessor Stephan SchugDr Andrew ShawDr David SidebothamProfessor James SleighProfessor Maree SmithProfessor Andrew SomogyiAssociate Professor David StoryDr Suellen WalkerDr Stephen WattsProfessor Johanna WestbrookDr Dan WheelerProfessor Fiona WoodDr Paul WrigleyThe ANZCA Trials Group has 13 executive committee members from Australiaand New Zealand, and functions as a collaboration between Monash Universityand ANZCA. Its goals include to provide high quality research support toCollege Fellows, trainees and staff in areas such as survey research, the PilotGrant Scheme administration and ANZCA publications; to provide highquality research support to existing multi-centre studies in anaesthesia,perioperative and pain medicine; to provide high quality research support tonew and emerging multi-centre studies in anaesthesia, post-operative andpain medicine; and to develop collaborations with other trials groups,nationally and internationally.ANZCA Trials Group membershipTrials Group Chair, Associate ProfessorDavid Story (Vic)Trials Group Coordinator and ResearchFellow, Ms Stephanie Poustie (Vic)Associate Professor Matthew Chan (HK)Associate Professor Tomas Corcoran (WA)Associate Professor Andrew Davidson(Vic)Dr Richard Halliwell (NSW)Professor Kate Leslie (ex officio) (Vic)Professor Alan Merry (ResearchCommittee Representative) (NZ)Professor Paul Myles (DEPM Head, Vic)Professor Michael Paech (WA)Dr Mark Reeves (Tas)Professor Stephan Schug (FPMRepresentative) (WA)Associate Professor David Scott(co-op for Alan Merry, Vic)Associate Professor Tim Short (NZ)Highlights• ATACAS attracts an NHMRC grantof $3.3 million.• POISE-2 Study attracts an NHMRCgrant of $1.36 million.• Pilot Grant of $5000 awarded to theBalanced Study.• The REASON Audit is published.• Annual Strategic Research Workshopattracts 35 participants.Research Grant AwardsThe Trials Group won two NHMRCgrants in 2010. The first was for ATACAS(Professor Paul Myles), an additionalgrant of $3.3 million, and the POISE2 Study received $1.36 million. ChiefInvestigator and national coordinatorfor the POISE 2 Study is Professor KateLeslie. Other investigators includeProfessor Paul Myles and ProfessorMichael Paech and Associate ProfessorDavid Story.Annual Scientific MeetingChristchurch New ZealandThe presenters at the Trials Groupsession were Associate ProfessorDavid Story, on the REASON results;Associate Professor Andrew Davidson,on international trials; and Ms StephaniePoustie on research governance. Theannual Trials Group ASM luncheonincluded 22 investigator and researchnurse participants from Hong Kong,New Zealand and Australia.Annual Strategic DirectionsResearch WorkshopThe second annual workshop washeld on October 1 and attracted 35participants including anaesthesiaresearch nurses for the first time.Presenters from last year who wererecipients of research grants in 2010were Dr Elizabeth Hessian and AssociateProfessor Tomas Corcoran (ANZCAGrants) and Professor Paul Myles andProfessor Kate Leslie (NHMRC Grants).Surveys and the Pilot Grant SchemeIn 2010 seven surveys were facilitated forFellows, one for a trainee and anotherfour that did not proceed were reviewed.One 2010 Pilot Grant of $5000 wasawarded to Associate Professor TimShort for the Balanced Study.PublicationsThe REASON Audit has been publishedin Anaesthesia: Complications andmortality in older surgical patients inAustralia and New Zealand (the REASONstudy): a multicentre, prospective,observational study. Story DA, Leslie K,Myles PS, Fink M, Poustie SJ, ForbesA, Yap S, Beavis V, Kerridge R; onbehalf of the REASON Investigators,Australian and New Zealand College ofAnaesthetists Trials Group. Anaesthesia2010; 65 (10):1022-1030.Current researchATACASRecruitment for the Aspirin andTranexamic Acid for Coronary ArterySurgery Trial (ATACAS Trial) involvesmore than 1100 patients with 15 activesites and another 12 sites expectedto participate in 2011. Sites includeAustralia, Canada, Hong Kong, India,China and the United Kingdom.ENIGMA-IIAt over 3700 patients, recruitment for theNitrous Oxide Anaesthesia and CardiacMorbidity after Major Surgery Trial(ENIGMA II Trial) is ahead of schedule.There are 32 active sites around theworld with another 11 sites expected toparticipate in 2011.POISE-2 StudyA large, international, placebo-controlled,factorial trial to assess the impactof clonidine and aspirin in patientsundergoing noncardiac surgery who areat risk of a perioperative cardiovascularevents is the next large multi-centreresearch project to come under thebanner of the ANZCA Trials Group. Thisresearch comes from the PopulationHealth and Research Institute (PHRI)at McMaster in Ontario, Canada.30 ANZCA Annual Report 2010ANZCA Annual Report 2010 31