Patient Information Pain Relief - A basic Human Right
Pain seems a simple thing. It hurts. Pain is not only an unpleasant sensation. It disrupts the lives of many people ...
Organising a meeting? ACECC can help
ACECC provides a central register of all continuing education meetings relevant to anaesthetists in New Zealand and Australia. In addition ...
GP Anaesthetists' Locum Scheme
Are you located in a rural area and need Locum coverage? or would you like to register as a GP Anaesthetist Locum?
Benefits of Society Membership
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History of the ASA
The first ether anaesthetics in Australia were administered on 7 June 1847. In Sydney, John Belisario and Charles Nathan extracted a tooth successfully, while in Launceston, Tasmania, William Russ Pugh used ether to perform surgery using aparatus which he had copied from a recent addition of the illustrated London News.
For more information about the history of anaesthesia please see the ASA's Harry Daly Museum and the links to the left.
History of the Society
The Australian Society of Anaesthetists, founded in 1934 with 7 members, presently has 2,480 members comprising 75% of Australian specialist anaesthetists. The Society is a voluntary association of members operating throughout Australia. It was established as a means of exchange of ideas, for the distribution of memoranda on topics of anaesthetic interests, and to conduct inquiries relating to problems in the practice of anaesthesia in Australia. Generally speaking, it seeks to further the best interests of anaesthesia and anaesthetists.
The Society "today"
Since 1934, the Society has continued to grow in membership. With the exception of the years 1940 through 1944 (because of the interruption caused by World War II) the Society has met annually since 1935 at both Annual General and Scientific Meetings, the latter now termed The National Scientific Congress.
The Society is now one of the largest and leading medical associations in Australia, delivering a range of services of the highest quality to members. Membership consists of specialist anaesthetist physicians as well as registrar trainees and non-specialist medical practitioner anaesthetists.
