Regulation 21

The Douglas Joseph Professorship was established by the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, in 1991. It is a prestigious award which is awarded for Fellows who are making an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the specialty to pursue scholarship and research in human anaesthesia in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.  The award was adopted by the College following its establishment.

21.1   The Professorship is awarded quadrennially at the discretion of the College Council, to ANZCA Fellows in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia or Singapore.

21.2   Applications for the Professorship will be considered at the October Council Meeting.

21.3   All applications must be made in writing to the CEO by March 1st.

21.4   Each application must be submitted on the application form, which will detail the nominated area of work and the way in which the study will be carried out, and be accompanied by a full curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees to whom reference may be made.

21.5   Applications will be processed by a subcommittee of the ANZCA Research Committee, which will be appointed by the Research Committee Chairman and will include the ANZCA President.

21.6   The subcommittee will use ANZCA Research Grant processes to assess the applications. They will select three (3) reviewers, solicit applicant responses and make a recommendation to Council.

21.7   The emolument will be determined quadrennially by Council using the interest from the Douglas Joseph Bequest.

21.8   The tenure of the Professorship will be approximately one year, but variations may be made at the discretion of the Council.

21.9   During the term of appointment, the appointee will hold the courtesy title of “Douglas Joseph Professor of Anaesthetics”.

21.10   The appointee will attend the appropriate ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting as the Australasian Visitor and will deliver a lecture on the subject of the Professorship. Visits to one or more regional centres in Australia and/or New Zealand will also be required.

21.11   The appointee will be bound by the terms and conditions of the Professorship.

21.12   The Council reserves the right to cancel or terminate the Professorship if in its opinion the purpose of the appointment is not pursued.
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DOUGLAS JOSEPH PROFESSOR OF ANAESTHETICS
Inaugural Award

1993 Laurence Edward Mather Project: 'Consequences of using mixtures of left and right handed stereoisomers for anaesthesia in the management of pain'
Australasian Visitor’s Lecture (1994)
‘Chirality is in your hands’

1997 Arthur Barrington Baker Project: ‘Development in the use of low flow and closed circuit anaesthesia which allows for the breath by breath measurement of the patient’s oxygen consumption (vO2) and nitrous oxide uptake (vN2O), together with computer driven control of the gas inflow to the anaesthetic circuit’
Australasian Visitor's Lecture (1998)
‘Heresy’

2001 Guy Lawrence Ludbrook Project: ‘Safer induction of anaesthesia through simulation’
Australasian Visitor’s Lecture (2002)
‘Evolution: The Key to Survival’

2005 Kate Leslie Project: ‘Dreaming During Anaesthesia and Anaesthetic Depth’
Australasian Visitor’s Lecture (2006)
‘Dreaming Under Anaesthesia’