Mortality Sub-committee

The ANZCA Mortality Sub-committee was developed as a collaboration between the chairs of established anaesthetic mortality committees in Australia, under the auspices of ANZCA. The group is chaired by Dr Simon Jenkins, and includes the chairs of all established anaesthetic mortality committees in the region, as well representatives of regions whose committees are in the planning or establishment phase, and other ANZCA representatives.

The Mortality Sub-committee receives de-identified data from the anaesthetic incident reporting systems in each jurisdiction, and produces the triennial Safety of Anaesthesia reports on anaesthesia-related mortality in Australia and New Zealand.

Committee members

Title

Name

Region

Chair, Mortality Sub-committee, South Australian Anaesthetic Mortality Committee

Dr Simon Jenkins

SA

Chair, ANZCA Safety and Quality Committee 

Associate Professor Joanna Sutherland

NSW

Chair, Anaesthetic Mortality Committee Western Australia
Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity

Dr Jennifer (Jay) Bruce

WA

Nominee, Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council

Dr Reuben (Ben) Slater

Vic

Chair, Special Committee Investigating Deaths Under Anaesthesia in New South Wales

Dr Carl D’Souza 

NSW

Tasmanian Audit of Anaesthesia Mortality of the Tasmanian Audit of Surgical Mortality

Dr Margaret Walker

Tas

Chair, New Zealand Perioperative Mortality Review Committee

Dr Kerry Gunn

NZ

ACT Audit of Surgical Mortality, representative

Dr Carmel McInerney

ACT

Chair, Queensland Perioperative and Periprocedural Anaesthetic Mortality Review Committee

Dr James Troup

Qld

NT representative

Dr Philip Blum

NT

Director of Professional Affairs, Professional Documents

Dr Peter Roessler

Vic

ANZCA President (ex officio)

Dr Chris Cokis

WA

Committee Support

Ms Dianne Bennett

Vic

Last updated 16:44 11.09.2023