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Name Affiliation
Simon van Rysewyk School of Philosophy
University of Tasmania
Tasmania
Dr John Williamson Retired anaesthetist
Adelaide
South Australia
Comments
Name Affiliation
Dr David Butler Dept of Anaesthesia
Fremantle Hospital
Western Australia
Dr Donald Johnson NHS Lothian
United Kingdom
Dr Michael Duncan Guys' and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London
United Kingdom
Topics raised
The main topics raised in these submissions and comments related to:
• use of pethidine in acute pain management;
• effect of lignocaine on postoperative outcome;
• continuous peripheral nerve blockade;
• definition of pain;
• problems of ongoing opioid prescriptions;
• use of coxibs after surgery;
• aspects of pain‐related physiology;
• psychological aspects of acute pain; and
• complications after central neuraxial blockade.
Implementation, dissemination and revision
The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and its Faculty of Pain
Medicine (FPM) will be responsible for the dissemination, implementation, and updating of
this document. The document will be available on the internet (formatted to allow for
APPENDIX B members and trainees and to all contributors and multidisciplinary consultative committee
downloading and printing) as well as in hard copy. ANZCA will distribute hard copies to all its
members. ANZCA will also notify the Colleges of all contributors and multidisciplinary
consultative committee members of the availability of the document and ask them to
disseminate the information to their members. In addition, information will be send to all
national and international organisations that endorse this document for distribution to their
members. This is further expected to heighten awareness of its availability. The document will
also be promoted at relevant professional meetings and conferences and by editorials in
professional journals.
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