Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine clinical trials
The Alfred Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Clinical Trials Unit is among the largest clinical trial site of its kind in Australia.
Why are clinical trials so important?
We need clinical trials to prove that a new medication, device or treatment is safe and effective for people.
Without clinical trials, new treatments and medicines cannot be approved for use in Australia.
Find out more about clinical trialsAbout us
The Alfred Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Clinical Trials Unit coordinates multi-centre international clinical trials and participates in several other major research studies including clinical trials, audits and surveys.
Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine has 29 full-time anaesthetists and over 65 visiting specialist anaesthetists, as well as 40 registrars in training.
Our vision
To provide relevant, reliable information to improve perioperative patient care.
Our focus
We conduct clinical trials which relate to the perioperative period. We aim to identify and refine the most appropriate treatments to improve patient-centred outcomes after surgery.
Our achievements
- Awarded grants in excess of $30 million from the NHMRC
- Implement, manage and run multi-centre international research trials recruiting over 40,000 patients to date
Our team
The Alfred Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Clinical Trials team are leaders in their fields, with decades of Australian and international experience.
Prof Paul Myles Is the Director of Research, Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The Alfred and Monash University, Melbourne.
Staff Specialist Anaesthetist, Research Lead, Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Health. Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Monash University
Dr Sophie Wallace is the Research Manager Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The Alfred and Monash University.
Margeret Quayle Is the Co-assistant Research Manager, Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Health.
Aimee Neylan is the Co-assistant Research Manager, Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Health
Grace Beaton is a Research Coordinator, Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The Alfred.
Sonika Parakash is a Research Coordinator, Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The Alfred.
Publications
Eley V, Saunders C, Bradley P, Lovelock J, James R, Roessler P
(2023), Anaesthesia monitoring 2017 (Appendix 1 - 2023),
Hinton JV, Xing Z, Fletcher CM, Perry LA, Karamesinis A, Shi J, Ramson DM, Penny-Dimri JC, Liu Z, Williams-Spence J, Coulson TG, Smith JA, Segal R, Bellomo R
(2023), Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 116(2), 401-11
Myles, Paul
(2023), British Journal of Anaesthesia, 131(5), e145-e147