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Herbert Barker – Manipulative Surgeon | presented by Michael Harrison MD FRCA FANZCA

Michael Harrison MD FRCA FANZCA

Michael trained in the UK in anaesthesia.   He spent ten years there as a specialist in anaesthesia and intensive care, and in academia, before moving to New Zealand in 1987.   As an anaesthetist in Auckland he continued research in collaboration with Auckland University and with The Institute of Biomedical Technologies (IBTec), AUT.

The following five years were spent in Wellington (CCDHB and the University of Otago). His main interest is the enhancement of intra-operative diagnosis using computational methods.

He has co-authored several anaesthesia textbooks and has two self-published books on the work of British academic anaesthetists, 1950-2000.

Talks given to WMHS previously:

The Falkland War

Harrison – The 1950s BAA WMHS.ppt

British Academic Anaesthetists – the book

Iain Glen – Propofol

Herbert Barker – Manipulative Surgeon

2017 The Very Early History of Modern Anaesthesia
2018 James Young Simpson of Edinburgh
2021 Emergency Medicine in a cold climate, April 1982 The Falkland War
2023 The 1950s British Academic Anaesthetists

Date

Apr 03 2024
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Time

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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  • Michael Harrison MD FRCA FANZCA
    Michael Harrison MD FRCA FANZCA

    Michael trained in the UK in anaesthesia. He spent ten years there as a specialist in anaesthesia and intensive care, and in academia, before moving to New Zealand in 1987. As an anaesthetist in Auckland he continued research in collaboration with Auckland University and with The Institute of Biomedical Technologies (IBTec), AUT.

    The following five years were spent in Wellington (CCDHB and the University of Otago). His main interest is the enhancement of intra-operative diagnosis using computational methods.

    He has co-authored several anaesthesia textbooks and has two self-published books on the work of British academic anaesthetists, 1950-2000.

    Talks given to WMHS previously:

    The Falkland War
    Harrison – The 1950s BAA WMHS.ppt

    British Academic Anaesthetists – the book
    + Iain Glen – Propofol

    Herbert Barker – Manipulative Surgeon
    2017 The Very Early History of Modern Anaesthesia
    2018 James Young Simpson of Edinburgh
    2021 Emergency Medicine in a cold climate, April 1982 The Falkland War
    2023 The 1950s British Academic Anaesthetists