Who we are
The Department of Anaesthesia at Western Health is renowned for its commitment to education and research. It has a long history of providing quality clinical education, hands on training and simulation for doctors, nurses and other allied health professionals.
Western Health Anaesthesia and Critical Care Simulation are a group of specialist anaesthetists at Western Health with an interest in medical education and simulation.
All our courses use a combination of teaching modalities to ensure our courses are hands-on, engaging and educational.
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Candida Marane is the head of Simulation and Emergency response training for the Department of Anaesthetics, Western Health and previously completed a Simulation and Medical Education fellowship at Western Health.
She instructs on numerous anaesthetic and critical care courses including EMAC, ACE, NATCAT, NeoResus and PROMPT and has completed a graduate certificate in clinical education.
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Jonathan completed a Simulation and Medical Education Fellowship at Western Health in 2018 after completing his training at various hospitals across Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Jonathan instructs on a variety of courses both in-house and external to Western Health.
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John Ozcan completed a fellowship at Western Health in 2016 as Principal Fellow and Medical Education and Simulation Fellow.
He is Course Director for the Western Health Australian Resuscitation Council ALS2 course.
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Lahiru Amaratunge completed a simulation fellowship at Western Health in 2013 after completing his anaesthesia training at the Alfred Hospital.
He is an Advanced Life Support instructor for the Australian Resuscitation Council and co-ordinates BLS training for the Western Health Senior Medical Staff.
He instructs on numerous courses including NATCAT, ACE and PROMPT.
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