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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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