About the EPOC Network

Prof Ludbrook is Professor of Anaesthesia at University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Director of PARC Clinical Research, and Director of Innovation at Central Adelaide Local Health Network. His professional interests include Anaesthesia and perioperative medicine; Pharmacology; Clinical trials; Health services improvement, and Health economics.

Prof Grocott is Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Southampton, Director of the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, elected Council Member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and founder of the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC). His interests are perioperative medicine, critical care, patient safety, and healthcare policy.

Kathy Heyman RN, BSN is a Senior Research Nurse with over 15 years of experience in perioperative research and clinical care, and has contributed to several studies on preoperative and postoperative care protocols. Her professional interests include perioperative safety, evidence-based practice, patient outcomes, clinical trials, and mentoring within the research nursing field.

Dr Royse is a Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Melbourne and a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. His research interests include cardiac surgery outcomes, postoperative quality of recovery, echocardiography and clinical ultrasound. He is a founder of the Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale (PostopQRS).

Jamie Sleigh is Professor of Anaesthesiology at the Waikato Clinical Campus of the University of Auckland, Hamilton, New Zealand. He has practised in both intensive care medicine and anaesthesia and has been active in research for more than 30 years, publishing over 300 papers on a wide range of topics.

Nick Koning is Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist at Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands. His professional interests include chronic pain, neuromodulation, anesthesia and perioperative medicine.

Karina has been a nurse for 30 years at the Royal Adelaide Hospital; her background includes specialising in spinal injuries nursing before transferring into PACU. Karina is passionate about sharing knowledge and resources to help other hospitals set up their own ARRC.

Esrom Leaman is a specialty trainee in anaesthetics at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Perioperative Health Economics and Policy. He is undertaking PhD studies through the Clinician PhD Pathway Program at the University of Adelaide and Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

Georgia Cadzow is a Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Education and Resource Developer for the EPOC Network. She is currently completing a Master of Health Economics at Deakin University. Her professional interests include perioperative medicine, health economics and medical education.

Dr Chan is Chief of Service of the Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine at Prince of Wales Hospital Hong Kong, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and council member of Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists. His interests include perioperative medicine, cardiac anaesthesia, quality improvement, patient safety, implementation of technology to perioperative care and medical education. 

Dr. Simon Davies is a Reader in Perioperative Medicine at Hull York Medical School and an Honorary Consultant in Anaesthesia at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He trained at the University of Edinburgh and specializes in major surgery anaesthesia, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and surgical risk assessment.

John Whittle is Associate Professor of Perioperative Medicine at University College London and an Honorary Consultant in Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He is Clinical Lead for the Enhanced Postoperative Care unit at UCLH and leads the UCLH Prehabilitation service.