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George Chalkiadis - Anaesthesia & Pain Management

George Chalkiadis

Qualifications

• MBBS DA(London) FANCZA FFPMANZCA

Position in Department

• Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Medicine Specialist, Coordinator of Pain Management Services

Starting Year at RCH

• 1996

Special Areas (Departmental role & Clinical Areas)

• Day case anaesthesia
• Pain management: Acute, chronic and procedural
• Anaesthesia education in the 3rd World
• Anaesthesia and Cerebal Palsy

Outside Roles 

• Tutor Part 1 FANCZA Examination Course
• Reviewer Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Research Interests

• Paediatric Pain Management

Papers published

• Turner GA, Chalkiadis GA. Comparison of Preoperative and Psot operative local anaesthetic infiltration. British Journal of Anaesthesia 1994;72: 541-543.
  
  
• Murphy DF, Graziotti P, Chalkiadis GA, McKenna M. Patient controlled analgesia: A comparison with nurse controlled intravenous opioid infusions. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 1994;22:589-592.
  
  
• Frazer RS, Chalkiadis GA. Anaesthesia and undiagnosed myasthenia gravis. Anaesthesia and Intensive
  
  
• Chalkiadis GA, Gibbs N.M. The effect of Aprotinin on thrombelastography in vitro. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care1996; 24: 552-554.
  
  
• Chalkiadis GA, Goucke CR. Depth of central venous catheter insertion in adults: and audit and assessment of a technique to improve tip position. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 1998;26:61-66.
  
  
• Krane EJ, Dalens BJ, Murat I, Murrell D. The safety of epidurals placed under general anaesthesia. Regional anaesthesia and Pain Management 1998; 23:433-438. Signatory and contributor.
  
  
• Chalkiadis GA. Book Chapter: Chronic Pain Management in Children. Paediatric Handbook 6th Ed, Blackwell Science, Carlton In press.
  
  
• HaughtonA, Chalkiadis GA Unintentional paediatric subdural catheter with occulomotor and abducens nerve palsies. Paediatric Anaesthesia 1999; 9:543-548.
  
  
• McDougall R, Chalkiadis GA, Westhorpe RN. Total intravenous anaestheisa in paediatrics: Advantages and Disadvantages. Paediatric Anaestheisa 1999; 9 : 279-280. Letter to the editor
  
  
• Nolan J, Chalkiadis GA, Low J, Olesch C, Brown TCK. Anaesthesia and Pain Management in Cerebral Palsy. Anaesthesia 2000; 55: 32-41.

Other Interests

• Waves and surf, skiing, Moss Wood, Lou Reed afficiando.