Pugh would walk across the park to work every morning to his hospital, where he gave ether for the first time in Australia (ish) to a woman having a jaw tumour and teeth removed, that day he wrote up the case for the Australian medical journal. Morton house now for sale….
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Meeting Pugh this morning has left me feeling unexpectedly contemplative. Beautiful park, cold crisp Sunday morning, not many people about. Thinking of my many anaesthetic teachers across 3 countries who taught me so much, their wisdom stays with me. On the shoulders of giants.
Went wandering around Launceston….
For some bizarre reason though it would be a good idea to get on a chair lift over a gorge with raging waters below when no one else was brave enough ….
JCCA has served us well, however underfunded, held together by amazing volunteers by all 3 colleges over the years. In the fullness of time the qualification no longer meets requirements of the medical regulator, hence the need for refresh.
Luke acknowledges the theme of our conference which is to be optimistic; glass half full; but there are also many issues we need to speak frankly about. #ACE22TAS
Notes that we should all read this document, #ACE22TAS.