
Dr. Devereaux obtained his MD from McMaster University. After medical school he completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Calgary and a residency in cardiology at Dalhousie University. He then completed a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology at McMaster University.
He is the Director of the Division of Cardiology at McMaster University. He is also the Scientific Leader of the Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine, and Surgical Research Group at the Population Health Research Institute. Dr. Devereaux is a full Professor and University Scholar in the Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) and Medicine at McMaster University.

Monty is the Smiths Medical Professor of Anaesthesia & Critical Care at University College London. Director of The UCL Discovery Lab at The London 2012 Olympic legacy Institute of Sport Exercise and Health. Before returning to the UK, Monty was an assistant Professor at Duke University Medical Centre and acting Chief of Critical Care in the Department of Anesthesiology. Monty is also an Elected Council Member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and Leads their Perioperative Medicine Programme; Chair of The Board of the National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia; A Director of Xtreme-Everest; Editor-in-Chief Perioperative Medicine. Editorial board member: British Journal of Anaesthesia; Critical Care and Co-Chairman of Evidence Based Peri-operative Medicine (EBPOM).

Professor Paul Myles is the Chair of the Academic Board of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, as well as the current Director of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Alfred. In addition, Professor Myles is an Australian NHMRC Practitioner Fellow, and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
A single day meeting with international experts suggesting pathways to improve outcome in our perioperative patients.
Provisional programme for ACS 2019. Please note: Times are subject to change.
| 0730 - 0800 | Registration Desk Open - Exhibitor Area, Atrium, School of Medicine | |
| 0800 - 0810 | Welcome and introduction | Jay van der Westhuizen |
| SESSION 1 | ||
| 0810 - 0840 | Protecting patients from adverse outcomes | Heather Gunter |
| 0840 - 0910 | Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery, prognosis and treatment | P J Devereaux |
| 0910 - 0940 | Enhanced surgical recovery: Reducing variation | Monty Mythen |
| 0940 - 1010 | Morning break | |
| SESSION 2 | ||
| 1010 - 1050 | What should we measure for post op outcome? | Paul Myles |
| 1050 - 1120 | The perils of post-op hypotension | P J Devereaux |
| 1120 - 1200 | NZ Risk | Doug Campbell & Luke Boyle |
| 1200 - 1300 | Lunch break | |
| SESSION 3 | ||
| 1300 - 1330 | Optimising intra-operative fluid therapy | Monty Mythen |
| 1330 - 1400 | Data, data, data | Jonathan Wallace |
| 1400 - 1430 | The use and misuse of post op HDU's | Kerry Benson-Cooper |
| 1430 - 1500 | Afternoon break | |
| SESSION 4 | ||
| 1500 - 1530 | Perioperative medicine in ANZ. Where are we going? | Vanessa Beavis |
| 1530 - 1600 | CPET: Can we make it work? | Kathryn Hagen |
| 1600 - 1650 | Case summaries | Jo Doa & Jay van der Westhuizen |
| 1650 - 1700 | Future meetings | Kerry Gunn |
| 1700 - 1800 | Drinks and nibbles | |
| 0730 - 0800 | Registration Desk Open - Exhibitor Area, Atrium, School of Medicine | |
| 0800 - 0810 | Welcome and introduction | Jay van der Westhuizen |
| SESSION 1 | ||
| 0810 - 0840 | Protecting patients from adverse outcomes | Heather Gunter |
| 0840 - 0910 | Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery, prognosis and treatment | P J Devereaux |
| 0910 - 0940 | Enhanced surgical recovery: Reducing variation | Monty Mythen |
| 0940 - 1010 | Morning break | |
| SESSION 2 | ||
| 1010 - 1050 | What should we measure for post op outcome? | Paul Myles |
| 1050 - 1120 | The perils of post-op hypotension | P J Devereaux |
| 1120 - 1200 | NZ Risk | Doug Campbell & Luke Boyle |
| 1200 - 1300 | Lunch break | |
| SESSION 3 | ||
| 1300 - 1330 | Optimising intra-operative fluid therapy | Monty Mythen |
| 1330 - 1400 | Data, data, data | Jonathan Wallace |
| 1400 - 1430 | The use and misuse of post op HDU's | Kerry Benson-Cooper |
| 1430 - 1500 | Afternoon break | |
| SESSION 4 | ||
| 1500 - 1530 | Perioperative medicine in ANZ. Where are we going? | Vanessa Beavis |
| 1530 - 1600 | CPET: Can we make it work? | Kathryn Hagen |
| 1600 - 1650 | Case summaries | Jo Doa & Jay van der Westhuizen |
| 1650 - 1700 | Future meetings | Kerry Gunn |
| 1700 - 1800 | Drinks and nibbles | |
Opportunities for sponsorship exist. Please contact us for details.
For general enquiries, please contact Karen Patching -
Desk phone: +64 (0) 9 375 7085
Email: karenp@adhb.govt.nz
c/- Department of Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
Level 8, Support Building
Auckland City Hospital
Private Bag 92024
Auckland 1142, New Zealand




