International Meetings
“WFSA Panel – Challenges in Perioperative Care in Low and Middle Income Countries. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Conference. Session Chair October 8 2021
“A cardiovascular research program in pregnant women”. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2019
“Obstetric Applications of Echocardiography”. Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 2016
“Science, Sex and Society – Why maternal mortality is still a global health issue” (Plenary speaker). Association of Great Britain and Ireland Scientific Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 2015
“The Unified Theory of Preeclampsia” (Plenary speaker). Association of Great Britain and Ireland Scientific Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 2015
“The Unified Theory of Preeclampsia” (Plenary speaker). Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress, Darwin, Australia, September 2015
“Science, Sex and Society – Why maternal mortality is still a global health issue” (Plenary speaker). Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress, Darwin, Australia, September 2015
“Obstetric haemorrhage – still a long way to go” (Plenary speaker). Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress, Darwin, Australia, September 2015
“Role of non-invasive cardiac output monitoring in pregnancy”. Euroanesthesia, Berlin, Germany, May 2015
“Preeclampsia for the anesthesiologist: pathophysiology, monitoring and key issues”. Leuven, Belgium, May 2015
“The use of transthoracic echocardiography in obstetric anesthesiology”. Leuven, Belgium, May 2015
“Unified theory of preeclampsia”. RANZCOG/RCOG World Congress, Brisbane, Australia, April 2015
“Peripartum cardiomyopathy”. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, October 2014
“Cardiac function in women with preeclampsia”. Departement Anästhesie Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, November 2013
“Transthoracic echocardiography in pregnancy: the new religion for the obstetric anaesthetist?” (Plenary speaker).Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association 3 Day Meeting, London, UK, November 2013
“Transthoracic echocardiography in maternal critical illness; Preeclampsia, pulmonary oedema, haemodynamics and the ROSE scan” (Plenary speaker). Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association 3 Day Meeting, London, UK, November 2013
“Haemodynamics in women with preeclampsia”. International Invited Professor, Cape Town, South Africa, August 2013
“Transthoracic echocardiography in obstetric anaesthesia”. International Invited Professor, Cape Town, South Africa, August 2013
“Haemodynamics mechanisms for hypertension in women with preeclampsia” (Plenary speaker). The Anaesthetists Association of Great Britain and Ireland Winter Scientific Meeting, London, UK, January 2013
“Acute pulmonary oedema in women with preeclampsia” (Plenary speaker). The Anaesthetists Association of Great Britain and Ireland Winter Scientific Meeting, London, UK, January 2013
“New insights into the haemodynamic changes of preeclampsia”. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Hong Kong College of Anesthesiologists Combined Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, China, May 2011
“The Rapid Obstetric Screening Echocardiographic Scan”. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Annual Scientific Meeting, Christchurch, New Zealand, May 2010
“The Future of Module 4”. The Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group Meeting, Blenheim, New Zealand, October 2008
National Meeetings
“The History of Obstetric Anaesthesia in Australia – from pioneering techniques to present day” National Anaesthesia Day October 2021 ANZCA/Geoffrey Kaye Museum October 4 2021
“The History of Obstetric Anaesthesia in Australia – from pioneering techniques to present day” Pugh Day Memorial Lecture – Launceston Historical Society – Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Talk given by Dr John Paull due to COVID-19 travel restrictions June 2021
“Axioms of Obstetric Anesthesiology”. Joint Airway/Perioperative medicine/obstetric anaesthesia SIG meeting
Australasian Invited Speaker – ANZCA/ASA/NZSA Melbourne, Australia April 2021. “Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnant Women”
Australasian Invited Speaker – ANZCA ASM Melbourne, Australia May 2021. “Doctors, Disasters and Destiny” Plenary Presentation
Australasian Invited Speaker – ANZCA ASM Melbourne, Australia May 2021 . “Perioperative medicine in pregnant women”
“Anaesthesia and analgesia in pregnant women with thrombocytopenia”. Haematology in Obstetrics and Women’s health (HOW) Collaborative Symposium, Melbourne, Australia July 2019 (given by Dr Nicole Sheridan)
“Obstetric emergencies for anaesthetists”. The Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress, Adelaide, Australia, October 2018
“Haemodynamics and preeclampsia – insights from echocardiography”. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia September 2018
“Understanding cardiac function and structure in women with preeclampsia”. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia, May 2018
“Preeclampsia and the anaesthetist”. Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group Meeting, Sydney, Australia, May 2018
“Maternal mortality – rights and responsibilities – are we there yet?”. Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group Meeting, Sydney, Australia, May 2018
“Reducing maternal mortality: Moving from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals”. Obstetric Intensive Care Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, February 2018
“Haemodynamics in women with preeclampsia: insights from echocardiography”. Obstetric Intensive Care Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, February 2018
“Cardiac output monitoring in obstetric anaesthesia”. Obstetric Intensive Care Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, February 2018
“Optimisation of physiology in women with postpartum haemorrhage before coming to the intensive care unit”. Obstetric Intensive Care Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, February 2018
“Preeclampsia and Obstetric Emergencies”. The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and The Australian Society of Anaesthetists Continuing Medical Education Meeting, Canberra, April 2016
“Maternal Mortality – an update”. The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Annual Scientific Meeting Adelaide, Australia, May 2015
“Management of preeclampsia for anaesthetists”. Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group Meeting, Sydney, Australia, March 2014
“Transthoracic echocardiography in preeclampsia and maternal critical illness”. Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Meeting, Canberra, Australia, August 2013
“The sympathetic nervous system in women with preeclampsia: The forgotten biomarkers”. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, May, 2013
“Update on Preeclampsia”. Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress, Hobart, Australia, September 2012
“Obstetric haemorrhage – the anaesthetist perspective”. Transfusion Outcomes Research Collaborative Seminar on Bleeding Clotting and Transfusion Practice in Obstetrics, Melbourne, Australia, September 2012
“Ultrasound and the heart – what can we learn?” Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, Australia, May 2012
“Acute pulmonary oedema in pregnant women”. Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group Meeting, Bunker Bay, Australia, May 2012
“Mitral stenosis in pregnant women”. Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group Meeting, Bunker Bay, Australia, May 2012
“Obstetric Emergencies – A guide for the after-hours anaesthetist”. Combined Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Australian Society of Anaesthetists Meeting, Orange, Australia, October 2011
“Preeclampsia and cardiac crises”. Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress, Sydney, Australia, September 2011
“Management of life-threatening events in women with preeclampsia”. Northern Territory Annual Continuing Medical Education Conference, Darwin, Australia, June 2011
“Transthoracic echocardiography in obstetric anaesthesia and obstetric critical illness”. Northern Territory Annual Continuing Medical Education Conference, Darwin, Australia, June 2011
“Cardiac Function in healthy term pregnant women”. University of Western Sydney School of Medicine Research Colloquia, Sydney, Australia, August 2009
“Cardiac Function in healthy term pregnant women”. Heart Research Institute, Sydney, Australia, August 2009
“Transthoracic echocardiography in obstetric anaesthesia”. The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting, Cairns, Australia, May 2009
“Transthoracic Echocardiography in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy”. Combined Regional Committee Meeting Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Critical Care in Obstetrics, Adelaide, Australia, February 2009
“Preeclampsia – Issues for anaesthetists”. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia, May 2008
“Preeclampsia – Issues for anaesthetists”. Floriade Meeting, Canberra, Australia, September 2008
“Serial transthoracic echocardiographic studies of cardiac function in healthy term women on the day of their caesarean birth”. Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, October 2008
Local Meetings
“Translational Medicine – turning research dreams into clinical reality” (Plenary speaker). Western Health Anaesthesia and Critical Care Session Research Week, Sunshine, Australia, October 2017
“Heart failure in pregnant women”. Combined Anaesthetic and Obstetric Learning Meeting, Parkville, Australia, February 2016
“Translational medicine – Turning research dreams into clinical reality”. 8th Annual Royal Women’s Hospital Research Meeting, Parkville, Australia, November 2015
“Hypertension and haemodynamics – The Unified Theory of Preeclampsia”. St Vincent’s Hospital Anaesthetic Department Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, August 2015
“The anaesthetists role in the management of pregnant women with complex cardiac disease”. Multidisciplinary Meeting Grand Round Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, May 2015
“Pregnancy induced hypertension, preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome”. Royal Melbourne Hospital ICU lecture, Melbourne, Australia, September, 2014
“Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in the childbearing woman”. Twilight seminar series Deakin University and Eastern Health, Box Hill, Australia, March 2013
“Haemodynamics and echocardiography in pregnancy”. The Royal Women’s Hospital Gynaecology Meeting, Parkville, Australia, November 2012
“Haemodynamics and echocardiography in women with preeclampsia”. The Northern Hospital, Epping Research Meeting, Australia, November 2012
“Haemodynamics in pregnancy and preeclampsia”. Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand Victorian Branch Special Symposium Seminar on Preeclampsia, Heidelberg, Australia, September 2012
“Haemodynamics in healthy pregnant women and in women with preeclampsia”. The Royal Women’s Hospital Research Seminar, Parkville, Australia, March 2012
“Eclampsia”. Collaborative Education Seminar, Parkville, Australia, February 2010
“Preeclampsia – How, When, Where”. Mercy Hospital for Women Multidisciplinary Obstetric Critical Care Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, November 2009