(MBBS(Hons), BSc(Hons), FFARCSI, FCICM, PGDipEcho)
David is a ;
- Senior Intensive Care Specialist at University Hospital Geelong
- Senior Intensive Care Specialist Critical Care Services at St John of God Hospital Geelong,
- Medical Director of Organ Donation at Barwon Health
- CICM Supervisor of Training, Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Geelong
He qualified from The Royal College of Surgeons in 1986 and completed Specialist Training in Anaesthesia in Ireland in 1995. Pursuing an Intensive Care Fellowship in Australia he was admitted to the College of Intensive Care Medicine in 1998. Being enamoured of the Australian way of life he became a staff specialist in Geelong in 1998 and an Australian citizen in 2000. He has an interest in all things critical care especially cardiothoracic with qualifications in critical care echo and ECMO. He is also interested in education and training, minimizing patient risk and organ donation.
David holds key roles at UHG in the areas of organ donation, deteriorating patient work, PLS/APLS, and anaesthesia and ICU training.

Medical Director Organ Donation
The Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA) works with states and territories, clinicians and the community sector to deliver the Australian Government’s national reform programme to improve organ and tissue donation and transplantation outcomes in Australia.
Contact DonateLife on 1300 133 050 (toll-free) and learn more about the DonateLife program at http://www.donatelife.gov.au/about-us#sthash.4PdpcnZt.dpuf.
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Monday, May 16, 2022 - 15:59
JAMA COVI-PRONE no difference in endotracheal intubation or secondary outcomes in 400 patients who were not intubated and had confirmed or suspected COVID-19, when randomised to awake prone positioning compared with usual care. Posthoc analysis raised the possibility that patients with a PF ratio greater than 150 may benefit from prone ventilation.
Monday, May 16, 2022 - 14:42JC: JAMA FIRST-ABC Step-Down RCT critically ill children requiring noninvasive respiratory support following extubation, HFNC compared to CPAP post extubation failed to meet noninferiority criterion for time to liberation from respiratory support ( 50.5 hours HFNC vs 42.9 hours CPAP. 1-sided 97.5% CI for HR was 0.70, failed to meet the noninferiority margin of 0.75)
Monday, May 16, 2022 - 13:26JC: JAMA early tracheostomy (median D4 MV) vs standard (D11) in 382 adults receiving MV after acute, severe stroke, not associated improved outcomes, specifically favourable mRS (adj OR favourable outcome 0.93 95% CI 0.6-1.42, p=0.73)
Monday, May 16, 2022 - 11:59NEJM- The opportunities to become proficient at neonatal intubation are decreasing. Does peri-intubation high flow nasal oxygen decrease hypoxia and increase first-pass success? In 202 neonates, successful 1st attempt intubation without physiological instability occurred in 50% (HF) vs 31.5% (SC), RD 17.6%, 95% cI 6.0-29.2, NNT 6.
Monday, May 16, 2022 - 10:52JC: No diff 90-day neurological outcomes between patients transported to a local stroke center first vs directly to a thrombectomy-capable referral center in patients with suspected large-vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke