John Beca

Professor Beca is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Australia New Zealand Intensive Care Society. He and co-investigators Dr Simon Erickson (Intensive care Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital) and A/Professor Warwick Butt (Intensive Care Units of the Royal Children's Hospital and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne) are conducting an NRP clinical pilot study in preparation for a multi-centre clinical trial. The work assesses the efficacy of using early, prolonged hypothermia to treat children with traumatic brain injury. The project is currently ongoing.