Michael Barrington MBBS, FANZCA, PhD

Dr Michael Barrington is a Senior Staff Anaesthesiologist at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne and Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne. He is responsible for the development of an International Registry of Regional Anaesthesia. His professional interests include quality and safety in Regional Anesthesia and methods to improve training and assessment in this field. Other professional activities and appointments include Anaesthesia Discipline lead for the Melbourne Clinical School, The University of Notre Dame Australia; Associate Editor for the Journal, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; Chair of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetist’s Regional Anaesthesia Special Interest Group; Organizing Committee for the Australasian Symposium for Ultrasound and Regional Anaesthesia 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015; Newsletter Committee and Neurological Practice Advisory member for the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and is on Medical Expert Standing Panels for the Federal Department of Health and Ageing, Australia