Research

Research in Pain at Westmead Hospital

Westmead has a strong interest in pain research. We would encourage research in pain management by prospective applicants for the position.

What research has been done at Westmead?

Research in pain management is conducted within the Department of Anaesthesia. This research covers several areas that are important for many patients.

You can find more details on research on the main department website:

http://www.westmeadanaesthesia.org/research/research.htm

Some current examples include:

Spinal delivery of new pain relieving drug mixtures.
Use of epidurals for pain relief and hastened recovery after heart surgery.
Use of epidurals for relief of untreatable chest pain from heart disease.

Use of new drugs for pain relief in childbirth.
Multimodal analgesia for surgery
Safety of acute pain relief
Development of clinical databases
contacted drug studies (phase II and III)