Presented September 4th, 2024 at the APSF Stoelting Conference 2024 on “Transforming Anesthetic Care: A Deep Dive into Medication Errors and Opioid Safety”
ABOUT THE SPEAKER(S)
Adrian Gelb, MBChB, FRCPC, FRCA
Distinguished Professor (Emeritus),
Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care,
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Adrian W Gelb is Distinguished Professor (Emeritus), Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He served as Professor & Chair of Anesthesia at Western University, Canada, before coming to UCSF as Vice Chair (2004 -2011). Dr Gelb has served as President of 4 international organizations and other leadership roles in multiple national and international Anaesthesia Societies. He is the Past President of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) and a patient safety leader. WFSA is an umbrella organization for 140 national anesthesia societies.
Working with WHO and other global groups, he is a strong advocate for expansion of access to SAFE anesthesia. He is an active academic with > 300 publications (h-Index 65, citations >16,000) with a focus on the neurosciences and has served on many international editorial boards. He is an accomplished communicator and has given over 400 invited lectures around the world, including 17 named lectureships. He has won awards for research, teaching and mentorship.
