Anaesthetist

Alternative titles: Anaesthesiologist

Specialisations: Medical Sedation Specialist, Obstetric Anaesthetist, Pain Management Specialist, Intensive Care Anaesthetist

• Reporting births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities to meet legal and professional requirements
• Recording patients' medical information and exchanging information with other health professionals to ensure the provision of comprehensive care
• Conducting research into specific human disorders and illnesses and preventive or curative methods and disseminating the findings such as through scientific reports
• Ordering specialised diagnostic tests to determine the nature of disorders or illnesses
• Prescribing, administering and monitoring patients' responses to treatments, medications, anaesthetics, psychotherapies, physical rehabilitation programmes and other preventive and curative measures
• Planning and participating in programs designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of specific diseases
• Performing autopsies to determine cause of death;
• Considering medical information provided by a referring doctor or other health care provider
• Providing information to patients and families and communities about preventive measures, treatment and care for specific ailments
• Performing surgery of a general or specialised nature
• Managing complications before, during and after childbirth
• Conducting physical examinations of patients and interviewing them and their families to determine their health status