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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-02-12 human Ailie Smith; Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004205b.htm person Cramond Teresa Rita O'Rourke AO OBE OSt AACR2 Brophy, Teresa (maiden name) 22 February 1926 26 December 2015 Place of Birth Maryborough, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Anaesthetist Educator Tess Cramond commenced work as an anaesthetist in the early 1950s. In the fifty years that followed she was committed to the improvement of anaesthesia, resuscitation and pain medicine. She had a specific interest in the relief of cancer pain and supported the development of palliative care services. In 1967 she established the Pain Clinic at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, and in 2008 it was renamed the Tess Cramond Pain and Research Centre in her honour. 1951 1952 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Brisbane Hospital 1953 1954 Career position - Senior Resident Medical Officer (anaesthetist), Royal Brisbane Hospital 1954 1954 Career position - Anaesthetics Registrar, Royal Brisbane Hospital 1955 1955 Award - Nuffield Prize, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1955 1955 Career position - Diploma Anaesthetist, Royal College of Physicians, London and the Royal College of Surgeons, UK 1955 1956 Career position - Anaesthetics Registrar, Poplar Hospital in London 1956 1957 Career position - Anaesthetics Registrar, London Hospital 1957 Career position - Member, Queensland Branch, Australian Medical Association 1957 1991 Career position - Senior Anaesthetist, Kenneth G Jamieson Neurosurgical Unit, Royal Brisbane Hospital 1958 Career position - Secretary, Queensland Branch, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1958 1973 Career position - Senior Honorary Anaesthetist, Mater Children's Hospital, Brisbane 1960 1964 Career position - Federal Secretary, Australian Society of Anaesthetists 1964 1965 Career position - Visiting Lecturer, University of Texas, Houston, U.S.A. 1967 1967 Award - Gilbert Brown Prize, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1967 2009 Career position - Director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Centre at the Royal Brisbane Hospital 1970 1972 Career position - Vice-Dean, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1970 2000 Career position - Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Surf Life Saving (Queensland) 1972 1974 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1975 1975 Career position - Jobson Visiting Lecturer, University of Sydney 1975 2001 Career position - Member, Queensland Committee to Enquire into Perioperative Deaths 1977 1977 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - In recognition of service to medicine 1977 1977 Award - Kenneth G. Jamieson Lecturer, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1977 1986 Career position - Consultant Anaesthetist and Army Office Colonel (retired), Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 1978 1981 Career position - Member, Anti-Cancer Council of Queensland 1978 1983 Career position - Member of the Senate, University of Queensland 1978 1993 Career position - Professor of Anaesthetics, University of Queensland 1979 1979 Award - Dame Magistral Grace Sovereign, Military Order of St John of Jerusalem Rhodes and Malta (DStJ) 1981 1981 Career position - President, Queensland Branch, Australian Medical Association 1982 1982 Award - Gold Medal, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australian College of Surgeons 1982 1982 Award - Rank Lecturer, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1982 1982 Award - Elkington Orator, Australian Society of Health 1983 1983 Award - Gold Medal, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1983 2015? Career position - Fellow, Australian Medical Association 1983 2015? Career position - Fellow, British Medical Association 1984 1988 Career position - Member, Committee on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, World Federation Societies of Anaesthesiologists 1986 1986 Award - Advance Australia Award 1986 1988 Career position - Chair, Anaesthetics Mortality Committee, National Health and Medical Research Council 1986 1989 Career position - Chair, Palliative Care Association of Queensland 1987 1987 Award - Orton Medal, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australian College of Surgeon (RACS) 1987 1990 Career position - Council Member, National Health and Medical Research Council 1988 1989 Career position - Chair, Registration Advisory Committee, Medical Board of Queensland 1988 1994 Career position - Member, Ethics Committee, Griffith University 1989 1989 Award - Bancroft Orator, Queensland Branch, Australian Medical Association 1989 1989 Award - Concannon Oration, University of Southern Queensland 1989 1989 Award - Centenary Orator, Australian Medical Association 1989 1997 Career position - Chair, Ministerial Advisory Committee on First Aid Training, Queensland 1990 1995 Career position - Member, Anti-Cancer Council, Queensland 1990 1996 Career position - Member of the Senate, Queensland Chapter, Australian Catholic University 1991 1991 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - in recognition of service to medicine, particularly in the field of anaesthesia and to the community 1991 1991 Award - Officer of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (OStJ) 1991 1995 Career position - Member of the Royal Brisbane Hospital Foundation 1991 2000 Career position - Member, Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, Commonwealth of Australia 1992 1992 Award - Red Cross Long Service Award, Australian Red Cross 1992 1992 Award - John Bonica Lecturer, Australian Pain Society 1992 1996 Career position - Member of the Senate, Australian Catholic University 1992 2001 Career position - Chair, Therapeutic Opioid Drugs of Dependence Committee 1992 2015 Career position - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists 1994 1994 Award - Distinguished Service Award, Australian Red Cross 1994 1994 Career position - Vice-President, Queensland Branch, Australian Medical Association 1994 1999 Career position - Member, Medical Board of Queensland 1997 1997 Award - Honorary Member, Palliative Care Association of Queensland 1999 1999 Award - Doctor of Medicine (MD), honoris causa, University of Queensland 1999 2015 Career position - Founding Fellow, Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and new Zealand College of Anaesthetists 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for distinguished service to health and education in Queensland 2008 2008 Award - Lifetime Achievement Award, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital 2008 2008 Award - Inaugural Distinguished Member, Australian Pain Society 2009 2009 Award - Council Citation, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists 2009 2009 Award - Citation for service to Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Australian Society of Anaesthetists 2009 2009 Award - Defence Force Medal Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (1948 - )

Consultant Anaesthetist and Army Office Colonel (retired) at the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 1977 - 1986

 Australian Catholic University (1991 - )

Teresa Cramond was a Member of the National Australian Catholic University Senate (1992 - 1996) and Queensland Chapter Senate (1991 - 1996).

 University of Southern Queensland (1992 - )

Teresa Cramond delivered the University of Southern Queensland's Concannon Oration in 1989.

 Griffith University (1971 - )

Member of the Ethics Committee from 1988 - 1994.

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Delivered The University of Sydney's Jobson Visiting Lecture 1975

 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Commonwealth of Australia (1936 - )

Chair, Anaesthetics Mortality Committee 1986 - 1988; Member of Council 1987 - 1990

 Australian Medical Association [II] (1962 - )

President, Queensland Branch 1981; Fellow 1983; Centenary Orator 1989; Bancroft Orator 1989; Vice President Queensland Branch 1994.

 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) (1927 - )

Faculty of Anaesthetists: awarded Gilbert Brown Prize 1967; Dean 1972 - 1975; awarded Gold Medal 1982; Orton Medal 1987; Kenneth G Jamieson Lecturer 1977

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Foundation Professor of Anaesthetics 1978 - 1993; Member of the Senate 1978 - 1983; Awarded Honorary MD 1999

 Cramond, Teresa Rita O'Rourke (19260222-)

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 'Cramond, Teresa Rita O'Rourke (Tess)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cramond, Teresa Rita O'Rourke (Tess) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Two pioneer Queensland ophthalmologists Cramond, Tess Two pioneer Queensland ophthalmologists 1990 New Zealand journal of ophthalmology 27 371-4 Journal Article: The Fifty-sixth Bancroft Oration: 'a Transient popularity' Cramond, T. The Fifty-sixth Bancroft Oration: 'a Transient popularity' 1990 Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 18 2 252-264 Journal Article: Teresa Rita O'Rourke Cramond, AO, OBE 1926 - 2015 Anon Teresa Rita O'Rourke Cramond, AO, OBE 1926 - 2015 2016 Australian anaesthetist: the magazine of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists March 60-1 Resource: Honorary awards recipients University of Queensland Honorary awards recipients University of Queensland 2023 Journal Article: Professor Tess Cramond (1926 - 2015): contributions to anaesthesia and pain medicine Boyle, R.; and Zundert, A. A. J. van Professor Tess Cramond (1926 - 2015): contributions to anaesthesia and pain medicine 2017 Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 45 Supp. 4-12 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001