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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-04 human Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004343b.htm person Mackay Patricia OAM AACR2 Wilson, Patricia 18 August 1926 1 September 2015 Place of Birth New Zealand Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Anaesthetist Patricia Mackay was a widely respected anaesthetist who made significant contributions in the field, her lasting legacy considered to be greater patient safety in anaesthesia. Her work focused on the dangers of intraoperative hypotension, the role of hypothermia in neurosurgery, airway management in tetanus, and the effect of nitrous oxide on bone marrow. For over 30 years she was at the Royal Melbourne Hospital where she helped to establish modern intensive care management. She set up the first acute pain service in Victoria; instituted new record-keeping procedures and morbidity and mortality meetings; and, as mentor to many trainees, improved their formal education. As Chair of the Victorian Consultative Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity Mackay introduced a framework for adverse event classification, undertook a campaign to increase reporting, developed a close working relationship with the coroner's office, and encouraged the reporting of critical incidents and near misses. She was President of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists from 1966 to 1968. 1947 1947 Education - MB ChB, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand 1952 1952 Education - Diploma of Anaesthesia (DA). University of Melbourne 1953 1953 Education - Diploma of Anaesthesia (DA), Royal College of Surgeons of England 1953 1955 Career position - Junior Anaesthetic Specialist, Dunedin Hospital, New Zealand 1954 1954 Life event - Settled in Australia 1954 1954 Education - Fellow, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1954 1955 Career position - Lecturer, University of Otago, New Zealand 1955 1958 Career position - Assistant Director of Anaesthetics at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1956 1956 Career position - Civil Consultant to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) 1956 1962 Career position - Secretary, Australian Society of Anaesthetists 1958 1958 Career position - Director of Footscray and District Hospital 1965 Career position - Senior Sessional Anaesthetist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1965 1965 Career position - Acting Director of Anaesthetics at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1966 1968 Career position - President, Australian Society of Anaesthetists 1977 1978 Career position - Associate Director of Anaesthetics at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1984 1991 Career position - Chairman, Department of Anaesthetics at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1990 Career position - Member of the Board of Management of the Mansfield Hospital 1991 1991 Career position - Chairman, Victorian Consulting Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity 1992 Career position - Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1992 1992 Career event - Retired from clinical practice 1999 1999 Award - Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Medalist 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to medicine 2001 2001 Award - AMA Woman in Medicine Award, Australian Medical Association (AMA) 2008 2008 Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to medicine in the field of clinical anaesthesia, particularly as a contributor to the improvement of quality and safety of patient care, and to the community Royal Melbourne Hospital (1935 - )

Chairman, Department of Anaesthetics 1984 -1991

 Mackay, Ian Reay (1922 - 2020)

Ian and Patricia were husband and wife

 Mackay, Patricia (1926-)

Trove

 'Mackay, Patricia', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mackay, Patricia Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Dr Patricia Mackay, OAM 1926 - 2015 Anon Dr Patricia Mackay, OAM 1926 - 2015 2015 Australian anaesthetist: the magazine of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists December 75-7 Newspaper Article: Trail-blazing leader in anaesthetics was pioneer for patient safety - and a great cook: Patricia Mackay anaesthetist 18 August 1926 - 2 September 2015 Dulhunty, Kylie Trail-blazing leader in anaesthetics was pioneer for patient safety - and a great cook: Patricia Mackay anaesthetist 18 August 1926 - 2 September 2015 2015 Sydney morning herald 23 October Resource Section: Patirica Mackay (nee Wilson) Patirica Mackay (nee Wilson) University of Auckland 2025 The Early Medical Women of New Zealand Resource Section: Patricia Mackay (Wilson), OAM Patricia Mackay (Wilson), OAM Melbourne Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History 2025 List of Fellows Journal Article: 'Wars have an overflow on everything': Interview with Ian R, MacKay and Patricia MacKay Anderson, Warwick and Hunter, Cecily 'Wars have an overflow on everything': Interview with Ian R, MacKay and Patricia MacKay 2013 Health and History 15 1 104-17 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001