Graduated MBBS from The University of Adelaide in 1990. Attained his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 1998, and Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FFICANZCA) in 1999.

Current positions include:

• Clinical Lecturer in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Adelaide.
• Director, Adelaide Intensive Care Services
• Member of Early Management of Severe Trauma (ATLS) National Committee and Instructor.
• Member of Health Emergency Management Response Sub-Committee (SA)
• Member ANZICS PRICE Committee

Winner of the Matthew Spence Medal (Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Annual Scientific Meeting) 1998.

Worked as a locum specialist for the Trauma Service at the RAH from 2000 and was appointed as a fulltime Staff Specialist in the ICU in March 2002. Currently divides work between Royal Adelaide Hospital ICU and Adelaide Intensive Care Services (Private).

Interests:

• Co-developer of Disaster Medicine for Hospitals Course (SA).
• Chemical, biological and radiological incident planning and management.
• Teaching and Training.
• Australian Wines.
• AFL Football (something to do with the "Crows")

Contact:

• Ph: +61 8 8222 6549
• Fax: +61 8 8223 2826
• e-Mail: chopper45@iprimus.com.au

Additional Publications

• see also Research Publications
• Edwards NA, Quigley P, Hackett LP, James R. Death by oral ingestion of iodine. Emerg Med Australas 2005 Apr;17(2):173-7.
• Aitken PJ, Caldicott D, Edwards N, Eliseo A, Lee C. Disaster preparedness in Australian emergency departments: has it improved and how real is it? Prehosp Disast Med 2005 May-June;20(3):s137-8.
• Edwards NA, Caldicott DG, Eliseo T, Pearce A. Truth hurts: hard lessons from Australia’s largest mass casualty exercise with contaminated patients. Emerg Med Australas 2006 Apr;18(2):185-95.
• Galluccio ST, Edwards NA, Caldicott DGE, Greenwood JE. Methaemoglobinaemia: an explosive case. Critical Care and Resuscitation 2007 Jun;9(2):178-80.
• Edwards NA, Caldicott DGE, Aitken P, Lee C, Eliseo T. Terror Australis 2004: Australian hospital preparedness for disasters and incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. Critical Care and Resuscitation 2008. In print.

Additional Presentations

• Royal College of Nursing, Australia (Adelaide, August 2005). Topic: ‘Hospital preparedness for mass casualty incidents, including terrorism, chemical, biological and radiological agents (weapons of mass destruction)’.
• Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society: 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (Adelaide, October 2005). Topic: ‘Chemical, biological and radiological warfare’.
• Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthesia: Annual Scientific Meeting (Adelaide, 13 May 2006). Topic: ‘Chemical, biological and radiological warfare’.
• Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthesia: Annual Scientific Meeting (Adelaide, 15 May 2006). Topic: ‘Cervical spine – assessment and clearance’.
• Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthesia: Annual Scientific Meeting (Adelaide, 15 May 2006). Topic: ‘A disaster – so what actually happens in practice?’.