Press Release – Waikato District Health Board
Waikato DHB is future-proofing its training programme for a medical profession which is in extremely high demand, yet so unknown it once appeared as a question on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’
Britney Westbrook recently graduated from the Australian and New Zealand College of Perfusionists [ANZCP] as the DHB’s first in-house trained perfusionist in over 12 years.
She took home three major awards at the ANZCP’s 37th Annual Scientific Meeting in November, where she was also elected as Registrar of ANZCP’s six-person Executive Committee.
Perfusionists are an integral part of heart surgery, running the cardiopulmonary bypass machine, also known as the heart-lung machine. The machine temporarily keeps blood circulating while the surgical team works on the patient’s heart.
Monday, 21 December 2020, 10:17 am
Waikato DHB is future-proofing its training programme for
a medical profession which is in extremely high demand, yet
so unknown it once appeared as a question on Who Wants to
be a Millionaire?
Britney Westbrook recently
graduated from the Australian and New Zealand College of
Perfusionists [ANZCP] as the DHB s first in-house trained
perfusionist in over 12 years.
She took home three
major awards at the ANZCP’s 37th Annual Scientific
Meeting in November, where she was also elected as Registrar
of ANZCP s six-person Executive
Committee.
Perfusionists are an integral part of heart
surgery, running the cardiopulmonary bypass machine, also
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