Consultant Anaesthetist
MBChB, FRCA
Overview
Areas of expertise
Medico-Legal experience
Dr du Plessis has successfully completed the Bond- Solon ‘Excellence in Report Writing- written evidence’ course in December 2020. She is happy to take on cases from either the Defence or the Claimant.
Clinical Practice & Experience
Dr Hanlie du Plessis graduated from the University of Pretoria Medical School in 2000. Since then, she has worked and trained in various UK Hospitals before first becoming a Consultant in Anaesthetics in 2010 at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and subsequently Glasgow Royal Infarmry, Scotland. Since 2015, Dr du Plessis has taken on the role of Consultant in Anaesthetics at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. In particular, she focuses on anaesthesia for spinal surgeries (elective and trauma), emergency surgery, and elective urology. She has been nominated for the Oxford University Hospital Staff excellence award twice.
Clinical Interests
Dr du Plessis currently anaesthetise for spinal surgeries on a regular basis at consultant level. She works with patients with a combination of unstable cervical fractures as well as potentially difficult airways regularly anaesthetise for emergency surgical patients (often high-risk cases) from many subspecialties including general, vascular, gynaecology, and trauma surgery. She has a regular commitment to the elective urology and gynaecology service which is a tertiary regional centre.
Research Interests
Dr du Plessis’ research includes ‘Long-term sequelae following Post Dural Puncture Headache - a case series’ (2015), ‘Prospective randomised controlled trial of combination anti-emetic prophylaxis in patients undergoing breast surgery’ (2004), and ‘Observational Study of PtCO2 and SpO2 following sub-arachnoid block with 0.5% Bupivacaine and Diamorphine for Caesarean Section’ (2007).
Management Experience
Currently, Dr du Plessis is the lead for an on-call group Morbidity and Mortality review. She is also on the management committee for the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetic Consultants (NDAC) and manages the voluntary consultants’ fund as treasurer. At a national level, she was a committee member of the Scottish Airway group (2010-2012) and Scottish Acute Pain Society (2008-2015).
Summary of Publications
Dr du Plessis has published multiple articles, abstracts, and has completed poster presentations at international meetings. These have covered topics on work and wellbeing, as well as topics surrounding anaesthesia.
Teaching & Training
Dr du Plessis is invested in teaching. She has taught as part of multiple Postgraduate courses, including currently teaching on Anaesthesia for Spine surgery, (FRCA teaching programme). She has also taught on various undergraduate and nursing staff courses, including taking the role of Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Glasgow from 2008 – 2015. She has also attended many courses on teaching and training. She has a regular teaching commitment providing teaching and training for medical students from the University of Oxford on their anaesthetic rotation.
Prizes and Awards
2017: Divisional finalist in the category recognizing employees for their ‘Care and Compassion’.
2018: Recommended for the ‘Doctor of the Year’ award.
2009: First prize, Scottish Society of Anaesthetists Annual Meeting.
2008: First prize, Scottish Society of Acute Pain Services Annual Meeting.
2000: Distinction for Obstetrics & Gynaecology, final year medicine.
Oxford University Hospital Staff excellence award
Memberships of Professional Bodies & Learned Societies
Royal College of Anaesthetists
British Medical Association
ALS instructor
APLS
IMPACT instructor
ATLS
Contact Hanlie
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