Dr Jess Davies is one of the co-founders of TRA2SH. Although a trainee when it started, she is now a staff anaesthetist at Austin Health, an honorary clinical fellow in the University of Melbourne’s Department of Critical Care as well as a PhD candidate exploring how implementation science can improve the environmental sustainability of hospitals. She’s passionate about improving the environmental footprint of healthcare and believes that we can deliver high quality care that doesn't cost the earth.

Richard is an anaesthetist in Ballarat and Western Health in Melbourne. He is an Editor for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, an honorary fellow with the University of Melbourne's Department of Critical Care, and past chair of the ANZCA & ASA trainee committees. His interests include research on perioperative medicine and environmental/financial sustainability, with a particular focus on reducing low-value care.

My passion is efficiency, gaining the maximal impact of the resources that we use, and I feel it is only a very short jump from efficiency to sustainability, minimising our impact overall. Our responsibility to the health of the people that are our patients and our responsibility to the health of the people who are not are not in opposition; we can do more and we can do it with less; by using evidence to guide us to the correct therapies for each person.

I'm an anaesthetist at Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals in Perth, WA and have been a member of TRA2SH since my PFY year after deciding to act on the huge amounts of waste produced in the operating theatre. I'm passionate about a whole-of-organisation approach to mitigating healthcare's environmental impact, from the individual all the way through to policy and advocacy at the highest levels.

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Emma is an anaesthetic advanced trainee working in Adelaide, and is the co-chair of the TRA2SH Steering Committee. Her interest in environmental sustainability grew from a passion for scuba diving and wildlife, and she was inspired to join TRA2SH after witnessing the amount of waste generated in the operating theatre. She is motivated to work towards small scale changes that have a big impact, and to overcome interpersonal and institutional hurdles to encourage more sustainable practices in anaesthesia.

Every day I see unnecessary waste in theatre and throughout the wider hospital, contributing to the climate crisis. I am excited to be a part of Tra2sh and passionate about reducing waste in healthcare. My aim is to inspire others to do the same and recognise their impact on the earth, not ignore it. Currently, I work as an Anesthetic Trainee in Auckland, New Zealand.

I'm Margaret, one of the anaesthetic residents at Austin Health in Victoria and part of the TRA2SH Steering Committee this year. I got involved with TRA2SH as I believe when it comes to environmental sustainability the problem is not a lack of enthusiasm, but a lack of awareness! I am also a cat lover, avid-baker and keyboard warrior (aka Tra2sh secretary).

I believe in being actively involved in sustainable healthcare to reduce climate change and preserve our environment for the future, particularly with reducing volatile use and recycling.

I enjoy being involved in education, teaching and learning via simulation and quality improvement in the workplace. My other active interests are in regional anaesthesia, bedside ultrasonography and perioperative medicine. I am also an intensive care trainee.

I’m Leanne, an Anaesthetic trainee from Adelaide. I’ve always been interested in how we as humans can mitigate our negative impacts on the natural environment, and my goal is to deliver best quality care to patients whilst reducing my ecological footprint. I’m interested in learning about my local hospital’s waste management protocols and continuing the conversation with my colleagues on how we can best protect our patients, in and outside of the operating room.

I’m Li Lin, an anaesthetic registrar from the UK, currently on a provisional fellowship in beautiful sunny Perth. I wanted to get involved with TRAS2H after being inspired by sustainability projects I have observed in Australia. I hope to work with TRAS2H to build on ideas and drive projects to make theatres more sustainable in both Australia and the UK. Outside of work, I enjoy classical music, taking walks and hiking, and catching up on my sleep!