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Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 8556 9712

Address: 121 Walker St 2060 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: https://asa.org.au/contact-asa

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25.01.2022 Happy International Museum Day! Today we round out our celebration of the Harry Daly Museum by joining the international community to celebrate #InternationalMuseumDay2020 #IMD2020 #International #MuseumDay #Museum If you havent visited the Harry Daly Museum hopefully you can visit us soon before the ASA office moves to St. Leonards, but in the meantime view our collection online https://ehive.com/collections/4493/harry-daly-museum and check out our online exhibition on Sydneys operating theatres https://harrydalymuseumoptheatres.com/

23.01.2022 We thought this quote, shared by the Sydney Writers' Festival was a great way for us to remind you that even though the ASA's Richard Bailey Library is currently closed you can still access the online catalogue and our Librarian is available to assist with your questions. https://asa.org.au/richard-bailey-library-2/

23.01.2022 We now have an Instagram account for the Harry Daly Museum! To join in the fun visit https://www.instagram.com/harrydalymuseum/

22.01.2022 Today marks the start of #MuseumWeek as we move towards International Museum Day. We had so many great activities planned for the Harry Museum this week but unfortunately we had to cancel them given recent events. Todays Museum Week theme is Heroes and it seems very appropriate for the Harry Daly Museum to pay tribute to the doctors, nurses and emergency services personnel on the frontline of this crisis, especially our anaesthetists. You may not be able to physically visit... the museum this week but did you know that a few years ago the ASA hosted an online exhibit and given the rise of virtual exhibitions recently this is a great time to remind everyone of the Harry Daly Museums Working in Sydneys Operating Theatres online exhibit. Follow this link https://harrydalymuseumoptheatres.com/ Thank You to our Anaesthetists and all healthcare workers. (Photo: St. Vincents and Mater Health Archives) #HeroesMW #MuseumWeek #VirtualMuseum #ThankYou

22.01.2022 Wednesday was #CanadaDay so this weeks #FunFactFriday is highlighting a different type of object from the Harry Daly Museum. This glass paperweight was produced in the 1990s to commemorate a join conference between the ASA and the Canadian Anaesthesiologists Society. It may seem more memorabilia than Museum piece but it helps tell the story of the society and the Museum collects these items as well. #Canadian #whatishistory

20.01.2022 We’ve been working to integrate the society’s journal, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care into the Libraries online catalogue. This has been a lot of work! We’ve just completed the 1980s! Visit us online https://asa.org.au/richard-bailey-library-2/ #FunFactFriday #Library #Journal

20.01.2022 By now you have probably realised that it is #MuseumWeek Each year this worldwide digital event is held in the lead up to International Museum Day which is next week on 18 May. Therefore we thought wed take a minute to focus on the history of the ASAs Museum. Did you know that the desire for a specific anaesthesia related museum dates right back to the origins of the ASA? The ASA maintained a museum in Melbourne and this would eventually become the Geoffrey Kaye Museum. ... The Harry Daly Museum at the ASA office in Sydney dates back to the 1950s when founding member and former ASA President, Harry Daly donated his collection to the ASA. Over the years the collection moved from place to place until it found a permanent home with a purpose built space at the ASAs office in Edgecliffe in 2008. When the office moved to North Sydney in 2013 a new museum was constructed and when the office moves to new premises at St. Leonards the museum will also relocate. Fore more: https://asa.org.au/ #FunFactFriday #MuseumWeek #InternationalMuseumDay #MuseumDay #Didyouknow #Museum

19.01.2022 Todays #MuseumWeek2020 theme is #TechnologyMW and asks Museums to share with the public how they are incorporating technology into the museum. Here at the ASA we are always looking for new ways to bring modern technology into the Harry Daly Museum. The Museum itself is a walk through advancements in technology so it is only fitting that we make sure we keep up with the times! We recently incorporated ipads into the museum space which has meant that we can reduce the amount ...of text labels in each showcase. We have been able to declutter our showcases by directing visitors to the ipads where they can search the entire collection while in the museum space for more information on any item that interests them! Just as this collection can be searched in the museum you can search it from the comfort of your own home! Follow this link: https://ehive.com/collections/4493/harry-daly-museum

19.01.2022 Ever wondered about some of the work that goes on in a museum? This is a wonderful video about what exactly conservation is and why it is an essential part of what a museum does!

18.01.2022 Today is World Asthma Day. One of the oldest book in the ASAs Richard Bailey Library that mentions asthma is the 1844 Practical observations on the efficacy of medicated inhalations in The treatment of pulmonary consumption, asthma, bronchitis, chronic cough and other diseases of the respiratory organs and also affections of the heart by Alfred Beaumont Maddock. Unfortunately the Richard Bailey Library is currently closed to visitors until further notice but you can view this publication here https://archive.org//39002086175792.med.y/page/n5/mode/2up #WorldAsthmaDay

17.01.2022 Many people assume the Harry Daly Museum is filled with equipment only but did you know the museum has a collection of artwork and photographs? When we asked some of our members what their favourite memories of the museum were one object that kept coming up was the work titled, The Anaesthetist by Australian photograph Harold Cazneaux. This photograph was taken in 1933 when anaesthesia was still a developing profession. For more on this work please visit the Museums online collection https://ehive.com/collec//objects/1110706/the-anaesthetist and while you are there why not virtually visit the museum! If you have a special memory about the Harry Daly Museum please let us know! #ThrowbackThursday #MuseumMomentsMW #MuseumWeek2020 #TheAnaesthetist

16.01.2022 Did you know that back in 1920, 100 years ago the Magills Forceps were developed by Dr Ivan Whiteside Magill at Queen Mary Hospital! The Harry Daly Museum has a large collection of Magills Forceps search the collection here #FunFactFriday #FlashbackFriday

16.01.2022 We cant come together to physically celebrate Museum Week this year but we can still virtually celebrate the flagship theme of #MuseumWeek2020 which is togetherness. The Harry Daly Museum has spent the last few months working with other medical museums around Sydney and wider NSW to understand the issues facing our specific industry. Most of the medical museums around Sydney are staffed by a dedicated body of volunteers and today we pay tribute to those associated with both the ASA and the wider Museum community. Without these volunteers, we couldnt undertake the work that we do and the museum would not have evolved into the showpiece that it is today for the ASA. #TogetherMW #MuseumWeek #Museum

15.01.2022 On this day 174 years ago (29 May 1846) Dr James Startin, a London GP and founder of the London Infirmary for the Cure of Diseases of the Skin described an apparatus to the (later Royal) Society of Arts. They approved the item and it is thought to have been the first mass produced inhaler. This set the standard for further adaptations of the device, many that can be seen in the ASAs Harry Daly Museum. To search the collection visit https://ehive.com/collections/4493/harry-d...aly-museum #FunFactFriday #Museum

14.01.2022 The 1960 ASA AGM (today more commonly known as the NSC) was held in Sydney at the Hotel Astra, Bondi. Following a busy scientific program, a final leisure day was added to the program for attendees to spend a day on the Hawkesbury River. The program forms this event is held in the Gwen Wilson Archives #FunFactFriday #Archives #History

14.01.2022 Did you know the ASA launched an online exhibition a few years ago? It is still accessible online and provides an insight into the role of anaesthetists in Sydneys operating theatres. Check out the exhibition here https://harrydalymuseumoptheatres.com/ #FunFactFriday #Museum #DigitalExhibition #DigitalMuseum

14.01.2022 The sheer magnitude of casualties in war meant that doctors and anaesthetists needed to create new equipment and techniques to help the wounded. As a result, a number of new adaptations to existing anaesthetic equipment occurred which saw a great advancement of anaesthetic practice occur during wartime, especially during World War Two (WWII). Due to the number of those injured many doctors had to adapt their skills and take on the role of anaesthetist which saw a rise in the ...number of anaesthetists post-war. The ASA predates WWII and barely survived the war years as members were called to action at home and around the world. In 1945 founding society member Geoffrey Kaye produced a newsletter for members that discusses the impact of the war on both the society and the profession. He opens his text by stating that it had been six years since. A copy of this newsletter is held by the ASAs Gwen Wilson Archives. The ASAs Richard Bailey Library and Harry Daly Museum also have wartime items within their collections and both can be searched online https://asa.org.au/richard-bailey-library-2/ and https://asa.org.au/harry-daly-museum/ Lest We Forget #ANZACDAY2020 #LestWeForget #ANZACDay #MuseumAtHome

14.01.2022 Did you know that the ASA doesn’t just have a Museum and Library? The ASA also has an archive! This historic collection is often forgotten as it is not on display like the Museum and Library but it has a lot to offer and should be your first port of call for any research! There is small display to highlight the archive in the Richard Bailey Library. #FunFactFriday #Archive

12.01.2022 Did you know that the ASAs Harry Daly Museum has an artwork collection? Many pieces have been donated and acquired over the years with interesting tales behind them. This is probably the most colourful piece in the collection and was commissioned by the ASA for the 11th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, held in Sydney during March 1996. It was painted by John Earle and marks the 150th anniversary of the first public demonstration of modern anaesthesia by Morton and was used by the ASA on all promotional material. To view the ASAs artwork collection view the catalogue here: https://ehive.com/collections/4493/harry-daly-museum #FunFactFriday #Museum #Artwork

11.01.2022 It has reached that time of the year affectionately known as Christmas in July. You may remember that back in December we shared the 12 Days of History and so for #ChristmasinJuly weve decided to share Day 12 again! Today we have TWELVE face masks. These masks were incredibly important to early anaesthetist and most date from the late 19th-early 20th century. In the 19th century the most common anaesthetic delivery practice was the open technique which saw the anaestheti...c liquid dripped onto a gauze-covered wire-frame mask. Other types of masks were made out of a variety of materials, such as wood or lead the latter enabling moulding to fit a patients face. Explore the Harry Daly Museums complete face mask collection here https://ehive.com/collections/4493/harry-daly-museum and should you wish to visit please visit the ASAs website for more information https://asa.org.au/ #FunFactFriday #Museum

11.01.2022 Did you know that the Altera Oscillotonometer (2012.020) is one of the most viewed items online in the Harry Daly collection? This Oscillotonometer was manufactured by Dr Von Recklinghausen and personalised by Ken Macleod c.1930. https://ehive.com/collections/4493/harry-daly-museum #Museum #FunFactFriday

10.01.2022 *****An Update From The Curator***** Out of the Museum What Does A Curator Do Without A Museum? I thought Id take this quick opportunity to catch everyone up with all things related to the ASAs Museum, Library and Archive. With all ASA staff now working from home one of the most common questions I get asked by the public, staff and members is how can you curate from home? This is a legitimate question however it opens up a whole new conversation about what a curator act...ually does. While working from home does have some more challenges for me than others, I have actually had a very smooth transition to moving my workspace from the office to home. Even when I am working in the office, 90% of my time is spent at my desk. Whether I am conducting research, undertaking data entry, collection assessments or accessioning new items into the collection I spend most of my time doing this at my desk. At home I have access to ALL my digital files, emails and our collection management software, as it is hosted online by a third party. This means that for the most part I am able to continue working as if I was in the office however there are a few shortcomings. Member and public inquiries are still coming in regularly and while I can provide some information I do need to access the archive or library to complete these inquires. Eventually the ASAs entire archive will be digitised which will mean I can access everything from home however at this stage only a few items have been correctly accessioned which means I can see that we have files that may hold the answers to some of these inquires but they need to be physically accessed to see what they hold. There is a similar situation for the museum and library. While work continues like normal unfortunately if I stumble across an issue that could easily be answered by viewing the item it has to go into a to-do list for the interim. Other than this though work continues at a rapid pace and in some ways it is good as it has given me a chance to focus on some digital tasks that often get put on the back burner. In short though there is no need to worry about the Curator! I am just as busy as normal and for the most part it is business as usual, however my new colleague has four legs, black and white spots and gets very excited every time I walk into the kitchen to make a coffee! (Luckily for him Ive been making a lot more than usual just so that I get up from my desk)!

10.01.2022 To celebrate International Museum Day we have been asked to select one object from the Museums collection that says something important at this time and reflects the challenges society is facing. The first item that sprung to mind here at the Harry Daly Museum was our Campbell Ventilator. Over the last few months, we have heard a lot in the news about the need for more ventilators not just in Australia but around the world and here at the Harry Daly Museum, we have received... inquiries from a number of organizations who have been researching historic ventilators to try and help meet the current demand but revisiting former models. So it is therefore timely to spotlight this particular item which was a prototype that was donated by the inventor, Duncan Campbell to the Museum in 2007. This is a significant item as it was the main ventilator used in hospitals for over30 years. Campbell began working on this prototype ventilator in 1973. He chose to use fluidic controls, similar to those found in long-range rockets, after receiving an electrical shock from a previous ventilator he was constructing. He ordered the necessary parts (see invoices below) and assembled them at home, making modifications to achieve a satisfactory layout. Campbell originally housed the assembly in a plastic lunch box, but soon designed a Perspex case in which the bellows were placed above the circuit. In early 1974, after obtaining the necessary patents, he asked John Uhlir and Wally Brown of ULCO Engineering to assemble the new ventilator with printed circuits. The resulting ventilator was extremely reliable and posed no electrical hazards. By 1982 more than 500 Campbell ventilators had been made. https://ehive.com//ob/152524/campbell-ventilator-prototype #InternationalMuseumDay #Our2020 #IMB2020 #Museum #Ventilator

10.01.2022 The ASAs journal, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care was first published in 1972. Did you know that from 1972-1979 over 530 individuals contributed to the content of the journal! The content of the journal is slowly being added to the ASAs digital searching catalogue and the 1970s have recently been completed which is just another great research tool the ASA has to offer! #FunFactFriday #Library #DidyouKnow

09.01.2022 International Nurses Day Today is International Nurse Day which pays tribute to Florence Nightingale. Where would we be without our nurses? Happy International Nurses Day! #InternationalNursesDay #Museum #Archives... This photograph shows a number of nurses assisting in an operation at the Hospital for Sick Children in Glebe, c. 1910 (Photograph from the Childrens Hospital Westmead Archives)

09.01.2022 Tomorrow marks the start of #MuseumWeek This is a very special week for the ASAs Harry Daly Museum as museums come together to share their work and are celebrated on a world scale. We had a number of events planned for the Harry Daly Museum this week but due to the COVID 19 crisis, they are obviously not taking place.... Like the rest of the world though weve gone virtual so please join us as we join the rest of the Museum World in Virtual Museum Week and International Museum Day 2020 How are we celebrating? Each day comes with a different theme and this is what weve got to offer! Join us to celebrate the week on social media! To help celebrate the week we've launched a new Instagram account for the Museum check it out here https://www.instagram.com/australiansocietyanaesthetists/

09.01.2022 Weve been working to integrate the societys journal, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care into the Libraries online catalogue. This has been a lot of work! Weve just completed the 1980s! Visit us online https://asa.org.au/richard-bailey-library-2/ #FunFactFriday #Library #Journal

08.01.2022 Wednesday was #CanadaDay so this week’s #FunFactFriday is highlighting a different type of object from the Harry Daly Museum. This glass paperweight was produced in the 1990s to commemorate a join conference between the ASA and the Canadian Anaesthesiologists Society. It may seem more memorabilia than Museum piece but it helps tell the story of the society and the Museum collects these items as well. #Canadian #whatishistory

06.01.2022 It was this week (12 August 1829) that the first printed description of a stethoscope was published in The London Medical Gazette. The Harry Daly Museum has a nice cross section of stethoscopes. You can search the collection here: https://ehive.com/collections/4493/harry-daly-museum #Museum #Stethoscope #FlashbackFriday #FunFactFriday

06.01.2022 It was 172 years ago this month (8 July) that the term local anaesthesia was first used in publication. This was by James Young Simpson, a Scottish obstetrician, whose work was published in the Lancet (a journal that still exists today). He was the first physician to demonstrate the anaesthetic properties of chloroform on humans after seeing it used on animals for a number of years. #FunFactFriday #FlashbackFriday

06.01.2022 One of the more unusual items in the Museums collection are these spectacles. Produced in the 1920s they were traditional glasses frames that were adapted for use in holding rubber nasal tubes in position during the administration of oxygen. #FunFactFriday #Museum View the collection here: https://ehive.com/collections/4493/harry-daly-museum

03.01.2022 What makes history and how do we decide what goes into the ASAs heritage collection? History is always happening and evolving so what seems commonplace today may, in fact, be history tomorrow! You may not think that these ASA ties have a place in the ASAs heritage collection however they tell part of the ASAs historic tale and form part of the museums collection. #FunFactFriday #Museum #Tie #WhatisHistory

03.01.2022 Did you know that the ASA doesnt just have a Museum and Library? The ASA also has an archive! This historic collection is often forgotten as it is not on display like the Museum and Library but it has a lot to offer and should be your first port of call for any research! There is small display to highlight the archive in the Richard Bailey Library. #FunFactFriday #Archive

03.01.2022 This week back in 1982 the first ever International Symposium on the History of Anaesthesia (ISHA) was held (5th-8th May). The event was organised by Professor Wilhelm Erdmann and Dr Joseph Rupreht from the Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus University in Rotterdam. It was attended by approximately 200 people with around 120 papers delivered. Symposiums have been held every 4 years since this time with the 8th edition, 2013, held in Sydney. A book of the proceedings was produced by the ASA and is still available to be purchased https://asa.org.au/asa-publications/ #FunFactFriday #History