Associate Professor Vera Meeusen is the Clinical Nurse Manager of Operating Theatre at The Wesley Hospital. She started as Nurse Anaesthetist working in The Netherlands. After obtaining her degree as Master of Arts in Health Care, she continued her career as a manager in the perianaesthesia settings. Vera’s PhD in Medicine research focused on workload, job satisfaction, personality profiles, and the history of nurse anaesthetists in Europe.
Vera was the Clinical Advisor of the project Flexible Models of Sedation for Low-risk endoscopic Procedures in Queensland and author of the Australian sedation nurse training guideline. She has presented at national and international conferences and published multiple articles in peer reviewed journals and book chapters. Currently, Vera’s research focuses on environmental sustainability, sedation, delirium, and scope of practice of nurse anaesthetists. Professional activities include Executive Board member of IFNA, President of ACPAN and Vice-President of GENCA.
