Doctor Gerard Furlong is a graduate of St Bartholomew’s university. He graduated in 1992 with honours and left to begin his career working as an aneasthetist in several hospitals round the UK.
The role of the anaesthetist is definitely an extremely important element of dispensing a good quality of health care to patients. Ged Furlong while being employed as an anaesthetist was in charge of an array of obligations for the people which he cared for. The responsibilities that the anaesthetist Gerard Furlong performed included the pre-operative assessment of patients, discussion with the operating doctor carrying out the procedure, development of an individual anaesthesia plan as well as post-operative care and supervision of patients. As anaesthetists are perioperative medical professionals it gives them the opportunity to work in a number of disciplines inside the field of medical care. During his time working for the National Health Service the anaesthetist Gerard Furlong spent time in obstetrics, working in the intensive care unit at Coventry and Warwick infirmary and also a number of years on the Trauma elective infirmary in Dunganon hospital. During his career Doctor Furlong came to enjoy his work in the obstetrics ward the most right after realising that he had a wonderful skill for giving epidurals to ladies at the business end of childbearing. Gerard Furlong is a long standing associate of a number of professional societies. Membership of these organisations enables him to stay up-to-date with the latest developments and advancements in the field of anaesthesia and also contribute articles to their periodicals. His expert understanding has been utilized in several research projects that include on the HL7 CDA implementation guide for SCATA (Society for Computers And Technology in Anaesthesia). Ged has several interests he pursues when he can find the time. These include sailing, travel and he has recently taken up playing golf an experience that to date he’s found to be quite frustrating.
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