2025
Other Research Output
Morriss, W., Goucke, R., & Chetty, S. (2025). Pain management in low- and middle-income settings. International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Global Year Fact Sheet. Retrieved from https://www.iasp-pain.org
2024
Journal - Research Article
Law, T. J., Lipnick, M. S., Morriss, W., Gelb, A. W., Mellin-Olsen, J., Filipescu, D., … and Collaborators. (2024). The Global Anesthesia Workforce Survey: Updates and trends in the anesthesia workforce. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 139(1), 15-24. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006836
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Morriss, W. (2024). Reflections on 12 years in the WFSA leadership. Australian Anaesthetist Magazine, (September), 26-28. [Commentary].
2023
Journal - Research Other
McDougall, R. J., Morriss, W. W., Desai, P. K., & Batgombo, N. (2023). Getting capnography to the front lines. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 137(5), 929-933. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006690
Enright, A. C., & Morriss, W. W. (2023). In response. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 137(3), e31-e32. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006614
Tadesse, L., Abdullah, N. H., Awadalla, H. M. I., D'Amours, S., Davies, F., Kissoon, N., Morriss, W., … Reynolds, T. (2023). A global mandate to strengthen emergency, critical and operative care. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 101, 231-231A. doi: 10.2471/BLT.23.289916
Morriss, W. W., & Enright, A. C. (2023). The anesthesia workforce crisis revisited. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 136(2), 227-229. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006189
2022
Journal - Research Article
Warner, M. A., Arnal, D., Cole, D. J., Hammoud, R., Haylock-Loor, C., Ibarra, P., … Morriss, W. W., … Yazbeck, P. (2022). Anesthesia patient safety: Next steps to improve worldwide perioperative safety by 2030. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 135(1), 6-19. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006028
Journal - Research Other
Roques, C., Morriss, W., & Haylock-Loor, C. (2022). The other opioid crisis: The situation in low-resource countries (L’autre crise des opioïdes: La situation dans les pays à faibles ressources). Canadian Journal of Anesthesia / Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 69, 923-929. doi: 10.1007/s12630-022-02273-6
2021
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Haylock Loor, C., Duarte, J. C., & Morriss, W. (2021). Essential Pain Management (EPM) teaching in Latin America: Fast local ownership through cascade courses. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 133(3, Suppl. 2), (pp. 514). doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000791544.44545.82
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Morriss, W. (2021, September). Innovation for low resource environments. Keynote presentation at the 17th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, [Online].
Morriss, W. (2021, September). Reimagining global anaesthesia. Verbal presentation at the 17th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, [Online].
Morriss, W. (2021, May). The WFSA and COVID-19. Verbal presentation at the 13th Pan Arab Congress of Anesthesia, Intensive Care & Pain Management in collaboration with the Lebanese Society of Anesthesiologists, [Online].
Morriss, W. (2021, April). Education: The heart of the matter [Prof Rajani Sundar Endowment Lecture]. Verbal presentation at the 11th National Conference of Academy of Regional Anaesthesia of India, [Online].
Morriss, W. (2021, October). What is quality in the global context? Plenary presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Anaesthesia Annual Scientific Meeting, [Online].
Morriss, W. (2021, February). The challenge of global leadership. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) New Zealand National Committee (NZNC) Cultural Safety and Leadership Hui, Waitangi, New Zealand.
2020
Chapter in Book - Research
Bashford, T., Morriss, W., Roques, C., Shamambo, N., & Wilkes, M. (2020). Perioperative care. In R. Craven, H. Edgecombe & B. Gupta (Eds.), Global anaesthesia. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/med/9780198809821.003.0005
Bartulec, C., Freedman, R., Hughes, A., Janjanin, S., McCormick, B., Morriss, W., & Reis, A. (2020). Organising your environment. In R. Craven, H. Edgecombe & B. Gupta (Eds.), Global anaesthesia. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/med/9780198809821.003.0002
Journal - Research Article
Jones, C., Wadham, B., Morriss, W., McCombie, A., Evans, M., & Wakeman, C. (2020). An audit of fluid resuscitation practice in trauma patients with major haemorrhage at Christchurch Hospital. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1525), 11-17. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Sund, G., Morriss, W., Ikeda, K., Izere, A., & Kwizera, J. C. (2020). Essential pain management at a rural district hospital in Burundi. Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia & Analgesia, 26(5), 250-255. doi: 10.36303/SAJAA.2020.26.5.2395
Moore, J. N., Morriss, W. W., Asfaw, G., Tesfaye, G., Ahmed, A. R., & Walker, I. A. (2020). The impact of the Safer Anaesthesia from Education (SAFE) Obstetric Anaesthesia training course in Ethiopia: A mixed methods longitudinal cohort study. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 48(4), 297-305. doi: 10.1177/0310057X20940330
Marun, G. N., Morriss, W. W., Lim, J. S., Morriss, J. L., & Goucke, C. R. (2020). Addressing the challenge of pain education in low-resource countries: Essential Pain Management in Papua New Guinea. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 130(6), 1608-1615. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004742
Journal - Research Other
Curtis, A. N., Morriss, W. W., & Sharples, A. (2020). Please mind your language! Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 48(5), 411-414. doi: 10.1177/0310057X20949556
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Marun, G. N., Morriss, W. W., Lim, J. S., Morriss, J. L., & Goucke, C. R. (2020). In response [Response to the letter to the editor Addressing the challenge of pain education in low-resource countries: Essential pain management in Papua New Guinea]. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 131(5), e228-e229. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005130
Lim, J. S., Morriss, W. W., Marun, G. N., Morriss, J. L., & Goucke, C. R. (2020). In response [Response to the letter to the editor Experience of the essential pain management structure to address the challenge of pain education in the United Kingdom]. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 131(6), e256-e257. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005217
Morriss, J. L., Marun, G. N., Morriss, W. W., Lim, J. S., & Goucke, C. R. (2020). In response [Response to the letter to the editor Essential pain management: Perspective from Nepal]. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 131(5), e231-e232. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005186
Higgins, A., Morriss, W. W., Gelb, A. W., Makasa, E. M., Gore-Booth, J., Vasco, M., & Mellin-Olsen, J. (2020). 72nd World Health Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland, 2019 [Meeting Report]. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 130(3), e92-e94. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002486
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Morriss, W. (2020, November). The anaesthesiologists in contemporary times. Verbal presentation at the 28th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists, [Online].
Other Research Output
Morriss, W. (2020, November). The role of anesthesiologists in mass casualty incidents: Personal reflections. Presentation at the Preparing for the Unpredictable: Lessons from the Beirut Explosion webinar, Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, [Online]. [Research Presentation].
2019
Journal - Research Article
Morriss, W., Ottaway, A., Milenovic, M., Gore-Booth, J., Haylock-Loor, C., Onajin-Obembe, B., … Mellin-Olsen, J. (2019). A global anesthesia training framework. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 128(2), 383-387. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000003928
Journal - Research Other
Cooper, M. G., Morriss, W. W., Stone, M., & Merry, A. F. (2019). Global health and anaesthesia: An exciting time. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care. doi: 10.1177/0310057X19861975
Gelb, A. W., Morriss, W. W., Johnson, W., Merry, A. F., on behalf of the International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia Workgroup. (2019). In reply: Encouraging a bare minimum while striving for the gold standard: A response to the updated WHO-WFSA guideline. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia / Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 66, 129-130. doi: 10.1007/s12630-018-1210-3
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Morriss, W., Ottaway, A., Milenovic, M., Gore-Booth, J., Haylock-Loor, C., Onajin-Obembe, B., … Mellin-Olsen, J. (2019). In response [Response to the letter to the editor Team effort needed for development and implementation of the Anesthesia Training Framework]. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 128(6), e132-e133. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004170
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Morriss, W. (2019, April). The WHO-WFSA International Standards: Why are they important? Invited presentation at the 15th Asian and Oceanic Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (AOSRA-PM) Congress and the 6th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Regional Anesthesia (JSRA), Kochi, Japan.
2018
Journal - Research Article
Davies, J. I., Vreede, E., Onajin-Obembe, B., & Morriss, W. W. (2018). What is the minimum number of specialist anaesthetists needed in low-income and middle-income countries? BMJ Global Health, 3(6), e001005. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001005
Morriss, W. W., Milenovic, M. S., & Evans, F. M. (2018). Education: The heart of the matter. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 126(4), 1298-1304. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002653
Journal - Research Other
Morriss, W. W., & Roques, C. J. (2018). Pain management in low- and middle-income countries. BJA Education, 18(9), 265-270. doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2018.05.006
Gelb, A. W., Morriss, W. W., Johnson, W., Merry, A. F., on behalf of the International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia Workgroup. (2018). World Health Organization-World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WHO-WFSA) International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia / Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 65(6), 698-708. doi: 10.1007/s12630-018-1111-5
Evans, F. M., Duarte, J. C., Haylock, C., & Morriss, W. (2018). Are short subspecialty courses the educational answer? Anesthesia & Analgesia, 126(4), 1305-1311. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002664
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Morriss, W., & Merry, A. (2018). What's in a name? ANZCA Bulletin, (March), 7. Retrieved from https://www.anzca.edu.au
Gelb, A. W., Morriss, W. W., Johnson, W., Merry, A. F., on behalf of the International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia Workgroup. (2018). World Health Organization-World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WHO-WFSA) International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia. Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology, 38(10), 1158-1165. [Professional Guidelines].
Merry, A., Johnson, W., Morriss, W., Gelb, A., on behalf of the International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia Workgroup. (2018). International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia: Third edition gains World Health Organization (WHO) approval. Bulletin of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, 112, 46-47.
Morriss, W. W., Mellin-Olsen, J., Gore-Booth, J., & Kempthorne, P. (2018). In response [Response to the letter to the editor A world of need]. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 126(2), 727-728. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002643
Gelb, A. W., Morriss, W. W., Johnson, W., Merry, A. F., on behalf of the International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia Workgroup. (2018). World Health Organization-World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WHO-WFSA) International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 126(6), 2047-2055. doi: 10.1007/s12630-018-1111-5
Gore-Booth, J., Mellin-Olsen, J., Morriss, W. W., Haylock-Loor, C., Onajin-Obembe, B., & Gelb, A. W. (2018). WFSA describes its vision for implementation of WHA 68.15. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 103(5), 44-48. Retrieved from http://bulletin.facs.org
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Morriss, W. (2018, April). The global anesthesia workforce and the WFSA workforce map [Panel discussion: Universal access and safe anesthesia: Global anesthesia workforce]. Verbal presentation at the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium: Improving Health through Discovery and Education, Chicago, USA.
Morriss, W. (2018, May). The global anaesthesia workforce. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia.
2017
Journal - Research Article
Kempthorne, P., Morriss, W. W., Mellin-Olsen, J., & Gore-Booth, J. (2017). The WFSA Global Anesthesia Workforce Survey. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 125(3), 981-990. doi: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002258
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Morriss, W. W., & Gore-Booth, J. (2017). 70th World Health Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland [Meeting Report]. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 125(6), 2157-2158. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002486
2016
Journal - Research Article
Cooper, M. C., Wake, P. B., Morriss, W. W., Cargill, P. D., & McDougall, R. J. (2016). Global safe anaesthesia and surgery initiatives: Implications for anaesthesia in the Pacific region. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 44(3), 420-424.
Journal - Research Other
Gelb, A. W., Enright, A., Merry, A. F., & Morriss, W. (2016). The bare minimum requires caution. World Journal of Surgery, 40(11), 2821-2822. doi: 10.1007/s00268-015-3287-y
2015
Journal - Research Article
Goucke, C. R., Jackson, T., Morriss, W., & Royle, J. (2015). Essential pain management: An educational program for health care workers. World Journal of Surgery, 39(4), 865-870. doi: 10.1007/s00268-014-2635-7
Watters, D. A., Hollands, M. J., Gruen, R. L., Maoate, K., Perndt, H., McDougall, R. J., Morriss, W. W., … McQueen, K. A. (2015). Perioperative Mortality Rate (POMR): A global indicator of access to safe surgery and anaesthesia. World Journal of Surgery, 39, 856-864. doi: 10.1007/s00268-014-2638-4
2012
Journal - Research Other
Goucke, R., & Morriss, W. (2012). Pain management in low and middle income countries (LMIC) just put up with it? Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia, 28(1), 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.egja.2011.11.005
1994
Journal - Research Other
Morriss, W. W., La Vies, N. G., Anderson, S. K., & Southgate, H. J. (1994). Acute respiratory distress during Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia: A probable case of anaphylactoid reaction to Syntocinon. Anaesthesia, 49(1), 41-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1994.tb03312.x
