15/10/2026
Congratulations to Dr Clara Forbes, winner of the Nerida Dilworth prize for her presentation: “Optimal ROTEM FIBTEM thresholds for the identification of hypofibrinogenaemia in cardiac surgical patients. An analysis of the influence of increased sensitivity on the rate and magnitude of false positives”.
The Nerida Dilworth Prize is administered in Western Australia. It recognises an anaesthesia registrar who has made a significant contribution to the specialty, as assessed by the WA committee.
This prize was first proposed by the Committee of Management (COM) of the WA Section of the ASA in 1985 as the “ASA Prize”. It was decided to name this prize in honour of Dr. Nerida Dilworth. The first award was made in 1988 for a presentation in 1987. Dr. Dilworth generously endowed the prize. In 2005, Dr. Dilworth further endowed the prize, allowing up to two awards to be made each calendar year.