James A. Roelofse

• MB ChB, MMed (Anaes)
• PhD (Anaes)
• Diplomate of the National Dental Board of Anesthesiologists (USA)

Professor and Head of Anaesthesia and Sedation
University of the Western Cape Cape Town, South Africa

Visiting Professor in Anesthesiology
University College London
London, United Kingdom

E-mail: jaroelofse@uwc.ac.za

James Roelofse graduated from the University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. He qualified as an anaesthesiologist at the University of Stellenbosch in 1976. In 1982 he was awarded a PhD in Anaesthesiology from the University of Stellenbosch. After spending some time in private anaesthetic practice he returned to academic medicine and held appointments at the University of the Orange Free State, University of Stellenbosch, and currently the University of the Western Cape.

In 2004 he was appointed Visiting Professor in Anaesthesiology, University College London, London to develop sedation training programs. This contract has been renewed until 2013. He is the program director of a Postgraduate Certificate in Sedation and Pain Management, currently presented for both anaesthesiologists and non-anaesthesiologists, at University College London. A Masters program in Sedation and Pain Management for anaesthesiologists and non-anaestheiologists has been approved by Faculty, and will hopefully be presented from 2010 in London.

In 2007 he was appointed Visiting Professor in Anaesthesiology at the Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya to develop sedation training programs for East Africa, for anaesthesiologists and non-anaesthesiologists.

He is also presenting Diploma and Masters programs in Sedation and Pain Control for anaesthesiologists and non-anaesthesiologists at the University of the Western Cape, previously at the University of Stellenbosch. These programs are extremely popular, also for international students from Africa, the United Kingdom and Canada. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and is regularly invited to lecture at National and International meetings on a variety of topics regarding Sedation and Pain Management.

James Roelofse has a special interest in paediatric sedation and the development of adult and paediatric sedation training programs. Sedation offers an important alternative for general anaesthesia for certain procedures, and has become an important treatment option for patients for various reasons. Training is however necessary. The efficacy and safety of drugs during paediatric sedation, and the side-effect profile after sedation at home are important research areas. He has also a special interest in the evaluation of parent satisfaction of the sedation process after paediatric sedation. In 2008 he was elected to the Committee responsible for writing the paediatric sedation guidelines for the Western Cape Government.

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