Jason Bendall

Associate Professor Jason Bendall is a conjoint academic at the University of Newcastle's School of Medicine and Public Health, specializing in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. As Clinical Dean at the Manning Clinical School within the Department of Rural Health, he bridges clinical practice with medical education. His career spans paramedicine, clinical epidemiology, and emergency care research.

• Undergraduate: Honours in Medical Science (1991)
• Medical Degree & PhD in Medicine (2004)
• Postgraduate: Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Research spans paramedicine, prehospital medicine, and clinical anaesthesia with a focus on resuscitation, trauma systems, and acute pain management. Recent work includes tourniquet use analysis, back pain management strategies, and airway registry insights.

Key trends in publications: prehospital trauma systems evaluation (2023-2025), airway management improvements (2022-2024), seizure pharmacology (2024), and back pain utilization studies (2024). His research combines clinical trials with large-scale data linkage projects.

Professional roles include:

• Staff Specialist in Anaesthesia at John Hunter Hospital (2018–present)
• Commissioner at St John Ambulance Australia (2016–present)
• Convenor of Australian Resuscitation Council's First Aid Subcommittee
• ILCOR First Aid Task Force Member

His work with the Out-of-Hospital Airway Registry and ambulance trauma protocols demonstrates commitment to improving emergency medical systems through evidence-based governance and clinical innovation.