Earlier this month, 3AW’s Talking Health presenter, Dr Sally Cockburn, interviewed three guests from the Department of Anaesthesia at Melbourne’s St. Vincent's Hospital - Associate Professor David Scott (Deputy Director Anaesthesia), Associate Professor Brendan Silbert (Head of Anaesthetic Research) and Ms Lisbeth Evered (Senior Research Scientist and Research Manager).

The separation of Bangladeshi conjoined twins at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne on Tuesday and Wednesday received worldwide coverage.

The latest edition of ANZCA’s E-Newsletter has been sent to Fellows and trainees. The newsletter contains the latest updates on health reforms in Australia and New Zealand, safety alerts and other medical advisories, education and training updates, events, conferences, media news and employment opportunities.

The Review of The NHMRC/ASBT Clinical Practice Guidelines on Fresh Blood Components (2001) is currently being undertaken under the auspices of the Australian & New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).