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24-08-2008
New drug
A new drug has just been approved for use in Australia. SITAGLIPTIN (Januvia) is an oral drug for type 2 Diabetes mellitus. It is a new class of drug, a dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP-4) inhibitor. Sitagliptin is an 'incretin enhancer' that increases the levels of active incretin by inhibiting their metabolism by DPP-4, thus prolonging their effect in stimulating insulin release and decreasing glucagon secretion.
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24-08-2008
The latest ANZCA e-newsletter has been emailed
The latest edition of ANZCA’s e-newsletter has now been emailed to Fellows, trainees and ANZCA staff.
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21-08-2008
Fellowship Affairs
The first meeting of the Fellowship Affairs Committee was held on Friday, 15 August 2008. Chaired by Dr Margaret Cowling, the Committee oversees all matters directly pertinent to Fellows, including CPD, annual scientific meetings, Regional CME and SIG events, communications and professional issues
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20-08-2008
RFT for Australian Clinical Quality Registries pilot projects
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is seeking tenders from relevant organisations to test and validate the draft 'Operating Principles and Technical Standards for Australian Clinical Quality Registries'.
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20-08-2008
Electricity & greenhouse emissions
You might wonder whether turning off the lights when not required actually saves energy. Thanks to the efforts of College staff, we have saved a massive 15 per cent greenhouse gas emissions over the last six months compared to last year. A lot of this can be attributed to turning off lights and switching to energy efficient flourescent light globes. The impact has been significant.
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ANZCA Faculties

 

Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine

Prior to 2001, two training programs in intensive care medicine were available in Australia and New Zealand.

The Faculty of Anaesthetists (RACS) commenced a training and examination system in intensive care in 1976. The training program consisted of four years and two examinations. Successful diplomates were awarded Fellowship of the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FARACS), endorsed in intensive care. In 1992, the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists was formed and the Council established a Faculty of Intensive Care in 1993, responsible for the conduct of all intensive care activities.

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians established a training program in intensive care at approximately the same time as the Faculty of Anaesthetists RACS. The program involved three years of basic physician training, the written and clinical examinations in Internal Medicine and three years of advanced training, comprising two core years in intensive care and one elective year.

In 1996, a Joint Specialist Advisory Committee (Intensive Care) was developed between the Faculty of Intensive Care and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in order to offer a single training program for the specialty, and supervise all intensive care trainees on behalf of the two bodies. The Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine was established in 2001.

Faculty of Pain Medicine

In 1992, the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists convened a working party to examine the possibility of developing a formal certification for anaesthetists wishing to further their interest in pain management.

Subsequently, a Joint Advisory Committee in Pain Medicine was established to develop training requirements for a Certificate in Pain Medicine and to identify suitable institutions within Australia and New Zealand which could offer training not only to anaesthetists but to any candidate from the participating Colleges or Faculty. The committee consisted of representatives from:


During 1998, the ANZCA Council approved the establishment of a Faculty of Pain Medicine with its own interim Board. Provisions in the Regulations resulted in individuals being awarded the Diploma of Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine by Foundation, Honorary or election. The first examination for Admission to Fellowship was held in November 1999.

The establishment of the Faculty of Pain Medicine within the College of Anaesthetists, incorporating true multidisciplinary representation from other medical specialties, is an important and innovative advance in dealing with the management of acute, chronic non-malignant and cancer pain which collectively remain one of society's major problems.

Fellows of this Faculty will be expected to have a wide knowledge of the clinical, biopsychosocial and humanitarian perspectives of all aspects of pain and should be well placed within the next millennium to follow what will most certainly be a developing and challenging career path.