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Primary Examination Fee
College Council at its meeting on the 25th November approved the Primary Examination Fee for 2009 to be $3,485.
ANZCA e-newsletter - issue 4
The next edition of ANZCA’s e-newsletter will be e-mailed to Fellows and trainees next week.
Update on Training for sedation in Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures
Recently, the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) jointly issued an updated policy on sedation (ANZCA Professional Document PS 9 Guidelines on Sedation and/or Analgesia for Diagnostic and Interventional Medical or Surgical Procedures).
Conflict of Interest policy
At ANZCA’s October Council meeting, a Conflict of Interest policy was approved. The purpose of the policy is to provide guidance in identifying and handling potential and actual conflicts of interest involving the College and its activities.
New assessment processes - International Medical Graduate Specialists
ANZCA Council has agreed to a new process for the assessment of International Medical Graduate Specialists (IMGS). The new IMGS process, which becomes effective from January 1, 2009, has been redesigned in consultation with the Australian Medical Council , the Medical Boards and Government
Call for Abstracts now open for 2009 ASM in Cairns
The 2009 ANZCA ASM will be held in Cairns from 2 to 6 May 2009. A number of free paper sessions and prize sessions are scheduled into this event and we encourage all Fellows and Trainees to consider submitting a free paper for either a session or a poster.
ANZCA BULLETIN - OUT THIS WEEK
Look out for your new-look ANZCA Bulletin which is being mailed to Fellows and trainees this week.
2009 New Fellows Conference in Port Douglas
Apply now to represent your region at the 2009 New Fellows Conference. This is an opportunity the College provides to Fellows within eight years of Fellowship who have an interest in leadership and College affairs.
Statement by the President of ANZCA, Dr Leona Wilson
The Australian newspaper has published an article in relation to the College and an Overseas Trained Specialist who is currently the subject of an imminent hearing under the College’s independent appeal procedures.
Latest ANZCA e-newsletter online
The latest edition of ANZCA’s e-newsletter has now been emailed to Fellows, trainees and ANZCA staff.
ANZCA Curriculum Review – Have your say!
The ANZCA Curriculum Review Working Group (CRWG) would like to invite submissions from any individual or group with an interest in the ANZCA Training Program and/or ANZCA Clinical Teacher Development and Support Initiatives. Submissions will be open until 31 December 2008.
Obstetric Anaesthesia: Scientific Evidence Guidelines
The Obstetric Anaesthesia Special Interest Group have created a series of guidelines based on scientific evidence to meet the needs of anaesthetists in our region.
ANZCA submission on national registration and accreditation
Recently ANZCA made a submission on the proposed first Bill in relation to the national registration and accreditation to the Practitioner Regulation Subcommittee of the Federal Government’s Health Workforce Principal Committee.
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.
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
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'.
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.
Better, cheaper, faster – changing values in Anaesthesia
Combined Education, Simulation, Welfare and Management SIG - 29-31 August 2008, Queenstown New Zealand: The theme of the meeting addresses the economic imperatives creeping in to surgical and anaesthesia services and the impact of these on personal health, quality and safety and education.
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
In May 2008, the Government announced that $87.4m will be provided over the next three years to expand the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Anaesthetists are invited to comment on a draft report relating to the scope of anaesthetic involvement and training.
"Pain at the Centre" registration closed early
Combined CME Spring Meeting of the Faculty of Pain Medicine ANZCA, the Acute Pain Special Interest Group ANZCA, the ASA and NZSA, and the Acute Pain Special Interest Group of the IASP
