http://www.anzca.edu.au Site News daily 1 2007-07-03T11:29:02Z http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/primary-examination-fee College Council at its meeting on the 25th November approved the Primary Examination Fee for 2009 to be $3,485. No publisher admin front-page-news 2008-11-27T22:53:05Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/anzca-e-newsletter-issue-4 The next edition of ANZCA’s e-newsletter will be e-mailed to Fellows and trainees next week. No publisher admin front-page-news 2008-11-27T22:54:25Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/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). No publisher admin front-page-news 2008-11-25T06:24:11Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/conflict-of-interest-policy.html 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. No publisher 40214 front-page-news 2008-11-20T05:19:56Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/new-assessment-processes-international-medical-graduate-specialists.html 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 No publisher 40214 front-page-news 2008-11-19T03:55:53Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/call-for-abstracts-now-open-for-2009-asm-in-cairns.html 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. No publisher 40214 2008-11-27T22:38:59Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/news_item.2008-10-28.6419874023 Look out for your new-look ANZCA Bulletin which is being mailed to Fellows and trainees this week. No publisher 40214 2008-10-28T04:17:43Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/2009-new-fellows-conference-in-port-douglas.html 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. No publisher 40974 2008-11-27T22:39:51Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/statement-by-the-president-of-anzca-dr-leona-wilson.html 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. No publisher 40214 front-page-news 2008-10-26T23:47:22Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/anzca-e-newsletter-issue-3-out-next-week.html The latest edition of ANZCA’s e-newsletter has now been emailed to Fellows, trainees and ANZCA staff. No publisher 40214 2008-11-14T05:31:18Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/anzca-curriculum-review-2013-have-your-say.html 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. No publisher 40214 front-page-news 2008-10-15T23:04:33Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/news_item.2008-10-15.5165528780 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. No publisher 40214 front-page-news 2008-10-15T00:57:55Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/anzca-submission-on-national-registration-and-accreditation.html 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. No publisher 40214 front-page-news 2008-09-17T00:59:16Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/what2019s-new.html 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. No publisher 40214 2008-08-26T06:27:27Z News Item http://www.anzca.edu.au/news/announcements/fellowship-affairs.html 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 No publisher 40214 2008-11-07T03:21:59Z News Item