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Professional documents

ANZCA's professional documents are crucial for promoting the quality and safety of patient care for those undergoing anaesthesia for surgical and other procedures.

 

The professional documents define the College’s requirements for training and for hospitals providing such training, provide guidance to the College’s Fellows on standards of anaesthetic practice, define the College’s policies, and serve other purposes that the College deems appropriate. Professional documents are also referred to by government and other bodies, particularly with regard to accreditation of healthcare facilities.

 

The professional documents are regularly reviewed and amended in accordance with changes in knowledge, practice and technology. A01 Policy for the Development and Review of Professional Documents guides this process. For further information or feedback about the professional documents, please email profdocs@anzca.edu.au.


Current documents are available below.

 

Please note that on January 1, 2010, the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM), formerly the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (JFICM), was established as an independent entity. All references to JFICM within professional documents should be interpreted as references to CICM.

 

Recent developments

T04 Guidelines on Equipment to Manage a Difficult Airway During Anaesthesia and the accompanying background paper have been reissued following a pilot phase. No changes to technical content were considered necessary however the code and title have been amended (previously TG4 Equipment to Manage a Difficult Airway During Anaesthesia).

 

Two new professional documents were released in 2011 and are currently being piloted: TE22 Policy on Simulation Centres Offering the Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises (EMAC) Course and PS53 Statement on the Handover Responsibilities of the Anaesthetist. As a consequence of the latter, PS10 Guidelines on the Handover of Responsibility During an Anaesthetic and PS20 Recommendations on Responsibilities of the Anaesthetist in the Post-Anaesthesia Period have been withdrawn.

 

T03 Minimum Safety Requirements for Anaesthetic Machines for Clinical Practice was reissued in July 2011 with amendments to items 1.4, 2.2.2, 3.13 and 4.3.1. This professional document remains in pilot phase and will be reviewed early this year.

 

PS03 Guidelines for the Management of Major Regional Analgesia has been reviewed and a revised version is now being piloted, along with a newly developed background paper.

 

All professional documents can now be downloaded in one zip file. Please scroll down to access this feature.

 

 

Code of professional conduct

The Code of Professional Conduct provides guidelines for the professional behaviour expected of Fellows. The code complements the College’s professional documents and emphasises that Fellows have a responsibility to honour these documents and contribute to their ongoing development and revision.

 

 

Professional standards

 

Technical

 

Training and educational

 

Examinations

 

Related documents

 

Administrative

 

Zip file

Download all professional documents in one zip file here (last updated January 23, 2012).

 

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