A key function of the College is the preparation and distribution of Professional Documents, which set down the formal, Council-approved guidelines for practice in a wide range of circumstances.

Hospitals require these documents to be readily accessible to relevant staff at all times for reference as required. The Professional Documents also are referred to by Government and other bodies, especially in the process of accreditation of health care facilities.

The Professional Documents cover technical aspects of anaesthesia, as well as such basic matters as the duties of an anaesthetist, quality assurance, minimum standards for the transport of the critically ill, and providing information to patients about anaesthesia. Professional Documents are added to, and updated, according to changes in practice, technology and knowledge.

The list of current Professional Documents is given below. Individual documents can be obtained by clicking on the required document.

Professional Standards

• PS1 : Recommendations on Essential Training for Rural General Practitioners in Australia Proposing to Administer Anaesthesia
• PS2 : Statement on Credentialling and Defining the Scope of Clinical Practice in Anaesthesia
• PS3 : Guidelines for the Management of Major Regional Analgesia
• PS4 : Recommendations for the Post-Anaesthesia Recovery Room
• PS6 : The Anaesthesia Record. Recommendations on the Recording of an Episode of Anaesthesia Care
  
• PS7 : Recommendations on The Pre-Anaesthesia Consultation
• PS8 : Guidelines on the Assistant for the Anaesthetist
• PS9 : Guidelines on Sedation and/or Analgesia for Diagnostic and Interventional Medical or Surgical Procedures
• PS10 : The Handover of Responsibility During an Anaesthetic
• PS12 : Statement on Smoking as Related to the Perioperative Period
• PS15 : Recommendations for the Perioperative Care of Patients Selected for Day Care Surgery
• PS16 : Statement on the Standards of Practice of a Specialist Anaesthetist
• PS18 : Recommendations on Monitoring During Anaesthesia
• PS19 : Recommendations on Monitored care by an Anaesthetist
• PS20 : Recommendations  On Responsibilities of the Anaesthetist in the Post-Anaesthesia Period
• PS21 : Guidelines on Conscious Sedation for Dental Procedures in Australia
• PS26 : Guidelines on Consent for Anaesthesia or Sedation
• PS27 : Guidelines for Fellows Who Practise Major Extracorporeal Perfusion
• PS28 : Guidelines on Infection Control in Anaesthesia
• PS29 : Statement on Anaesthesia Care of Children in Healthcare Facilities Without Dedicated Paediatric Facilities
• PS31 : Recommendations on Checking Anaesthesia Delivery Systems
• PS37 : Statement on Local Anaesthesia and Allied Health Practitioners
• PS38 : Statement Relating to the Relief of Pain and Suffering and End of Life Decision
• PS39 : Minimum Standards for Intrahospital Transport of Critically Ill Patients
  
• PS40 : Guidelines for the Relationship Between Fellows and the Healthcare Industry
• PS41 : Guidelines on Acute Pain Management
  
• PS42 : Recommendations for Staffing of Departments of Anaesthesia
• PS43 : Statement on Fatigue and the Anaesthetist
  
• PS44 : Guidelines to Fellows acting on Appointments Committees for Senior Staff in Anaesthesia
• PS45 : Statement on Patients' Rights to Pain Management
• PS46 : Recommendations for Training and Practice of Diagnostic Perioperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography in Adults
• PS47 : Guidelines for Hospitals Seeking College Approval of Posts for Vocational Training in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
• PS48 : Statement on Clinical Principles for Procedural Sedation
• PS49 : Guidelines on the Health of Specialists and Trainees
• PS50 : Recommendations on Practice Re-Entry for a Specialist Anaesthetist
  

Technical

• T1 : Recommendations on Minimum Facilities for Safe Administration of Anaesthesia in Operating Suites and Other Anaesthetising Locations
• T3 : Minimum Safety Requirements for Anaesthetic Machines for Clinical Practice

Training and Educational

• TE1 : Recommendations for Hospitals Seeking College Approval for Vocational Training in Anaesthesia
• TE2 : Policy on Vocational Training Modules and Module Supervision
  
• TE3 : Policy on Supervision of Clinical Experience for Vocational Trainees in Anaesthesia
  
• TE4 : Policy on Duties of Regional Education Officers in Anaesthesia
• TE5 : Policy for Supervisors of Training in Anaesthesia
  
• TE6 : Guidelines on The Duties of an Anaesthetist
• TE7 : Guidelines for Secretarial and Support Services to Departments of Anaesthesia
• TE8 : Guidelines for the Learning Portfolio for Trainees in Anaesthesia
• TE9 : Guidelines on Quality Assurance
• TE10 : Recommendations for Vocational Training Programs
• TE11 : Formal Project Guidlines
• TE13 : Guidelines for the Provisional Fellowship Program
• TE14 : Policy for the In-training Assessment of Trainees in Anaesthesia
• TE17 : Policy on Advisors of Candidates for Anaesthesia Training
• TE18 : Guidelines for Assisting Trainees with Difficulties

Examinations

• EX1 : Policy on Examination Candidates Suffering from Illness, Accident or Disablility

Related Documents

• WPI 14 - Position Statement on the Provision of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Analgesia Services

All Professional Documents

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