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May 2008
ANZCA Trainee Newsletter
May 2008
1. Primary Examination closing date
REMINDER - The Primary Examination Application closing date is:
26th May 2008
In order to sit the Primary Examination, candidates must:
· Be registered as a Trainee with the College;
· Have a recognised medical degree and complete at least 12 months of Prevocational Medical Education and Training (PMET);
· Pay the Primary Examination Fee and have no other outstanding ANZCA fees; and
· Complete the Primary Examination Application Form available on the College website at http://www.anzca.edu.au/trainees/trainee-forms/primary-examination-form which must be received by the closing date
2. Final Examination
Candidates for the first sitting of the Final Examination will be undertaking their Oral Examinations in Melbourne on the 30th and 31st May 2008. On behalf of the Examinations & Training staff, we wish you all great success.
- Admission to Fellowship
The next Council meeting will take place in June 2008. If you have completed all of the training requirements by then you should be eligible for consideration for Admission to Fellowship. Please refer to our website to check the eligibility requirements:
http://www.anzca.edu.au/trainees/atp/fellowship
All documentation must reach the College by the application deadline date of Friday 13 June 2008.
If you have any queries regarding admission to Fellowship, please contact the Examinations & Training Unit by email at serickson@anzca.edu.au or by telephone on +61 (3) 9510 6299.
- Report from Council
REGULATION 15 – TRAINING IN ANAESTHESIA
Intensive Care Medicine Component of the ANZCA Training Program
Compulsory ICM
All ANZCA Trainees must complete a minimum of 3 months (may be in 1 month blocks) of Intensive Care Medicine in Units approved for Compulsory Intensive Care Medicine Training as per Regulation 15.5.2.2 (2007).
Units approved for the Compulsory 3 months of Intensive Care Medicine Training under Regulation 15.5.2.2 are:
1. Those accredited by the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine for Core Training.
2. Those accredited by the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiology.
3. Those in hospitals in Singapore and Malaysia that are accredited by the College for Anaesthesia Training.
http://www.anzca.edu.au/jficm/training-and-education/accredited-hospital-sites.html
Basic ICM
ANZCA Trainees may have training time accredited (minimum 3 months) if completed in Units approved by JFICM for Basic Training only. This training will be accredited under Regulation 15.5.2.3 (2007) and, if they have not yet done so, Trainees will still be required to complete 3 months of Intensive Care Medicine in a Unit approved for Compulsory Intensive Care Medicine Training as per Regulation 15.5.2.2 (2007). The experience gained during time spent in a JFICM Unit approved for Basic Training only may contribute towards Module Accreditation.
Retrospectively Accredited ICM
Trainees who apply for retrospective accreditation of previous ICM training (minimum 3 months), prior to their ANZCA registration date, may have this credited under Regulation 15.11.4 (2007) which states:
‘A Trainee who has previously undertaken full-time research or training in an anaesthesia-related discipline conducted by another College, may have this experience recognised under 15.5.2.3.’
This being the case, Trainees who have ICM time accredited are still required to complete 3 months of Intensive Care Medicine in Units approved for Compulsory Intensive Care Medicine Training as per Regulation 15.5.2.2 (2007).
However, experience gained during this retrospectively accredited training time may contribute towards Module Accreditation.
http://www.anzca.edu.au/trainees/assessor-requests/retrospective-module-completion
Professional Documents
PS8 – Recommendations on the Assistant for the Anaesthetist was reviewed and approved by Council.
Please refer to the following link from the College website to view PS8:
http://www.anzca.edu.au/resources/professional-documents/professional-standards/ps9.html
PS18 – Recommendations on Monitoring During Anaesthesia
This document was last reviewed in 2006, but following a suggestion from the Victorian Regional Committee, an undertaking has been made to provide an update to include the requirement that whenever patient monitors are being used during anaesthesia or sedation, the appropriate visual and audible alarms are enabled and obvious to the anaesthetist/practitioner responsible.
Please refer to the following link from the College website to view PS18:
http://www.anzca.edu.au/resources/professional-documents/professional-standards/ps18.html
Should you have any queries regarding the above please do not hesitate to contact the Examinations & Training Department.
Examinations and Training
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
630 St. Kilda Road
MELBOURNE
Australia
Postal Address
PO Box 6095
St Kilda Road Central
VIC 8008
Australia
Office: +61 3 9510 6299
Fax: +61 3 9510 6786