Elected annually by Victorian (VIC) trainees, the VIC Trainee Committee acts as a conduit between trainees and fellows in the region, and the ANZCA Council. The newly elected VIC Trainee Committee had their first meeting on Monday 5 February.
The elected members for 2024 include:
- Dr Ryan Adams
- Dr Imogen Ackerly
- Dr Alexandra Drucker
- Dr Stefanie Fabris
- Dr Ifrah Khan
- Dr Edward Lim
- Dr Victor Pasternacki
- Dr Queennie Reyes
- Dr Yannick Roosje
- Dr Lucas Taranto
- Dr Deniz Tat
- Dr Bryan Yip
At the meeting, Dr Imogen Ackerly was elected as Chair and Dr Deniz Tat elected deputy chair. The VIC trainee committee thanked outgoing co-chairs, Dr Kas Wickramarachchi and Dr Noni Harold for their commitment and support during their tenure. If you would like to contact the committee, please email victrainees@anzca.edu.au.
The Victorian Final Exam Refresher and Final Anatomy course ran from 12-16 February and Monday 19 February at ANZCA House, with 89 trainees registering for the final course and 66 trainees registering for the final anatomy course.
We would like to extend our thanks to our course convenor Dr Glenn Downey for his continuing support.
We would also like to thank our course presenters for their dedication and support.
Final Refresher Course: Dr Earlene Silvapulle, Dr Jonathon Chong, Dr Peter Howe, Dr Lahiru Amaratunge, Dr Ben Slater, Dr Joel Symons, Associate Professor Neil Strathmore, Dr Charles Kim, Dr Ron Glick, Dr Simon Hendel, Dr Annabel Orr, Dr Glenn Downey, Dr Andrew Robinson, Dr Craig Noonan, Dr Steven Gaff, Dr Matt Blair, Dr Doug Hacking, Dr Libby Cawson, Dr Josh Lau, Dr Maryanne Balkin, Dr Andrew Melville, Dr Matthew Durie, Dr Sze Ying Ng, Dr Peter McCall.
Final Anatomy course: Dr Elliot Schulberg, Dr Michael Ng, Dr Gerard Stainsby, Dr Mark Adams
The Victorian Introduction to Anaesthesia course took place on 23 February at ANZCA House. The day comprised of a variety of presentations from trainees, fellows and supervisors of training followed by social drinks to conclude the day.
Thank you to all the trainees who attended and a huge thank you to our convenor Dr Adriana Bibbo for her fantastic commitment and Dr Jason Bishop, Dr Arno Crous and Dr Lauren De Koning for their support in facilitating the event. We would also like to thank our presenters and supervisors who volunteered their time to present:
Introduction to Anaesthesia: Dr Adriana Bibbo, Dr Jason Bishop, Dr Arno Crous, Dr Lauren De Koning, Dr Tarin Ward, Dr Stuart Watson, Dr John Webster, Dr Jared Vuren Van Es, Dr Tabara Dione, Dr Claire Atwood, Dr Imogen Ackerly, Dr Jason Kong, Dr Daniel Kratochvil, Dr Gwendolyn Stewart, Dr Juliana Kok, Dr Jane Doan.
Please contact the VRC secretariat should you have any queries and/or to express interest in attending either of our courses/events.
E: vic@anzca.edu.au
T: 03 8517 5313