Perioperative Medicine Steering Committee
The Perioperative Medicine Steering Committee (POMSC) reports to ANZCA Council on the development and implementation of an effective integrated perioperative care model and education offerings for Australia and New Zealand.
In 2016, ANZCA Council approved the progression of the development of a formal qualification in perioperative medicine. Since then, we have been working closely with the Perioperative Medicine Special Interest Group to establish this steering committee.
Perioperative medicine was introduced as a key pillar of ANZCA’s 2018-2022 strategic plan. Updates are provided in the ANZCA Bulletin.
2022 ANZCA Committee Calendar
Committee members
| Title |
Name |
Region |
| Co-Chair |
Dr Sean McManus |
Qld |
| Co-Chair, ANZCA Councillor, ANZCA Immediate Past President |
Dr Vanessa Beavis |
NZ |
| Deputy chair |
Prof David Story |
Vic |
| ANZCA Perioperative Medicine SIG executive |
Dr Jill Van Acker |
ACT |
| FPM board member |
Dr Melissa Viney |
Vic |
| New Zealand National Committee representative |
Dr Nicola Broadbent |
NZ |
| College of Intensive Care Medicine representative |
A/Prof Arthas Flabouris |
SA |
| Royal Australasian College of Physicians representative |
Dr Aisling Fleury |
Qld |
| Royal Australasian College of Physicians representative |
Dr Amy Osborne |
Vic |
| Royal Australasian College of Surgeons representative |
Dr David Robinson |
NSW |
| Australian College of Remote and Rural Medicine representative |
Dr Peter Rogers |
Tas |
| Royal Australian College of General Practitioners representative |
A/Prof Richard Watts |
SA |
| Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners |
Dr Kathy McDonald |
NZ |
| ANZCA, Executive Director, Education and Research |
Dr Robert O'Brien |
Vic |
| ANZCA, Executive Director, Policy and Communications |
Ms Clea Hincks |
Vic |
| Community representative |
Ms Heather Gunter |
NZ |
| Chair, Perioperative Care Working Group |
Dr Jeremy Fernando |
Qld |
| Chair, Perioperative Medicine Content and Assessment Working Group |
Dr Joel Symons |
Vic |
| Committee Support Officer |
Ms Anna Tarasova |
Vic |
Recognition Pathways Working Group
The purpose of the Recognition Pathways Working Group (RPWG) is to develop the process for and subsequently assess and recommend applicants for recognition (“grandparenting”) of the ANZCA Diploma of Perioperative Medicine (DipPOM).
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