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 2014, we convened a working group to review the current state of perioperative medicine and in 2016, ANZCA Council decided to progress the development of a formal qualification in perioperative medicine.
Perioperative medicine was introduced as a key pillar of ANZCA’s 2018-2022 strategic plan. Updates are provided in the ANZCA Bulletin.
The college has since been working closely with the Perioperative Medicine Special Interest Group (SIG), and has established this committee.
2022 ANZCA Committee Calendar
Committee members
| Title |
Name |
Region |
| Chair |
Dr Sean McManus |
Qld |
| 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 Ming Loh |
NSW |
| 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 Casey Parker |
WA |
| 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 Education Working Group |
Dr Joel Symons |
Vic |