Library system maintenance: Access to library services will be impacted by a system upgrade on Sunday 21 December 2025, with intermittant access issues expected.

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The college will be closed from 2pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 24 December 2025 until Monday 5 January 2026. We wish you a happy and safe festive period.

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Dr Vanessa Beavis, FANZCA

Executive Director, Professional Affairs

Dr Beavis is a past president of ANZCA. In her more than 25 years of contributing to college activities, she chaired the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee, the Training and Accreditation Committee, the New Zealand National Committee and a former ASM officer (pre DPA days). She has been a final examiner, led the development of several professional documents, established the Leadership and Management Special Interest Group (SIG) and the Perioperative Medicine SIG. She was for 16 years (under various titles) the Director of Perioperative Services at Auckland City Hospital, before stepping down to become president of ANZCA. Her major focus now is on introducing the Perioperative Medicine (POM) qualification and expanding it into clinical practice.

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