Event

2025 Perioperative Medicine SIG meeting

27 - 29 November 2025

Wellington, New Zealand

Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre

Red cable car with view of Wellington city

Registrations will open in June.

Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details!

We are excited to announce the 2025 Perioperative Medicine SIG meeting, taking place from 27–29 November at the Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, New Zealand.

We are especially thrilled to welcome our keynote speaker, Professor Ramani Moonesinghe from the United Kingdom — an internationally renowned leader in perioperative medicine.

The program is currently being finalised, however please find below some suggested accommodation options in Wellington.

Perioperative Medicine SIG Chair and convenor
Dr Nicola Broadbent

Cost and registration

Registrations will open in June.

Non-members of ANZCA can now register online too. Once you have completed your registration you will be provided with a college ID number and prompted for a password. This will allow you to register online for future meetings as well.

Your registration will include all refreshment break and welcome drinks.

All registration fees are quoted in Australian dollars and are inclusive of GST.

Full registration	$A990
Trainees registration	$A810
Retired registration	$A220

Accommodation

The program is currently being finalised, however please find below some suggested accommodation options in Wellington.

Oaks Wellington

Discount: 15% discount off the rate of the day.
How to Book: Head to our website Rooms | Holiday Apartments at Oaks Wellington Hotel.

On the top banner of our website

Select your requested dates.
Click on ‘HAVE A CODE?’.
Select ‘Promotion Code’ and enter the code EVENT15.
Click ‘BOOK NOW’ and follow the booking prompts.
Booking dates are valid for 25 November – 1 December 2025.

Terms and Conditions

All rooms are subject to availability at time of booking.
Bookings must be made using the above Oaks specialised weblink in order to receive discounted rates.
Guarantee Policy: Reservations must be guaranteed to a major credit card and the full payment is required on arrival.
Cancelation Policy: Changes and cancellations are permitted up until 2pm hotel local time 1 day prior to arrival. Changes, cancellations & no shows within this time will be charged in full.

InterContinental Wellington

Check in: 26 November 2025
Check out: 30 November 2025
Weblink: AUS NZ College of Anaesthetists
Group Name: Australia & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
Room Type: Run of House Classic
Weblink Rate: $339.00 per room, per night. Room only
Expiry: 30 days prior
Important information if booking a room at the InterContinental Wellington
- A contact number/email and credit card must be provided. 
- Guests are responsible for payment of room direct to the hotel.
- Cancellation is 30 days prior to arrival date.
- Bookings cancelled within 30 days will be charged a cancellation penalty equal to the nights cancelled. 
- The link will expire 30 days prior to arrival or earlier if rooms are sold out.  Please note rooms are subject to availability at all times.

Naumi Studio Wellington and Naumi Hotel Wellington

20% off best flexible rate.
Promo code: ANZCA25.
Valid at Naumi Studio Wellington and Naumi Hotel Wellington.
Please note, the hotels are in two buildings side-by-side and share a lobby, restaurant and facilities.
Book by 4 November 2025.
Stays 25 November – 2 December 2025.

Call for scientific abstracts

We invite abstracts of research and audit work relevant for poster presentations at the meeting.

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Originality. The abstract submitted must be of an original scientific nature and must not have been published previously or accepted for publication in whole, or in part, by any medical journals before 1 July 2025.
Number of submissions. Authors may submit more than one paper.
Acknowledgement of receipt. Upon submission, authors will receive confirmation by email.
Mode of presentation. Presentations will be displayed in electronic format. Further information will be available closer to the meeting.
Registration. All presenters are required to register and pay for the registration fee. Failure to do so will result in exclusion from the final program.
Publication. Abstracts may be published on the ANZCA website.

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Word limit. Abstracts must not exceed 400 words. A maximum of 3 tables or figures saved in JPEG/GIF/ TIF format with resolution of at least 300 dpi can be included in your abstract.
Abstract title. The abstract title must be in Initial Capital / lower case format, e.g. The online abstract submission. The title should be brief and descriptive.
Author information. Please include the first name in full and family name of the author(s) and do NOT include degrees or professional titles (Dr, PhD, Prof, MD, etc.).
Content. Each abstract must contain sufficient details for evaluation. Make the abstract as informative as possible. Clearly indicate the aims and conclusions supported by data. Results stated in the abstracts must be complete (though concise) and final. It is unsatisfactory to use statements such as 'data will be presented' or 'results will be discussed'.

Organise the body of the abstract as follows:
(a) Introduction
(b) Methods
(c) Results
(d) Conclusions, and
(e) A limited number of references.
Use standard abbreviations and generic drug names. Place unusual abbreviations or acronyms in parentheses after first use. Do not identify author(s) or institution(s) in text.
The cut-off date for abstract submission is 20 October and notifications will be emailed week commencing 27 October.
The top 5 posters will be selected for a plenary session, with 5 minutes allowed for presentation with slides and 2 minutes for Q&A by a panel of judges. The finalists will compete for an award.
For further information and/or to submit your poster, please contact events.

Continuing professional development (CPD)

Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program will automatically have their attendance auto-populated to their CPD portfolio within 14 days of the conclusion of the meeting.

ANZCA and FPM CPD Program
This event is claimable by ANZCA and FPM CPD participants within the practice evaluation, knowledge and skills, or emergency responses categories.

Category 2: Knowledge and skills
Lectures/plenary sessions under ‘Learning sessions’.
Workshops and small group discussions under ‘Short format learning’ activity.
Category 3: Emergency responses
Where the workshop states that its satisfies an Emergency response CPD requirement, it has been recognised as suitable to be claimed as an emergency response activity, such as the CICO workshop.

If you're not a member of our CPD program
If you’re not participating in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program, please check with your respective college/provider regarding your CPD classifications. Post-event, you may request an electronic certificate of attendance for CPD evidence from the event organiser.

Sponsorship opportunities

For further information about the event or sponsorship opportunities please contact the ANZCA Sponsorship and Partnership Manager on 03 9093 4957 or [email protected].