Highlights from the 2025 ANZCA ASM: Day 4
As the sun (finally!) sets on another ASM, there is much to reflect on.
And that's a wrap!
Over five days 1945 in-person delegates heard from 263 speakers, workshop facilitators and contributors (including six keynote speakers) over six plenary sessions, 49 concurrent sessions, and 115 workshops. Thank you to Dr Andy Potter and the Cairns Regional Organising Committee for a fantastic meeting and their commitment to futureproofing our profession.
Interviews with keynote speakers
- Dr Liz Crowe is a staff wellbeing specialist, and spoke to Dr Aylin Seven about insights she’s gained during her work with grief, how medical departments can foster a culture of wellbeing, and what resilience means to her.
- Associate Professor Chris Connor, from the United States, gave the Mary Burnell Lecture, “Reverse engineering BIS”. He spoke with Dr Joyce Leung about technology in anaesthesia.
We'll be adding interviews to our 2025 ASM playlist throughout the next five days.
2025 ASM prize winners
Click here to see the winners of the Gilbert Brown Prize, ANZCA Trainee Academic Prizes, Trainee ePoster Prize, and Open ePoster Prize.
Today's TopMed Talks
TopMedTalk Down Under delivers its final episodes for this year’s ASM. Thank you to the hosts, Professor Kate Leslie AO and Dr Andy Cumpsty for their wonderful coverage of the meeting.
- The latest news in medical publishing with Professor Hugh Hemmings and Dr Laszla Vutskits.
- Unconscious bias, harassment, and discrimination with Associate Professor Alana Flexman and Dr Maryanne Balkin.
- CTN late breaking trials with Dr Chris Bain and Dr Luke Perry.
See the TopMedTalk website for the full coverage of the ANZCA ASM.
Media coverage
To keep up with the latest ASM media coverage check the media digest.
Launch of #ASM26AKL
You’re all invited to Auckland next May for the 2026 ANZCA ASM.
Social media wrap-up
Find behind-the-scenes interviews and daily wrap-ups on our Instagram. We've got all the goss on the top sessions from the program, as well as photo highlights. Tag us @the_anzca so we can share your pics.
The College Ceremony livestream has been viewed more than 4500 times on Facebook. If you missed it, you can still watch it on our page.
Bluesky
This is the first year we’ve used Bluesky to connect virtually throughout the ASM. It’s been great to see delegates engaging on the platform and sharing their highlights from the meeting. You can see it all here. And if you’re still yet to sign up, don’t forget to check out our handy “get started” guide.
Acknowledgements
We’re indebted to the regional organising committee, who have worked hard to develop a stimulating and creative ASM program. We’re also grateful for the outstanding support of the healthcare industry. Their contributions help make this a successful and high-quality meeting and provide us with the opportunity to experience the latest technology and medicines in several fields.
onDemand available soon
Couldn't make it to Cairns? We've got you covered! ANZCA ASM and FPM Symposium onDemand packages will be available from 13 May, enabling you to view content from the scientific programs at a time that suits you.
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