Prof docs monthly update: November 2025

Your monthly digest of professional document developments.

In total, there are 51 ANZCA and 8 FPM professional documents. Of these, 12 ANZCA and 6 FPM documents are currently either in development, under review, out for stakeholder consultation, or being piloted.

Under development/review*

This section has existing versions hyperlinked. PM = Pain Medicine

(PM) Scope of clinical practice for specialist pain medicine physicians (under development)
(PM) Statement on provision of pain medicine care to children and adolescents (under development)
(PM) Statement on multidisciplinary pain services (under development)
(PM) Statement on spinal cord stimulators (under development)
PG21 Central venous access (under development)
PS10(PM) Statement on "Medicinal Cannabis" with particular reference to its use in the management of patients with chronic non-cancer pain and PS10(PM) BP (under review)
PS12(PM) Position statement on the use of ketamine in the management of chronic non-cancer pain and PS12(PM) BP (under review)
PG31 Guideline on checking anaesthesia delivery systems 2014 and PG31BP (under review)
PS64 Position statement on environmental sustainability in anaesthesia and pain medicine practice 2019 and PS64BP (under review)

*Please refer to CP24 Professional document process for further details on the internal review (IR) process.

Pilot

Pilot versions are ‘live’ on the ANZCA website and are considered ‘operational’ with the caveat that there may be changes to the final version following feedback.

PS08 Position statement on the assistant for the anaesthetist and PS08BP (ends December 2025)

We encourage feedback on all professional documents during the pilot phase. If you have any comments or queries regarding professional documents please email us.