Successful WA ACE Lecture Series 2025
The final session of the WA ACE Lecture Series for 2025 took place on 18 November, closing the series off with a passionate discussion during the Morbidity and Mortality workshop covering a range of cases.
Since the WA ACE Lecture Series broke free from the confines of the traditional Autumn Scientific Meeting in 2024 and transformed into a more dynamic, monthly experience, the offerings have brought into focus emerging issues and access to a wide range of topics, keeping up with the rapidly changing landscape. through flexibility and responsiveness, the lecture series has evolved to meet the growing demand for virtual CPD options while still fostering the essential face-to-face connections.
This year, some of the innovative offerings have included:
- 4 March - Band-aids don't fix bullet holes
An update in pain by Dr Brien Hennessy - 27 March - Hocus POCUS
POCUS workshop - workshop facilitator: Dr Charlie Ho - 28 April - Major Haemorrhage
Workshop facilitator: Dr Rebecca Monaghan - 21 May - Human Factors Crisis Management Case Conference
Human factors expert facilitated workshop - 21 July - Perioperative Medicine by WAPOM
Dr Leena Nagappan - sponsored by WAPOM - 11 August - FPM M&M workshop
Dr David Holthouse and Dr Alireza Feizerfan - 22 September – CICO workshop
Dr Jingjing Luo - 18 November – Anaesthetic M&M workshop
Dr Bridget Hogan and Dr Archana Shrivathsa
The ACE WA Committee is pleased to announce that the ACE WA Lecture Series will continue in 2026, building on the success of this initiative and continuing to support the professional development of all members.
Please visit the ACE WA Lecture Series event page to register and keep up to date with our upcoming events.
Dr Archie Shrivathsa, Dr Charlie Ho and Ms Melanie Roberts, WA ACE Committee
CICO workshop
Dr Brien Hennessy presenting
POCUS workshop
EO SOT Education Day
The WA Regional Office hosted a Supervisors of Training Education Day on 23 October 2025.
We were very fortunate to have Ms Kristi Mungure visit WA and provide a tailored session about difficult conversations with underperforming trainees, a topic for which the WA SOTs had been requesting a workshop for some time.
Ms Mungure and Ms Juliet Whittington also facilitated a guided demonstration of MyPortfolio, supported remotely by staff at the ANZCA Head Office in Melbourne.
Of the 34 WA Supervisors of Training, 22 were able to attend this in person session. Attendees also included the WA Education Officer, Dr Alan Ch'ng, the WA Deputy Education Officers, Dr Annie Carlton and Dr Tamsyn Williams, and the WA Rotational Officer, Dr Thomas Cordery.
Ms Kristi Mungure and Dr Nirooshan Rooban
WA SOTs and EO Team
WA Trainee Committee 2025/26
Elections for the 2026 WA Trainee Committee took place from 7 to 21 November 2025. The new elected committee members for 2026 are:
- Dr Matthew Avery
- Dr Ashleigh Cargill
- Dr Merredith Cully
- Dr Ethan Fitzclarence
- Dr Nyomi Hall
- Dr Teegan Hartwig
- Dr Callan Jolliffe
- Dr Kelly Shepherd
We thank the members of the 2025 WATC for their hard work and passion advocating for WA Trainees in 2025, in particular the committee members who will not be continuing in this role: Dr Amy Lumb; Dr Elliot Davis; Dr Erin Chevis; Dr Jemma Montelle; and Dr Tim Marmion.
The WA Trainee Committee can be reached through the WA ANZCA Office via: [email protected], or confidentially via: [email protected].
WA Final Exam Preparation Course
The WA Final Exam Preparation Course provides access to evening tutorials for up to 12 months prior to your exam. Interactive, small group discussions about a wide range of topics are facilitated by specialists.
Registrations are available online for the following sittings:
- WA Final Exam Preparation Course - Second Sitting 2026
- WA Final Exam Preparation Course - First Sitting 2027
For any questions, please contact Ineke Krom, ANZCA WA Administrative Officer.
End of Year operating hours
The ANZCA WA Regional Office will be closed from the afternoon of Wednesday 24 December 2025 to Monday 12 January 2026. We wish everyone a wonderful festive season and look forward to working with you again in the new year.
Related events and courses
2026 WA ACE Lecture Series: https://www.anzca.edu.au/events-and-courses/2025-wa-ace-lecture-series
ANZCA Educators Program: Perth 2026: https://www.anzca.edu.au/events-and-courses/anzca-educators-program-perth-2026
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The Western Australia Regional Committee is an elected body that acts as a conduit between fellows and trainees in Western Australia, and the ANZCA Council to which they report.
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