College publications

The quarterly ANZCA Bulletin is the pre-eminent source of information for anaesthetists and pain medicine specialists. With a circulation of about 8000, we send the Bulletin to fellows and trainees of the college, non-fellow participants in ANZCA's continuing professional development program, the media, health ministers and government departments, overseas sister colleges and all Australian and New Zealand teaching hospitals.

Commonly referred to as the Blue Book, we produce Australasian Anaesthesia every two years, and is one of the great benefits of being a fellow or trainee of ANZCA.

We publish Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence every five years. It covers a wide range of clinical topics, combining a review of the best available evidence for acute pain management.

Our Mortality Sub-committee publishes triennial reports on anaesthesia-related mortality in Australia and New Zealand.

A regular series showcasing opportunities for rural anaesthesia training and careers in Australia and New Zealand.

Prefer to listen and learn? We've made the leap into audio and have recorded a number of series that you can listen to while you're on the go.

Read and download annual reports for the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.

The Standards for Anaesthesia and its accompanying background paper are intended to apply to all those in clinical practice within the specialty of anaesthesia wherever anaesthesia services are provided. The aim is for these standards to be used as benchmarks to foster quality in patient care as well as to facilitate quality improvement.

The Standards for Perioperative Medicine have been released for a six-month pilot period ending in June 2024. These standards are intended to apply to all medical practitioners whose practice falls within the scope of perioperative medicine. The purpose of these standards is to articulate standards and associated indicators of quality care against which performance can be compared.

Our professional documents (prof docs), statements and guidelines are crucial for promoting the safety and quality of patient care for those undergoing anaesthesia for surgical and other procedures and for those receiving pain medicine treatment.

To assist fellows and trainees, the college has also developed a framework for understanding professionalism and performance as it applies to the practice of anaesthesia and pain medicine: Supporting professionalism and performance – A guide for anaesthetists and pain medicine physicians.