Pacific online learning and education sessions
To support our colleagues in the Pacific, ANZCA host regular online education sessions thoughout the year. Sessions are broken up into target audience and topic. The table details confimed upcoming and past sessions available for the year. Please note, all times are displayed in Australian Eastern Standard Time.
| Junior doctors and trainees | Anaesthetic nurses and ASOs |
| Pain Medicine, and Paediatric Pain Medicine Dr Mark Alcock, Queensland Children’s Hospital 7 March 2026 09:00 AEST Zoom | Paediatric Neuro Emergencies |
| Paediatric Intensive Care 28 March 2026 | |
| Regional Anaesthesia 30 May 2026 | |
| Pain Management 27 June 2026 |
9am AEST (Timor Leste 8am; PNG 9am; Micronesia 10am; Fiji 11am; Tonga 12pm) Please contact the Global Development team if you have any questions or would like further information.
Papua New Guinea
ANZCA has been working with the Society of Anaesthetists of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the medical university and hospitals for many years and over that time has built strong relationships based on mutual respect. ANZCA initiatives in PNG include:
- In-country support for anaesthesia training and examinations including three to four-yearly teaching visits.
- Prizes and awards in anaesthesia at the undergraduate, diploma and final master of medicine level.
- Workshop, lecture and speaker support at the annual PNG Medical Symposium and Society of Anaesthesiologists meeting.
- Support to attend international conferences and meetings.
Timor Leste
In supporting Timor Leste to build their anaesthesia and pain medicine workforce, ANZCA supports a doctor from Timor Leste to undertake their master of medicine training in anaesthesia, at the Fiji National University in Suva.
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The ANZCA Global Development Committee develop and promote resources to support our Asia-Pacific colleagues' continued professional development.