We've updated By-law 19 (Accreditation of units offering training in pain medicine) and the Accreditation Handbook ahead of the 2022 hospital employment year (HEY).

In an effort to ensure Indigenous voices are valued and heard, the Indigenous Health Committee encourages projects and committees both within and external to the college to consider the importance of Indigenous representation.

The ANZCA CTN endorsed PADDI trial has been recognised on International Clinical Trials Day.

ANZCA's President Dr Vanessa Beavis has released a media statement explaining the titles "anaesthetist" and "specialist anaesthetist". "Anaesthetist" isn't a protected title under the Australian national law.

Tasmanian Regional Committee (TRC) Chair's update

We've made it easier for emerging and established researchers to access our comprehensive suite of resources.

A large scale trial by Monash University has definitively found a drug commonly used during anaesthesia before surgery to prevent nausea and vomiting does not increase the risk of a surgical wound infection as once feared.

New this month: bradycardia from oculocardiac reflex; new trauma model resource criteria; anticoagulation management error; reducing routine ICU coagulation tests; NZ advance care planning; safe healthcare for LGBTQIA+, asylum seeker and refugee communities; pain in newborns; ...

The Alfred in Melbourne is the latest Australian hospital to stop using desflurane as an anaesthetic gas because of its greenhouse gas emissions.

We've extended the recognition of online/ virtual hands-on objectives for the CPD emergency response activities to 1 January 2023.