A digest of college news coverage for May/June 2022

FPM dean, Associate Professor Mick Vagg, is calling on faculty fellows to condemn the Australian Government's decision to cut $40 million from desperately needed services for people living with chronic pain after it rejected key recommendations from a national taskforce.

The college has provided a 2022 election priorities statement to the major political parties.

An ANZCA Clinical Trials Network breast cancer pain relief trial has been awarded a $4.3 million grant.

Changes to dispensing volumes will assist good opioid stewardship in prescribing for children and adolescents.

The Annual Business Meeting (ABM) of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, will be held on Sunday 7 May 2023.

Your handy monthly guide to ANZCA, FPM and other events.

A digest of college news coverage for December/January 2022/23

The multipurpose ePortfolio replaces the Faculty of Pain Medicine’s paper-based training forms. It has also been rolled out to trainees studying for the new Diploma of Rural Generalist Anaesthesia (DipRGA).

We're seeking expressions of interest from pain medicine new fellows, trainees and fellows with educational experience or enthusiasm/interest to participate in one of three working groups.