Our theme this year is “Anaesthetists: Caring for our sickest patients before, during and after surgery".

In case you missed it.... “A trio of challenging cases in Obstetric Anaesthesia” webinar registrations will remain open for the next 4 weeks.

You are warmly invited to attend the 2023 combined Aotearoa NZ Anaesthesia ASM and NZATS conference to be held in Ōtepoti Dunedin​.

Following the withdrawal of pholcodine-containing products from the Australian market, we have developed advice for anaesthetists to aid in conversation with patients who will receive general anaesthesia.

Most of us will need the care of an anaesthetist at some stage in our lives. We've created this information to help you feel more relaxed about having surgery under anaesthesia.

You can now enjoy all six stories from our popular ANZCA Bulletin series 'Beyond City Limits' as an ebook.

Prospective authors have until 11.59pm AEDT on 21 January 2024 to submit abstracts for the 2024 ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Brisbane.

New this month: Alert update on periprocedural diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) with SGLT2 inhibitor use in people with diabetes; neuraxial equipment changeover guidelines on website; and reporting regurgitations and aspiration events using webAIRS.

Dr Min-Qi Lee knows all too well the impact of the postcode lottery of health on patients living in regional, rural and remote areas.

In September 2022, we visted Darwin to talk to specialist anaesthetists, trainees, and medical students about living and working in Australia's Top End.