We encourage all Australia-based fellows, trainees, SIMGs, anaesthesia departments and pain medicine services to recognise and celebrate #NRW23 (27 May to 3 June) at work and home.

ANZCA fellow and anaesthesia researcher Professor Paul Myles is playing a lead role in a new COVID-19 research project with ANZCA’s Clinical Trials Network and Monash University.

Professor Milton Cohen has been awarded ANZCA's most prestigious award, the Robert Orton Medal.

New guidelines on blood-borne viruses came into effect on 6 July 2020 that require declarations to be made at registration and renewal of registration with the Medical Board.

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.

New this month: PPR guide launched; perpetual award honouring Dr Patricia Mackay established; smoking cessation study published; 2022 AMERS and AMEARA awarded.

Arrangements for Medicare Benefits Schedule Australia specialist telehealth services by video and telephone became permanent on 1 July 2022.

We invite FANZCAs and provisional fellows to apply for a three month teaching and clinical support role in northern Namibia.

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).

New this month: 2024 grant deadline approaching; new PPR grants; please support Environment and Sustainability grant; Covid study among most cited; $2.9m announced for SNaPP study; join us at the Foundation cocktail reception