ANZCA Council meeting update: February 2022
Read a report of the ANZCA Council meeting held from 18 - 19 February 2022 via video conference.
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ANZCA and protected titles
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.
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Safety and quality update: January 2022
New this month: Latest safety alerts; ACSQHC Patient Safety Culture Measurement Toolkit; National Medicines Symposium and Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting; International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare; HQSCNZ adverse events learning program; Ahpra Taking C...
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Safety and quality update: May 2022
New this month: cardiac implantable electronic device guidelines; bowtie diagram incident analysis; New Zealand healthcare-associated infections; ANZ Audits of Surgical Mortality; webinars, training and more.
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Safety alert: Ventolin metered dose inhalers
Important information on changes to the design of salbutamol (Ventolin) metered dose inhalers (MDIs/‘puffers’) in Australia.
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Monthly media digest: May/June 2022
A digest of college news coverage for May/June 2022
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COVID-19 screening for elective surgery patients
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.
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Professor Milton Cohen awarded Robert Orton Medal
Professor Milton Cohen has been awarded ANZCA's most prestigious award, the Robert Orton Medal.
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New Medical Board guidelines for practitioners on blood-borne viruses
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.
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Lifeboxes to the western Pacific
Find out how we've helped to improve health outcomes in the western Pacific region this year.
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