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Joining a SIG is the perfect way to meet like-minded people; exchange ideas; and shape the future of your sub-speciality or area of interest.
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Faulty co-axial (Bain) circuits and hypercapnia risk – cautionary note
Defects in co-axial (Bain) circuits have been known to occur and to cause patients to develop severe hypercapnia.
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ANZCA Prize Best Medical Student - Papua New Guinea
Awarded to the medical student with the best overall performance in the anaesthesia module of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Papua New Guinea
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Misconnections of breathing circuits
There have been several instances of misconnections involving co-axial breathing circuits where after performance of the “two bag test.”
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Join the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program
You don't need to be a FANZCA or FFPMANZCA to join our world-class online CPD program. If you're a registered medical practitioner, you can sign up as a non-fellow.
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Training Accreditation Committee
The Training Accreditation Committee (TAC) implements council policy in relation to the accreditation of approved training sites (usually Approved Hospital Departments but also other sites such as retrieval services) and rotational training programs in anaesthesia, noting that...
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Ventolin metered dose inhalers (AU)
Important information on changes to the design of Salbutamol (Ventolin) metered dose inhalers (MDIs/‘puffers’) in Australia.
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Environmental Sustainability Network Executive
The purpose of the ESN is “to advocate, collaborate and promote initiatives and projects related to environmental sustainability within anaesthesia, perioperative and pain medicine”.
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Product defect correction: Getinge Sevoflurane Quik-Fil Vaporizer, yellow substance in vaporizer
Yellow substance described in Getinge Sevoflurane Quik-Fil Vaporizer for Flow Family Anaesthesia system, likely hydrogen fluoride. Possible harms include respiratory irritation or in worst case lung oedema and/or severe hypocalcaemia.
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What is perioperative medicine?
Perioperative medicine emphasises the importance of an integrated, planned, and personalised approach to patient care before, during, and after any surgical procedure involving anaesthesia.
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