Anaesthesia and children
Children of all ages, including newborn babies, may require anaesthesia. Your child’s age; illness or developmental concerns; and the nature of the procedure all make a difference to what skills and experience are required by medical staff and the type of hospital needed to en...
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History of anaesthesia
Anaesthesia is one of the greatest discoveries of modern medicine. In fact, many of today’s operations, especially for the very young, very old, or very ill would not be possible without it.
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Anaesthesia and smoking
Smokers are at increased risk of respiratory, cardiac and wound-related complications following surgery.
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Anaesthesia exams
In order to qualify as a specialist anaesthetist and become eligible for ANZCA fellowship, trainees need to successfully complete two exams. Each exam consists of a written and viva (oral and medical clinical) components. Some specialist international medical graduates will ne...
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Fellows awarded NZ honours
Two of our fellows have been recognised in the NZ 2024 New Year Honours.
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Beyond City Limits ebook
You can now enjoy all six stories from our popular ANZCA Bulletin series 'Beyond City Limits' as an ebook.
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Monthly media digest: February/March 2024
A digest of college news coverage for February/March 2024
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2023 ANZCA Council Awards winners
Congratulations to the 14 fellows being recognised for their outstanding achievements with an ANZCA Council Award.
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Prof docs monthly update
Your monthly digest of professional document developments.
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Beyond City Limits: Tasmania
For the Spring 2023 edition of the ANZCA Bulletin, we visited Tasmania to talk to anaesthetists and trainees who live and work there.
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