Congratulations to our Australian fellows recognised in this year's Queen’s Birthday Honours with the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

This year ANZCA launched Indigenous health awards; recognising significant and sustainable contributions to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Māori health through a public health initiative or research project.

We've approved a "wellbeing CPD education sessions" activity for the knowledge and skills category of the ANZCA and FPM CPD program.

New this month: Safety alert on epidural kit supply disruption, plus others; ACSQHC Sepsis Clinical Care Standard; WebAIRS events New Zealand; Opioids webinar; NZ QI tools; ACHS Awards; and more.

Read a report of the ANZCA Council meeting held from 17-18 February in Melbourne.

Click here to download Regulation 43 - ANZCA Awards

Each year a number of honorary named awards are made at the discretion of the ANZCA Research Committee.

Missed the meeting? You can still sign up as a virtual delegate!

A recognition pathway is open to eligible practitioners across various specialties to apply for legacy transition to the ANZCA Diploma of Perioperative Medicine.

The purpose of the Recognition Pathways Working Group (RPWG) is to develop the process for and subsequently assess and recommend applicants for recognition (“grandparenting”) of the ANZCA Diploma of Perioperative Medicine (DipPOM).