Each year we celebrate ANZCA National Anaesthesia Day across Australia and New Zealand on 16 October, the anniversary of the day in 1846 that ether anaesthetic was first demonstrated in Boston, Massachusetts.

Smiths Medical, the manufacturer of the Level 1 Fast Flow Fluid Warming System and Level 1 Normoflo Irrigation System, has issued a Product Defect Correction due to potential for aluminium ion leaching into fluids being warmed by these devices, which may reach toxic levels.

Graduated volume markings are reported to be misaligned on the BD (Becton Dickinson) 5mL luer-slip syringe, item number 302130, leading to measurement error.

Damaged barrels may admit air. Check all devices before, during and after use, and report any defective devices discovered.

Recall in Australia of certain lot numbers of Medtronic endotracheal tubes, after a shipment may have been exposed to fungicide.

Jannsen-Cilag CADD Infusion Systems Disposables as part of Veletri Consumables Kit may underdeliver infusion doses or fail to detect attachment of the cassettes.

In 2023 ANZCA commissioned tohunga Mark Kopua (Te Atianga a Hauiti) to create this special karakia to provide pre-surgery comfort to patients and their families and whānau.

Our Perioperative Care Framework maps the patient’s journey from the time surgery is contemplated through to an optimal outcome.

The centralised trainee tutorial program is an exciting initiative introduced in 2021 to provide all pain medicine trainees with access to a formalised teaching program and regular opportunities to engage with other trainees.

We've collated a range of online resources to support our supervisors of training (SOTs) with the training, assessment, and pastoral care of trainees.