The 2023 edition of Australasian Anaesthesia (AKA the Blue Book) is now available.

One in five people in Australia and New Zealand will experience chronic – or persistent – pain at some stage in their lives.

Looking for event or meeting spaces in Melbourne? ANZCA House offers a wide selection of corporate function and meeting rooms; tailored catering packages; and onsite technical support.

New this month: Alert update on periprocedural diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) with SGLT2 inhibitor use in people with diabetes; neuraxial equipment changeover guidelines on website; and reporting regurgitations and aspiration events using webAIRS.

Are you a fellow with an interest in teaching and learning? The ANZCA Educators Subcommittee (AESC) is looking to appoint members with teaching and learning expertise.

Join us for the 2023 NT ACE Conference "Towards zero" at the Alice Springs Convention Centre.

Dr Shireen Edmends is an anaesthetist living in Albany, Western Australia.

We are inviting ANZCA-accredited hospitals with an active perioperative service to apply to host the clinical immersion component of our new Diploma of Perioperative Medicine (DipPOM) from February 2024.

This Australian government initiative aims to extend vocational training for specialist registrars into settings outside traditional metropolitan teaching hospitals, including regional, rural and remote, and private facilities.

New this month: Patient Blood Management Guidelines, EoIs for Health Technology Assessment Advisory Committees, IACA Patient Safety webinar and EoIs for WebAIRS neurological adverse events data analysis.