MBS decision: FFPMANZAs urged to take action
FPM dean, Associate Professor Mick Vagg, is calling on faculty fellows to condemn the Australian Government's decision to cut $40 million from desperately needed services for people living with chronic pain after it rejected key recommendations from a national taskforce.
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POISE-3 trial tranexamic arm results announced
POISE-3: Tranexamic acid stems bleeding during non-cardiac surgery
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Safety and quality update: April 2022
New this month: Safety alerts; ACSQHC Fact sheet on identification of neural route medicines, fluids and lines; Colour-coding for escalating criticality; New Zealand Sepsis Stocktake; ‘Fast Feed and Wrap’ to avoid anaesthesia for babies; and more.
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Changes to the final exam medical viva
Important information regarding changes to final exam medical vivas from 2021.
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The Alfred ditches desflurane
The Alfred in Melbourne is the latest Australian hospital to stop using desflurane as an anaesthetic gas because of its greenhouse gas emissions.
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New prof doc new classification system
We've re-labelled our professional documents to make them easier for you to find.
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COVID-19 screening for elective surgery patients
ANZCA fellow and anaesthesia researcher Professor Paul Myles is playing a lead role in a new COVID-19 research project with ANZCA’s Clinical Trials Network and Monash University.
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Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence 5th edition
The eagerly anticipated fifth edition is now available as a free download.
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New rural generalist diploma
Rural GPs in Australia will be able to access a new rural generalist anaesthesia qualification from 2023 in a collaboration between the ANZCA, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP).
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Implementing a mass changeover of neural connectors
The change to the ISO 80369-6 small-bore medical device (neural) connector standard is now a high priority for all hospitals as suppliers begin to stop production of Leur connectors worldwide.
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