Most of us will need the care of an anaesthetist at some stage in their lives.

We work closely with key decision-makers, the medical community, and the media; providing trusted advice and information to help ensure our patients have access to safe...

We support research in anaesthesia, pain medicine and perioperative medicine to improve patient outcomes through funding and resources, collaboration, and networks. 

ANZCA is one of the largest specialist medical colleges in Australia and New Zealand, and the region's foremost authority on anaesthesia, pain and perioperative medicine.

Lifelong education, training and professional support is at the heart of everything we do.

Our theme this year is “Anaesthetists: Caring for our sickest patients before, during and after surgery".

Most of us will need the care of an anaesthetist at some stage in our lives. We've created this information to help you feel more relaxed about having surgery under anaesthesia.

Our anaesthesia training program is accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ). 

Perioperative medicine emphasises the importance of an integrated, planned, and personalised approach to patient care before, during, and after any surgical procedure involving anaesthesia.

Prospective authors have until 11.59pm AEDT on 21 January 2024 to submit abstracts for the 2024 ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Brisbane.