Dr Chris Cokis succeeds Dr Vanessa Beavis as ANZCA President in today's handover ceremony

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.

New this month: 2021 Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard, Entries open for ACHS Quality Improvement Awards, SafeScript NSW website launched, WebAIRS update, ANZTADC vacancy

New this month: PPR guide launched; perpetual award honouring Dr Patricia Mackay established; smoking cessation study published; 2022 AMERS and AMEARA awarded.

WebAIRS update, S8 prescribing issue in New South Wales

New this month: Voluntary Assisted Dying now accessible to eligible Western Australians, call for national approach to pandemic research, Safer Care Victoria Safety Fellows Program, WebAIRS update: Designing Safe and Efficient Systems

POISE-3: Tranexamic acid stems bleeding during non-cardiac surgery

New this month: Apply to be our new ACHS representative; National Opioid Analgesic Stewardship Program; Prescribing competencies framework update; WebAIRS update; and the latest safety alerts.

Read a report of the ANZCA Council meeting held from 8-9 April 2022 at ANZCA House, 630 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.

In case you missed it.... “A trio of challenging cases in Obstetric Anaesthesia” webinar registrations will remain open for the next 4 weeks.