Two ANZCA fellows have been recognised in the 2024 Australian Medical Association (AMA) annual awards.

FPM Dean Dr Dilip Kapur recently wrote to the Australian Health Minister Mark Butler about persistent ongoing shortages of essential pain-relieving medications.

The proposed expedited registration pathway for anaesthesia specialist international medical graduates (SIMGs) for agreed qualifications (United Kingdom and Irish specialists), is due to be implemented by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) by the end of 2024.

In September 2022, we visted Darwin to talk to specialist anaesthetists, trainees, and medical students about living and working in Australia's Top End.

We've released an anaesthesia workforce snapshot which highlights that the anaesthesia workforce in Australia continues to increase at pre-pandemic growth rates.

Apply for a grant of up to $A12,000 to complete CPD activities like conferences, workshops, clinical attachments, and peer review.

New this month: Safety Alert – shortage of IV solutions; Contrave (naltrexone/bupropion); GLP-1 agonist guideline review; ANZCA library review Drug Information Guide EOI; WebAIRS alerts.

For the Spring 2023 edition of the ANZCA Bulletin, we visited Tasmania to talk to anaesthetists and trainees who live and work there.

A digest of college news coverage for August/September 2024

The Faculty of Pain Medicine released a new position statement on persistent pelvic pain and endometriosis and has developed a series of answers to some commonly asked questions.