A digest of college news coverage for October/November 2023

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.

Updates include: PPRN webinar; Foundation supporter evening; 2024 research grants; global health challenges

This is a report following the FPM Board meeting held on 5 October in Adelaide.

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

At the Aotearoa NZ Anaesthesia ASM in Ōtepoti/Dunedin today we launched a karakia, designed to provide pre-surgery comfort to patients and their families/whānau.

We've released the final updated version of professional document PS41(G) Position statement on acute pain management and accompanying background paper (PS41(G)BP).

New this month: Glycine toxicity and TURPS, Tranexamic Acid and labelling deaths, Withdrawal of pholcodine-containing products from New Zealand market, ‘Surgeon’ becomes a protected title in Australia, webAIRS publications.

New grant awards; donor-named awards recognised; PPRN webinar success; and foundation supporter evening.

A digest of college news coverage for August/September 2023