It is with great pleasure that the Rural SIG invite you to join us at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Darwin, NT on June 24-25, 2022 for our annual Meeting.      

Join us for the 2023 Tasmanian Trainee Day at Hadley's Orient Hotel.

New this month: Making a difference through the foundation - subscriptions 2023; Foundation forum in WA; new research grants for 2023; funding for environment and professional practice research; new global development and indigenous health projects funded.

Meeting co-convenor Dr Joanna Sinclair shares her experiences of this year's event.

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.

New this month: safety alerts; ACSQHC Low back pain clinical care standard; Victorian liposuction guideline; webAIRS events NZ; sepsis stocktake and other NZ news; and more.

Queensland anaesthetist Associate Professor Kerstin Wyssusek is recognised as an inspirational leader in hospital waste and recycling initiatives.

A digest of college news coverage for January/February 2022

New this month: safety alert update on epidural kit supply disruption, plus others; PBS changes for hydromorphone oral solution; updated COVID-19 surgery guideline; call for medication error reports; Opioid CCS; and more.

ANZCA calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations of all hospital healthcare workers