ANZCA publishes Australasian Anaesthesia (AKA the Blue Book) every two years. It covers a diverse range of topics of interest to anaesthetists and specialist pain medicine physicians.

The National Strategy for Health Practitioner Pain Management Education project was funded through an Australian Government grant and developed by the Faculty of Pain Medicine.

CP24(G) Policy for the development and review of professional documents

Read the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) annual report for 2023.

In this edition: $A1.7 million funding for 2024 research grants; new guidelines for preoperative fasting; an in-depth look at our new Chapter of Perioperative Medicine; profiles on our new and departing DPAs; Dr Pete Roessler's final 'What would you do?'; and much more.

PG60(POM)BP Guideline on the perioperative management of patients with suspected or proven hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine Background Paper

Regional and rural workforce strategy

PG61(A)BP Guideline for the management of evolving airway obstruction: transition to the Can’t Intubate Can’t Oxygenate airway emergency Background Paper

Global Development Committee strategic priorities paper 2023-2027