Read a report of the ANZCA Council meeting held from 18 - 19 February 2022 via video conference.

Congratulations to Christchurch anaesthetist Dr Wayne Morriss, who has been elected to President of the World Federation of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) alongside Professor Adrian Gelb from the University of California, San Francisco.

A former ANZCA President, Professor Kate Leslie, AO FAHMS has been elected President of the Australian Medical Council.

Congratulations to our 2022 prize winners presented during the 2022 ASM.

Read our new prof doc Living guidance: Surgical patient safety in relation to COVID-19 infection and vaccination

Dr Tipu Aamir (FANZCA), has been asked to be part of a New Zealand Ministry of Health community of practice group looking at clinical practice and guidelines around the treatment of long COVID.

ANZCA and NZSA have met with the NZ Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Pharmacy Council to discuss their concerns over the addition of 200 more Pharmacist Prescriber medicines, including several anaesthetic drugs.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released a new standard on how to insert, maintain and remove peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) safely and effectively.

A digest of college news coverage for March/April 2022

Tasmanian Regional Committee (TRC) Chair's update