ANZCA Council meeting update: February 2022
Read a report of the ANZCA Council meeting held from 18 - 19 February 2022 via video conference.
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New WFSA President
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.
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Professor Kate Leslie new Australian Medical Council President
A former ANZCA President, Professor Kate Leslie, AO FAHMS has been elected President of the Australian Medical Council.
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2022 ASM prize winners
Congratulations to our 2022 prize winners presented during the 2022 ASM.
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New guidelines on surgical patient safety and COVID-19
Read our new prof doc Living guidance: Surgical patient safety in relation to COVID-19 infection and vaccination
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Long COVID advisory group representation
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.
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NZ pharmacy prescribing list concerns
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.
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ANZCA endorses new clinical catheter standard
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.
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Monthly media digest: March/April 2022
A digest of college news coverage for March/April 2022
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Tasmanian Regional Committee newsletter
Tasmanian Regional Committee (TRC) Chair's update
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