ANZCA National Anaesthesia Day
Each year we celebrate ANZCA National Anaesthesia Day across Australia and New Zealand on 16 October, the anniversary of the day in 1846 that ether anaesthetic was first demonstrated in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Pain Medicine Discharge Plans
The Pain Medicine Discharge Plan is a patient resource aligned to meet the recommendations of the ACSQHC clinical care standard.
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Resources for change
Resources contained within the ROSI have been developed by a team of multidisciplinary clinicians experienced in facilitating changes in opioid prescribing.
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Perioperative Medicine SIG
The Perioperative Medicine SIG has three aims: Improving patient safety and outcomes; collaborating and sharing knowledge with other specialist groups; and developing perioperative medicine with various craft groups.
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Growing and supporting the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori workforce
The Indigenous health workforce in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand is integral to ensuring that the system has the capacity to address the needs of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori peoples.
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FPM trainee toolkit
We've developed a range of courses and resources to support your pain medicine training.
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History of the college
The college was founded in February 1992 after operating as a Faculty of Anaesthetists within the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
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Opioids and chronic pain
Opioids are a class of medicines taken to help reduce pain. They work on the central nervous system to slow down nerve signals between the brain and the body.
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How do you measure?
Assessing the use of modified-release opioid analgesics within the facility is key to working towards compliance with Quality Statement 5 of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Clinical Care Standard
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Our museum
The Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History was founded in 1935. It showcases over 170 years of advances in anaesthesia and pain medicine, and is the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in the world.
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