A digest of college news coverage for May/June 2022

We're seeking feedback from fellows on new guidelines on the role of the anaesthetist in commissioning medical gas pipelines to help clinical practitioners comply with AS 2896:2011.

ANZCA fellow Associate Professor Kerstin Wyssusek, Director of the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, has received two 2019 Queensland Health Awards for Excellence.

We held the inaugural meeting of the Māori Anaesthetists Network via Zoom.

An update from the Competency-based Medical Education (CBME) Project Working Group on what the future of the ANZCA Training Program might look like, and how to have your say.

The innovative ventilated hood for patients in isolation developed by Melbourne anaesthetist Dr Forbes McGain and engineer Professor Jason Monty has been recognised with Australian Government research funding.

ANZCA's PPE statement has been revised to reflect the latest evidence on airborne particles.

ANZCA president seeks clarification from Australian CMO.

A new resource is available to assist private specialist practices to better understand and adopt digital health technologies.

ANZCA President Dr Vanessa Beavis has written to authorities in Australia and New Zealand seeking assurances that anaesthetists working with known and suspected COVID-19 patients and with critical care patients will be prioritised in the vaccination roll-out.