In an effort to ensure Indigenous voices are valued and heard, the Indigenous Health Committee encourages projects and committees both within and external to the college to consider the importance of Indigenous representation.

Associate Professor Lis Evered, Dr Doug Campbell, Dr Jennifer Reilly and Associate Professor Stefan Dieleman have been appointed as members of the CTN Executive.

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.

A new advanced certificate in paediatric anaesthesia for rural generalist practitioners with advanced training in anaesthesia will be available from 2024.

ANZCA has received updated fraud advice from Medibank for fellows in response to the recent data breach.

We invite FANZCAs and provisional fellows to apply for a three month teaching and clinical support role in northern Namibia.

New this month: Safety alerts, DHAC cosmetic surgery warning, Getinge & Jannsen-Cilag product recalls & ‘Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard’ review

Congratulations to ANZCA fellow Associate Professor Andrew Toner on being awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant.

HFNO safety alert, risk of injury cause by shattered glass ampoule to staff member, WebAIRS incident report of pneumothorax injury suffered by patient.

Upcoming opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trainees.