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.

The CPD review project group has transitioned to stage two of the project plan, to determine the updated CPD framework and meet the new regulatory requirements.

A large scale trial by Monash University has definitively found a drug commonly used during anaesthesia before surgery to prevent nausea and vomiting does not increase the risk of a surgical wound infection as once feared.

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 was passed by the New South Wales (NSW) parliament in May.

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Following a successful six-month pilot, we’ve approved PG18(A) Appendix 1 in our professional document on anaesthesia monitoring.

Read an interview with specialist international medical graduate Dr Kiran Venkatesulu from Royal Perth Hospital.

The Medical Board of Australia has approved new CPD standards effective from 1 January 2023.