Changes to Introductory Training in 2025
The ANZCA Training Program is moving towards a model of competency-based education as part of the training program evolution.
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Update on NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding
A comprehensive review of the funding of health services in NSW, examining existing governance, health service funding and strategies for escalating costs (among other items).
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Anaesthesia workforce numbers
To address workforce shortages, particularly in rural areas, the Australian government has recommended the implementation of an expedited registration pathway for specialist international medical graduates (SIMGs).
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FPM fellows shine at 2025 ANZCA research awards
We are proud to congratulate four of our faculty fellows who have been awarded ANZCA research grants for 2025, three of whom have received honorary named awards for their outstanding contributions.
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Beyond City Limits: Tasmania
For the Spring 2023 edition of the ANZCA Bulletin, we visited Tasmania to talk to anaesthetists and trainees who live and work there.
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Protect your privacy and data. Sign up for MFA
Nearly one third of our trainees and fellows have already installed multi-factor authentication (MFA) to help protect their privacy and keep their data safe.
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SIMG stories: All the way to Albany
Dr Shireen Edmends is an anaesthetist living in Albany, Western Australia.
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PCIA - Replacing the former patient interaction component of the Final Exam Medical Viva
In 2025, the patient interaction component of the final exam medical viva will be re-introduced as the patient clinical interaction assessment (PCIA).
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Guidance on sparing of intravenous fluid use - updated
The following advice to anaesthetists is provided by the Chair of ANZCA’s Safety and Quality Committee, Associate Professor Joanna Sutherland in response to a widespread shortage of intravenous fluids.
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Beyond City Limits: Darwin
In September 2022, we visted Darwin to talk to specialist anaesthetists, trainees, and medical students about living and working in Australia's Top End.
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