In this edition: $A1.7 million funding for 2024 research grants; new guidelines for preoperative fasting; an in-depth look at our new Chapter of Perioperative Medicine; profiles on our new and departing DPAs; Dr Pete Roessler's final 'What would you do?'; and much more.

ANZCA publishes Australasian Anaesthesia (AKA the Blue Book) every two years. It covers a diverse range of topics of interest to anaesthetists and specialist pain medicine physicians.

In this edition: Training in Tasmania; the dangers of perioperative vaping; harnessing the power of ChatGPT; call for primary examiners; and much more!

This statement has been prepared in response to the decision of the Australian Government Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to withdraw pholcodine-containing products from the market. Evidence shows that pholcodine consumption in the 12-month period prior to a general an...

ANZCA Handbook for Training