The college was founded in February 1992 after operating as a Faculty of Anaesthetists within the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Unrelieved pain is a major global healthcare problem and its importance is often unrecognised. Adequate pain management results in fewer medical complications, earlier hospital discharge and improved quality of life.

The ANZCA Research Committee assesses research applications for projects related to anaesthesia, resuscitation, perioperative medicine, intensive care or pain medicine carried out in Australia or New Zealand.

The Perioperative Medicine SIG has three aims: Improving patient safety and outcomes; collaborating and sharing knowledge with other specialist groups; and developing perioperative medicine with various craft groups.

Multi-source feedback (procedures in pain medicine) - form

Multi-source feedback (procedures in pain medicine) - guideline

Patient experience survey (procedures in pain medicine) - form

Patient experience survey (procedures in pain medicine) - summary form

Multi-source feedback (pain medicine) - guideline