Safety & Advocacy
We work closely with key decision-makers, the medical community, and the media; providing trusted advice and information to help ensure our patients have access to safe...
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Patient information
Most of us will need the care of an anaesthetist at some stage in their lives.
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Research
We support research in anaesthesia, pain medicine and perioperative medicine to improve patient outcomes through funding and resources, collaboration, and networks.
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Safety alerts
We notify members of important safety, quality, and supply issues affecting the medicines and medical devices they use. This information generally comes via the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia or MedSafe in New Zealand.
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Safety and quality update: July 2023
New this month: Safety alert update on Karl Storz C-MAC blades, cosmetic surgery reforms update, media coverage on use of Ozempic and delayed gastric emptying, and webAIRS
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Safety and quality update: June 2023
New this month: Alert update on periprocedural diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) with SGLT2 inhibitor use in people with diabetes; neuraxial equipment changeover guidelines on website; and reporting regurgitations and aspiration events using webAIRS.
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Safety and quality update: August 2023
New this month: Patient Blood Management Guidelines, EoIs for Health Technology Assessment Advisory Committees, IACA Patient Safety webinar and EoIs for WebAIRS neurological adverse events data analysis.
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IACA World Patient Safety Day webinar
18 Sep 2023 | Webinar
Join the International Academy of Colleges of Anaesthesiologists (IACA) for a free webinar on the vital theme of patient safety at 7pm AEST.
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Safety and quality update: September 2023
New this month: Neuromuscular blocker labelling submission, National licensing standards for cosmetic surgery, jaw dislocation podcast.
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Standards of practice
We're responsible for setting the standards of clinical practice for anaesthesia and pain medicine in Australia and New Zealand. Our activities include issuing safety alerts; developing professional documents; and overseeing incident reporting.
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