NRFit webinar – lessons from Japan
Dr Yuki Hosokawa will present a webinar entitled, "The challenge to introduce NRFit at a tertiary hospital in Japan". It may provide useful lessons for those seeking guidance on the implementation of neuraxial connectors.
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Safety and quality update: February 2022
New this month: safety alert for New Zealand, Ahpra on facilitating access to care under COVID-19, webAIRS workshop, mortality case studies, voluntary assisted dying, digital health, quality improvement lead training, and more.
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Safety and quality update: March 2022
Advisory on HFNO missing circuit tubing; Victorian Duty of Candour amendments; Japanese Encephalitis; New Zealand COVID-19 healthcare quality; Choosing Wisely National Champions Award; Safer Care Vic forum; ACHS QI Lead training.
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Safety and quality update: May 2022
New this month: cardiac implantable electronic device guidelines; bowtie diagram incident analysis; New Zealand healthcare-associated infections; ANZ Audits of Surgical Mortality; webinars, training and more.
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Artifical Intelligence and anaesthesia - ANZCA webinar
This ANZCA webinar brings in experts from both sides of the Tasman to look AI and ethics and patient safety .
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Safety alert: Ventolin metered dose inhalers
Important information on changes to the design of salbutamol (Ventolin) metered dose inhalers (MDIs/‘puffers’) in Australia.
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Opportunity to contribute to global anaesthesia Safety Project
Lifebox ANZ is seeking expressions of interest from Australian trainees to fill a trainee representative committee position.
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New MBS specialist telehealth services fact sheet released
A new fact sheet summarising recent changes to MBS specialist telehealth services has been released.
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New Medical Board guidelines for practitioners on blood-borne viruses
New guidelines on blood-borne viruses came into effect on 6 July 2020 that require declarations to be made at registration and renewal of registration with the Medical Board.
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Joint statement on diabetes treatment
ANZCA has published a joint statement with diabetes groups in Australia and NZ on periprocedural diabetic ketoacidosis and SGLT2i use.
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