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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Update on rollout of neural connector devices
An update on the introduction of neural connectors in Australia and New Zealand
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Safety and quality update: June 2022
New this month: bradycardia from oculocardiac reflex; new trauma model resource criteria; anticoagulation management error; reducing routine ICU coagulation tests; NZ advance care planning; safe healthcare for LGBTQIA+, asylum seeker and refugee communities; pain in newborns; ...
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Surgery following the Astra Zeneca Vaccine
The college’s Safety and Quality Committee has sought expert advice about surgery for those who have had the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination.
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Concerns about proposed buying group
Read our submission in response to the ACCC's draft determination on the Honeysuckle Health buying group.
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Continued access to My Health Record and electronic prescribing
To maintain access to digital health tools such as electronic prescribing and My Health Record, organisations need to ensure that their National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate is renewed if it is expiring on or before 13 Ma...
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ANZCA Council appointments
The ANZCA Council met on Tuesday and has approved several key appointments.
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Equity is the new black - why equity in health matters
Highlights from the 2021 ANZCA New Zealand Cultural Safety & Leadership Hui
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Implementing a mass changeover of neural connectors
The change to the ISO 80369-6 small-bore medical device (neural) connector standard is now a high priority for all hospitals as suppliers begin to stop production of Leur connectors worldwide.
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