Pharmac fund empagliflozin; TGA personalised medical devices; latest Australasian Clinical Indicator Report; PBS/RBS mandatory active ingredient listings; and webAIRS update.

We've approved a "wellbeing CPD education sessions" activity for the knowledge and skills category of the ANZCA and FPM CPD program.

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.

The final draft is now closed for public consultation public consultation, but these watermarked PDFs will be available until the final versions are published. 

Tasmanian Regional Committee (TRC) Chair's update

The Perioperative Medicine Economics Working Group (POMEcWG) will be providing oversight of economic modelling and development of a cost-benefit analysis of perioperative medicine.

Perioperative medicine emphasises the importance of an integrated, planned, and personalised approach to patient care before, during, and after any surgical procedure involving anaesthesia.

Anaesthetists all over the world are driving the development of perioperative medicine as both a healthcare model and a clinical specialty. Learn how we are leading the change.

The Perioperative Medicine SIG has three aims which include, to improve patient safety and outcomes, to share knowledge and collaborate with specialty groups and to develop the specialty of perioperative medicine with various craft groups.

Everything you need to know about the proposed perioperative medicine diploma, including the reasons for its development; the likely course structure, duration, and eligibility requirements; and the timeframes.