New this month: PPR guide launched; perpetual award honouring Dr Patricia Mackay established; smoking cessation study published; 2022 AMERS and AMEARA awarded.

Work on CPD review project continues with reviewing CPD category criteria and the development of new CPD activities.

New this month: 2024 grant deadline approaching; new PPR grants; please support Environment and Sustainability grant; Covid study among most cited; $2.9m announced for SNaPP study; join us at the Foundation cocktail reception

Read a report of the ANZCA Council meeting held on 31 March and 1 April via zoom.

Report following the FPM Board meeting held on 19 February 2023.

The Medical Board of Australia has approved new CPD standards effective from 1 January 2023.

We've established a new project group to review the ANZCA and FPM CPD program.

Changes to dispensing volumes will assist good opioid stewardship in prescribing for children and adolescents.

New this month: safety alert update on epidural kit supply disruption, plus others; PBS changes for hydromorphone oral solution; updated COVID-19 surgery guideline; call for medication error reports; Opioid CCS; and more.

A digest of college news coverage for April/May 2023