The perioperative medicine timeline
The Perioperative Care Framework diagram
A diagram that maps the patient’s journey from time surgery is contemplated through to an optimal outcome.
2022 Perioperative SIG program
Join us at the Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas, Queensland this November for the 11th Annual Australian and New Zealand Symposium of Perioperative Medicine: ‘The three “e”s of POM - efficient, effective, equitable’.
Anaphylaxis online course under construction
The Networks perioperative anaphylaxis response course is currently under construction to meet the newly published ANZAAG Anaphylaxis guidelines.
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PADDI Trial results webinar
Join us on Thursday 6 May for the results of the Perioperative Administration of Dexamethasone and Infection (PADDI) trial.
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Dr Andrew Couch Memorial Award
Dr Benjamin Pons has been awarded the 2022 Dr Andrew Couch Memorial Award.
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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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Fellow Dr Phillipa Hore appointed Co-Chair of new infection panel
Dr Hore has been appointed Co-Chair of the new Australian Infection Prevention and Control Panel with Associate Professor John Ferguson.
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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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ANZELA-QI pilot study findings
A two-year pilot collaborative project, involving anaesthetists and surgeons, highlights the benefit of national quality care hospital standards for emergency abdominal (surgical) procedures to reduce mortality and length of hospital stay for patients.
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