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.

Important information regarding changes to final exam medical vivas from 2021.

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; ...

Read a report of the ANZCA Council meeting held from 16-17 September in Wellington.

New this month: safety alerts; ranitidine supply suspension; reminder on serotonin syndrome; MBS telehealth services; WA end of life care; Vic duty of candour; events; and more.

Program for the 11th Annual Australian and New Zealand Symposium of Perioperative Medicine in Noosa.

As pain medicine is a multi-disciplinary specialty, specialist pain medicine physicians come from a variety of backgrounds.

Our pain medicine photo library shows various aspects of pain medicine practice including consultations and treatment.

Our clinical skills courses and trainee tutorial program are designed to support pain medicine trainees.

Our pioneering pain medicine training program is a two-year post-specialist qualification that leads to fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists with the post nominals FFPMANZCA.