Medibank has advised ANZCA that it has started contacting via letter or email individual medical specialists and ancillary providers whose data have been impacted by the cybercrime incident in October 2022.

FPM dean, Associate Professor Mick Vagg, is calling on faculty fellows to condemn the Australian Government's decision to cut $40 million from desperately needed services for people living with chronic pain after it rejected key recommendations from a national taskforce.

We are updating the ANZCA and FPM continuing professional development (CPD) program due to revised regulatory guidelines. Following ANZCA Council’s approval of the updated CPD requirements, the project has moved into the communication and implementation phase.

Report following the FPM Board meetings held on 15 April and 7 May.

A digest of college news coverage for November/December 2021

New this month: Safety alert on epidural kit supply disruption, plus others; ACSQHC Sepsis Clinical Care Standard; WebAIRS events New Zealand; Opioids webinar; NZ QI tools; ACHS Awards; and more.

Japanese anaesthetist Dr Naoko Nakaigawa shares her experience as a specialist international medical graduate (SIMG).

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.

Updates include: ASMR president to speak at foundation cocktail reception, presentation of Named Research Awards, Skantha Vallipuram ANZCA Research Scholarship.

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