Are you a specialist international medical graduate (SIMG)? Here’s everything you need to know about what’s coming up for you.

This year ANZCA launched Indigenous health awards; recognising significant and sustainable contributions to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Māori health through a public health initiative or research project.

Lifebox ANZ is seeking expressions of interest from Australian trainees to fill a trainee representative committee position.

In an effort to ensure Indigenous voices are valued and heard, the Indigenous Health Committee encourages projects and committees both within and external to the college to consider the importance of Indigenous representation.

ANZCA and NZSA have met with the NZ Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Pharmacy Council to discuss their concerns over the addition of 200 more Pharmacist Prescriber medicines, including several anaesthetic drugs.

New this month: Safety alerts, DHAC cosmetic surgery warning, Getinge & Jannsen-Cilag product recalls & ‘Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard’ review

We invite FANZCAs and provisional fellows to apply for a three month teaching and clinical support role in northern Namibia.

Congratulations to ANZCA fellow Associate Professor Andrew Toner on being awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant.

HFNO safety alert, risk of injury cause by shattered glass ampoule to staff member, WebAIRS incident report of pneumothorax injury suffered by patient.

New this month: Latest safety alerts; Medsafe guidelines update; Cookgas laryngeal masks recall; Fentanyl and suxamethonium ampoules packaging similarity; Paracetamol packets size reduction; WebAIRS