You asked; we listened! The new ANZCA & FPM CPD App is available to download today.

The ANZCA Training Program is moving towards a model of competency-based education as part of the training program evolution.

A comprehensive review of the funding of health services in NSW, examining existing governance, health service funding and strategies for escalating costs (among other items).

To address workforce shortages, particularly in rural areas, the Australian government has recommended the implementation of an expedited registration pathway for specialist international medical graduates (SIMGs).

The following candidates have met the criteria for invitation to the primary viva examination in October (14-16) 2024

In September 2022, we visted Darwin to talk to specialist anaesthetists, trainees, and medical students about living and working in Australia's Top End.

For the Spring 2023 edition of the ANZCA Bulletin, we visited Tasmania to talk to anaesthetists and trainees who live and work there.

New this month: Safety Alert – shortage of IV solutions; Contrave (naltrexone/bupropion); GLP-1 agonist guideline review; ANZCA library review Drug Information Guide EOI; WebAIRS alerts.

Dr Shireen Edmends is an anaesthetist living in Albany, Western Australia.

In 2025, the patient interaction component of the final exam medical viva will be re-introduced as the patient clinical interaction assessment (PCIA).