New this month: peripheral IV catheters standard endorsed; updated advice on surgery following AstraZeneca vaccine; ACHS Quality Improvement awards; WebAIRS update; and the latest safety alerts.

New this month: 2021 Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard, Entries open for ACHS Quality Improvement Awards, SafeScript NSW website launched, WebAIRS update, ANZTADC vacancy

New this month: Updated Delirium Clinical Care Standard, National Sepsis Awareness Campaign, and National Medicines Policy (NMP) Review

New this month: Safety alerts; mass changeover of neural connectors; webAIRS recognition; new Clinical Care Standard; and Safer Care Vic event.

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 was passed by the New South Wales (NSW) parliament in May.

Read the December 2021 update from ANZCA President, Dr Vanessa Beavis

Read an interview with specialist international medical graduate Dr Kiran Venkatesulu from Royal Perth Hospital.

Interested in standing for election in your region in 2022? Nominations are now open for FPM Australian regional committees.

We've established a new project group to review the ANZCA and FPM CPD program.

The Medical Board of Australia has approved new CPD standards effective from 1 January 2023.