The conference will be held at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins in the heart of Melbourne's CBD.

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We have a great line-up of speakers from different specialties and disciplines to educate us on a variety of topics.

We would like to thank the FANZCA speakers and workshop facilitators who donate many hours of their time to organise, prepare and present at the regional ACE meetings.

The meeting will conclude with drinks and canapes where delegates can mingle and relax with their colleagues and speakers.

There is also an option to join our dinner held at Sofitel No35 Restaurant from 6pm. Dinner is an additional cost of $150pp (includes 3 course meal and drinks) and available to select/opt in when you register.

Registration is now open. Both ANZCA members and non members can register online.

Saturday meeting:

• Full registration: $440.00
• Allied health professionals/retirees/trainees: $330.00

Saturday dinner:

• $150pp (includes 3 course meal and drinks)

Sunday workshops:

• $110 per workshop (includes morning tea)

All registration fees are quoted in Australian dollars and inclusive of GST. Please visit the ANZCA terms and conditions when registering for an event.

An optional session at the end of the program which requires:

• Specific registration (opt-in) required at meeting registration (no extra cost)
• Overall meeting registration is available to all anaesthetists and trainees who are either a member of ANZCA or ASA but the practice evaluation session is for senior trainees and anaesthetists only (i.e. no medical students, no prevocational trainees)
• Attendees will be expected to come prepared to discuss a case relating to an anaesthetic incident or challenge that they would share in a small group discussion and be willing to reflect on
• Attendees will be expected to participate actively during the small group discussions
   

For this session everyone will relocate to tables (located in the Fitzroy Ballroom and Auditorium foyer in the Sofitel) to conduct small group discussions. Each small group of 8-10 participants will be facilitated by an anaesthetist colleague, who will facilitate the group in engaging in reflective discussion in a purposeful and respectful manner.

This session will create a safe, judgement free environment where you may discuss cases that you found interesting or challenging. For example, cases may feature because you learnt something particular or because it was unusual, presented a clinical, diagnostic, management or communication challenge or because it will change your practice moving forward etc.

We expect active participation from all members of the group. It also goes without saying that discretion and confidentiality will be needed to bear in mind. 

Please bring a case along that you will be willing to discuss in your small group.

Formal case presentation is not required, a brief case outline and then discussion is all that is required. We do not want perceived lack of a case to be a barrier to attending. So, if you do not feel you have a suitable case, perhaps you would like to discuss a case that occurred a bit further in the past or that you witnessed, or a colleague was involved in. It is not necessary that an adverse outcome / morbidity or mortality occurred.  When reflecting on your case in the group session, some questions to consider would include, for example:

- What happened?
- Why was it important?
- How might you have influenced things for a different outcome?
- How did this change your practice?
 

As this is a popular event, we strongly recommend delegates book accommodation early.

For booking for Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, please click here to obtain access to exclusive rates.

Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program will automatically have their attendance auto-populated to the pending folder in their CPD portfolio within 14 days of the conclusion of the meeting.

ANZCA and FPM CPD Program
This event is claimable by ANZCA and FPM CPD participants within the practice evaluation, knowledge and skills, or emergency responses categories.

Category 1: Practice evaluation activities 
Practice evaluation, reviewing performance – case discussion 
Practice evaluation, reviewing performance – cultural safety 

Category 2: Knowledge and skills activities 
Knowledge and skills – learning sessions  
Knowledge and skills – short format learning  
Knowledge and skills – presenting 

Category 3: Emergency responses activities 
Where the outline states that the workshop satisfies an Emergency response CPD requirement, the workshop will be prospectively recognised as suitable to be claimed as an emergency response activity. This refers to workshops covering management of:

• Can’t intubate and can’t oxygenate (CICO)  
• Cardiac Arrest (ALS) 

Not a participant of the ANZCA and FPM CPD program?
If you’re not participating in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program, please check with your respective college/provider regarding your CPD classifications. Post-event, you may request an electronic certificate of attendance for CPD evidence from the event organiser.

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