2025 ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting
On behalf of the regional organising committee, I would like to extend a very warm North Queensland invitation to Gimuy, Country of the Yirrganydji people for the 2025 ANZCA ASM.
Up in Cairns, Far North Queensland you’ll meet between two world heritage areas where the ancient Daintree Rainforest meets the awe-inspiring Great Barrier Reef and understand the importance of ensuring that we are future proofed.
We are looking forward to showcasing the amazing works and developments in our profession against the stunning backdrop of the surrounds that the committee and I are all lucky enough to call our home. The scientific convenors are developing a program that will inform us, challenge us and promote discussion with an inspiring group of both local, national and international speakers while the workshop convenors are putting together extensive opportunities to support your skills and your CPD requirements.
I’m confident our evidence based scientific meeting is going to provide the proof we need to provide for the future of our profession, while our discussions on all areas of sustainability will help to future proof both our environment and our own personal wellbeing.
We have some amazing social events planned at some incredible venues, showcasing the many delights of the tropics and I can guarantee some warmth for those of you from down south as the southern winter bites!
Come join us in Cairns for learning, networking and socialising in our beautiful hometown, we look forward to seeing you!
Dr Andrew Potter
2025 ANZCA ASM Convenor
2025 Regional Organising Committee
| Dr Andrew Potter |
Convenor |
| Dr Daniel Foster |
Scientific Co-convenor |
| Dr Danielle Volling-Geoghegan |
Scientific Co-convenor |
| Dr Phuong Markman |
Workshop and Small Group Discussion Co-convenor |
| Dr Sonia Arwadi |
Workshop and Small Group Discussion Co-convenor |
| Dr Steve Durrant |
ELC Co-convenor |
| Dr Monica Diczbalis |
ELC Co-convenor |
| Dr James Sartain |
Abstract and ePoster Co-convenor |
| Dr Nigel Thomson |
Abstract and ePoster Co-convenor |
| Dr Hannah Bennett |
FPM ASM Scientific Co-convenor |
| Dr Anju Tessa James |
FPM ASM Scientific Co-convenor |
| Dr Aisha Bouhafs |
Trainee Representative |
| Professor David Sturgess |
ANZCA Councillor |
| Associate Professor Stefan Dieleman |
Scientific Advisor |
| Associate Professor Nicole Phillips |
DPA ASMs |
| Dr Noam Winter |
FPM ASM Officer |
Sponsorship
For more information regarding sponsoring and exhibiting at the ASM, the HCI prospectus is available here. Check out the 2025 ASM HCI Floorplan.
We would like to thank our Gold Sponsor Edwards Lifesciences Pty Ltd, GE Healthcare, and Medtronic.
Call for abstracts
The 2025 ASM call for abstracts is now open.
We invite prospective authors to submit their abstracts for the 2025 ASM in the categories of anaesthesia and pain medicine. To help get you started with preparing your abstract, we have collated some abstract preparation resources available online.
Abstract submissions will close at 10.59pm AEST/11.59pm AEDT, Sunday 19 January 2025. For full ASM abstract submission guidelines, including ANZCA ASM prize information and eligibility, please visit the ASM website.
- Date
2 May - 6 May
- Time
9am-3pm
- Location
Cairns Convention Centre