Safety and Quality Committee
ANZCA’s Safety and Quality Committee (SQC) works with fellows and ANZCA Council to support safe clinical practice in anaesthesia and pain medicine. SQC actively monitors and evaluates safety and quality information and develops standards and guidelines, including the college’s professional documents.
The Safety and Quality Committee oversees the following:
Committee meeting calendar
Terms of reference
Committee members
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Title
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Name
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Region
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Interim Chair
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Dr Brien Hennessy
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WA
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Member
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A/Prof Joanna Sutherland
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NSW
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ANZCA President (ex-officio)
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Prof David Story
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Vic
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FPM representative
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Dr Rachel Sara
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NZ
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Australian Society of Anaesthetists president (or nominee)
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Dr Mark Sinclair
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SA
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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists president (or nominee)
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Dr Morgan Edwards
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NZ
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Mortality Sub-committee chair (or nominee)
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Dr Simon Jenkins
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SA
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Perioperative Allergy Sub-committee chair (or nominee)
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Dr Karen Pedersen
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NZ
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Community representative
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Ms Helen Maxwell-Wright
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Vic
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Trainee Committee representative
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Dr Cristy Rowe
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ACT
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Member
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Dr Leona Wilson
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NZ
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Member
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Dr Glenn Downey
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Vic
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Member
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TBA |
Vic
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| Member |
Dr James French |
ACT |
| Member |
Dr Irina Kurowski |
WA |
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Member
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Dr Nayana Vootakuru
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NSW
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Member
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Professor Victoria Eley
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Qld
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Member
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Dr Ben Olesnicky
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NSW
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Director of Professional Affairs, Professional Documents
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Prof David Scott
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Vic
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Executive Director, Policy and Communications
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Ms Clea Hincks
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Vic |
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Committee support (non - member)
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Ms Dianne Bennett
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Vic
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Perioperative Allergy Sub-committee
The Perioperative Allergy Sub-committee reports to the Safety and Quality Committee and works with the Australian and New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG) to produce and promulgate guidelines regarding the prevention and management of anaesthetic related allergy, and develop resources...
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Mortality Sub-committee
The Mortality Sub-committee was developed as a collaboration between the chairs of established anaesthetic mortality committees in Australia, under the auspices of ANZCA. The group is chaired by Dr Simon Jenkins, and includes the chairs of all established anaesthetic mortality committees in the...
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