Perioperative medicine was introduced as a key pillar of ANZCA’s 2018-2022 strategic plan and is also a key objective of the 2023-2025 strategic plan. Updates are provided in the ANZCA Bulletin. All working groups formerly reporting to the now-disbanded Perioperative Medicine Steering Committee will continue their operations through the transition period until further notice.
Board members
ChPOM Board Chair
Immediate Past President
ANZCA Councillor
ChPOM Board Deputy Chair
Graduate of Chapter of Perioperative Medicine
ChPOM Board member
ChPOM Education and Assessment Committee Chair
ChPOM Board member
ChPOM Advocacy and Policy Committee Chair
ChPOM Board member
POM Special Interest Group Chair
ChPOM Board member
Community representative
ChPOM Board member
ANZCA Director of Professional Affairs (POM)
ChPOM Board member
Executive Director, ANZCA Education and Research
ChPOM Board member
ANZCA President (ex-officio)
Committees of the POM Board
The Perioperative Medicine Content and Resource Review Working Group (POMC&RRWG) is dedicated to conducting an annual review and update of recommendations, resources, reference links, and incorporating new evidence to keep up with continuous expansion of perioperative medicine.
The purpose of the Recognition Pathways Working Group (RPWG) is to develop the process for and subsequently assess and recommend applicants for recognition (“grandparenting”) of the graduate of the Chapter of Perioperative Medicine of ANZCA - GChPOM.
Governance structure
Find out more about perioperative medicine
The Chapter of Perioperative Medicine has key strategic objectives to promote research, enhance professional development and oversee the quality of the perioperative medicine certification, whilst also fostering cross-specialty collaboration.
The ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine enables specialist doctors enhance their skills and knowledge in perioperative medicine.
The Perioperative Care Framework was developed by the Perioperative Care Working Group approved by ANZCA Council in December 2021, and updated in December 2023.
Perioperative medicine emphasises the importance of an integrated, planned, and personalised approach to patient care before, during, and after any surgical procedure involving anaesthesia. The goal is to improve the patient experience and outcomes, lower the occurrence of postoperative issues, decrease the number of days spent in the hospital, and minimize readmissions after surgery. We call this approach a "perioperative care model".