Perioperative Medicine SIG

The Perioperative Medicine SIG has three aims:

Improving patient safety and outcomes.
Collaborating and sharing knowledge with other specialist groups.
Developing perioperative medicine with various craft groups.

Future meetings

The 2024 Perioperative Medicine SIG meeting was held at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins from 22-24 November. If you wish to purchase the online recordings (plennary sessions only), please contact events.

ANZELA-QI

The Australian and New Zealand Emergency Laparotomy Audit - Quality Improvement (ANZELA-QI), co-led by ANZCA and RACS, is a bi-national, multi-centre project that aims to improve perioperative care of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. There is a compelling case for a high quality, prospective audit to help drive quality improvement for this at-risk patient cohort. Similar initiatives internationally have demonstrated significantly enhanced processes of care and reduction in mortality. Already, the project has enrolled 50 hospitals across both countries, and is hoping for more centres to join.

For further information and participation, visit the ANZELA-QI website.

Executive

Executive Portfolio	Name	Specialist	Region
Co-Chair	Dr Jill Van Acker	Anaesthetist	ACT
Co-Chair	Dr Nicola Broadbent	Anaesthetist	NZ
Geriatric representative	Dr Rajni Lal	Geriatrician	NSW
POM qualification and education	Associate Professor Joel Symons	Anaesthetist	Vic
Member	Dr Sean McManus	Anaesthetist, intensivist and GP	Qld
Patient blood management	Dr Kerry Gunn	Anaesthetist	NZ
Physician representative	Dr Catherine Gibb	Physician	SA
Geriatric representative	Dr Ming Loh	Geriatrician	NSW
Intensive care representatives	Dr Sean McManus, Professor David Sturgess	Intensivists	Qld
Co-opted networking and liaison officer	Dr Renee Franklin	Anaesthetist	NZ
Co-opted general practice liaison	Professor David Sturgess	Anaesthetist, intensivist and GP	Qld
Surgical representative	Professor Bruce Waxman	Surgeon	Vic
Surgical representative	Dr Jeremy Rossaak	Surgeon	NZ
Allied health representative	Dr Ianthe Boden	Physiotherapist	Tasmania