South Australia Anaesthetic Mortality Committee (SAAMC)

SAAMC's role is to analyse adverse event information, specifically patient mortality, from health services related to anaesthesia with the objective of recommending quality improvement initiatives.

This will assist in formulating action areas to prevent or reduce the likelihood or severity of future adverse events. All reports submitted are confidential and will be de-identified before review.

Committee members

CPD points for submitting reports to SAAMC

Anaesthetists submitting a report to the South Australia Anaesthetic Mortality Committee can claim continuing professional development points under the ANZCA Continuing Professional Development Program, while assisting the committee in its objective of ensuring the continued safe practice of anaesthesia.

Expansion of the surgical mortality audits includes the collaboration between the South Australian Audit of Surgical Mortality (SAASM) and the South Australian Anaesthetic Mortality Committee (SAAMC).