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An anaesthetist at Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Centre is spearheading the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) created tool to predict the risk for cancer patients of developing complications after their surgery.

An Australian-led trial that aims to reduce post-surgical pain for breast cancer patients has been awarded nearly $A4 million by the UK’s top research funding body.

The quality of patient care in Australian hospitals is at risk under a proposal by federal medical regulators to “fast track’’ overseas-trained doctors by the end of the year without rigorous clinical oversight, a leading specialist medical college has warned.

Australia’s peak pain sector bodies representing specialist pain medicine physicians, multidisciplinary pain clinicians, and consumers, are calling for tougher controls to restrict who can perform pain implant device procedures following a recent media report.

Children with breathing problems requiring surgery could soon benefit from a faster new oxygen delivery technique that has been found to improve crucial oxygen flow during anaesthesia.

On Monday 26 August, ANZCA President Professor David Story and ASA President Dr Mark Sinclair met with representatives of the National Response Group, set up to assess and monitor the situation regarding potential shortages of intravenous (IV) crystalloid solutions in Australia.

People living with chronic pain would benefit from more research into the links between pain and diet along with targeted nutritional advice, a meeting of specialist pain medicine physicians in Brisbane will be told today.

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and its Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) have announced two key leadership appointments.

An anxiety service for patients, developed by a paediatric anaesthetist at the Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH), is being hailed as a model for other Australian health services and hospitals.

Guidelines for helping people with pelvic pain and endometriosis to manage their condition are mostly poor quality and place too much emphasis on surgical and medical interventions, an international review led by a South Australian researcher has found.

A new national survey that explores the pregnancy experiences of specialist and trainee doctors and their return to work has revealed significant gaps in workplace support across hospitals, and among their own colleagues.

The benefits of a good night’s sleep to help manage chronic pain is the focus of new research that aims to shed light on the relationship between sleep quality and pain severity.

Children having their tonsils out in hospital would have a speedier recovery and fewer complications under a new trial exploring best recovery options that reduce complications.

Adelaide anaesthetist Dr Yasmin Endlich features in a national campaign that celebrates the specialty’s expertise in safe patient care.

A Townsville University Hospital anaesthetist features in a national campaign that celebrates the specialty’s expertise in safe patient care.

The head of Westmead Hospital’s Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Dr Mark Priestley, features in a national campaign that celebrates Australian expertise in safe patient care.

An Austin Health anaesthetist features in a national campaign that celebrates the specialty’s expertise in safe patient care.

Tasmanian anaesthetists are at the forefront of a state-wide hospital medical education initiative aimed at improving the safety and quality of patient care.

A national awareness campaign that celebrates the role of anaesthetists in safe patient care is being launched this week.

A focus on diagnosing endometriosis lesions can no longer be considered ‘best practice’ for treating persistent pelvic pain, according to Australia and New Zealand’s leading pain medicine specialty body.

Anaesthetists have welcomed the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s decision to recall cough medicines with the ingredient pholcodine from Australian pharmacy shelves for safety reasons.

The recent deaths of high-profile Australians after elective joint surgery may have concerned patients and their families, according to the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.

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The Federal Government has cut $40 million from desperately needed services for people living with chronic pain after it rejected key recommendations from a national taskforce, according to leading specialist pain medicine physicians.

An Australian-first trial that measures how children recover from anaesthesia and surgery is about to start at Queensland Children’s Hospital as part of an international study.

Helping parents and carers to relieve their child’s anxiety before an operation is the focus of a new information campaign launched today.

“Epidural injustice” is denying some women timely and much needed pain relief during childbirth, a conference of anaesthetists and specialist pain medicine physicians will hear today.

Medical research is still largely conducted by men, on men and for men, and more women need to be recruited for clinical trials, according to one of Australia’s top clinical trial researchers.

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and its Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) have announced two key leadership appointments.

Patients who are at risk of bleeding during their operation would need fewer blood transfusions according to the results of a new international study that highlights the benefits of tranexamic acid, a widely used drug, to reduce surgical bleeding and save lives.

A heart surgery infection trial endorsed by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) Clinical trials Network (CTN) has been awarded a record $A8 million by the Medical Research Future Fund.

Eight out of 10 Australians living with chronic pain may be missing out on best-practice treatments with potentially addictive opioids still high on the “go-to” list of prescribed pain treatments, a meeting of leading specialist pain medicine physicians will be told this weekend.

With more than one in three people unable to work due to chronic pain, Australia and New Zealand’s leading specialist pain medicine physicians are meeting this weekend to consider how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped the experiences of practitioners and their patients.

Nearly eight out of 10 young children experiencing sleep disturbances such as nightmares and bed-wetting after operations are preschool aged children between four and five years old, according to a new study by an Australian doctor.

Migraines and their causes and treatments, and opioid prescribing, are some of the topical issues to be explored by Australia and New Zealand’s leading pain specialty body at its annual pain medicine symposium this week.

The Perioperative Administration of Dexamethasone and Infection (PADDI) trial is the recipient of the 2022 Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA) Excellence in Trial Statistics Award.

The widespread use of nitrous oxide for pain relief during childbirth in Australia and New Zealand should be carefully reconsidered because of its environmental impact according to the latest medical publication released by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA).