A digest of college news coverage for December 2024/January 2025

We have released the final updated version of our pre-anaesthesia consultation professional document and background paper which includes information on fasting, breastfeeding and smoking.

Your monthly digest of professional document developments.

New this month: 2018–2020 Safety of Anaesthesia report; TGA and changes to labels of injectable medicines; webAIRS updates.

For the Spring 2023 edition of the ANZCA Bulletin, we visited Tasmania to talk to anaesthetists and trainees who live and work there.

Environmental Sustainability Network vacancy for a NZ representative.

As part of our ongoing commitment to elevating professionalism in our workforce, we have completed a comprehensive review of the 2017 Supporting Anaesthetists’ Professionalism and Performance: A Guide for Clinicians.

We are saddened by the passing of former ANZCA President Dr Richard (Dick) Willis AM. We send our condolences to his former colleagues, friends and family.

The college today received an update from the Medical Board of Australia on the expedited specialist pathway.

The proposed expedited registration pathway for anaesthesia specialist international medical graduates (SIMGs) for agreed qualifications (United Kingdom and Irish specialists), is due to be implemented by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) by the end of 2024. ANZCA is co...