Most of us will need the care of an anaesthetist at some stage in their lives.

ANZCA is one of the largest specialist medical colleges in Australia and New Zealand, and the region's foremost authority on anaesthesia, pain and perioperative medicine.

ANZCA is the professional membership organisation for more than 6000 specialist anaesthetists and 460 specialist pain medicine physicians who've met our rigorous training or assessment...

Lifelong education, training and professional support is at the heart of everything we do.

We work closely with key decision-makers, the medical community, and the media; providing trusted advice and information to help ensure our patients have access to safe...

We support research in anaesthesia, pain medicine and perioperative medicine to improve patient outcomes through funding and resources, collaboration, and networks. 

Many of the recent advances in anaesthesia, pain medicine and perioperative patient care have involved pioneering ANZCA-funded research conducted by our fellows. Take a look at what we've achieved; what we fund; and how to apply.

A multidisciplinary document development group (DDG) has developed a statement on persistent pelvic pain and endometriosis. The document was produced after an extensive review of the current evidence.

The Faculty of Pain Medicine released a new position statement on persistent pelvic pain and endometriosis and has developed a series of answers to some commonly asked questions.

Access a wide range of pain medicine related resources, including those available via the ANZCA library.