ANZCA Bulletin June 2011 - Australian and New Zealand College of ...

ANZCA Council
meeting report
April 2010
Report following the council meeting
of the Australian and New Zealand
College of Anaesthetists held on
April 16, 2011
Council welcomed Dr Vanessa Beavis,
NZ National Committee Chair, Dr Yvette
Gainey, ANZCA Trainee Committee
co-Chair, and Dr Andrew Schneider,
Australian Society of Anaesthetists
(ASA) Executive Councillor attending
on behalf of the president.
Death of Fellows and trainees
Council noted with regret the death
of the following Fellows:
• Dr Noel Johan Colin-Thome (VIC),
FANZCA 1999
• Dr Ruth Molphy, MBE (QLD),
FANZCA 1992, FFARACS 1952
College Elections
Dr Kerry Brandis, Professor Kate Leslie,
Professor Alan Merry and Associate
Professor David Scott have been reelected
to council, with Dr Richard
Waldron as the unsuccessful candidate.
The results will be ratified at the Annual
General Meeting in Hong Kong.
Dr David Jones has been re-elected
as the Dean of the Faculty of Pain
Medicine.
College Honours
Associate Professor Tony Quail has been
appointed Professor and Conjoint Chair
of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at
the University of Newcastle.
Admissions to Fellowship
Since 2007, the work of the assessor has
been officially delegated to the Director
of Professional Affairs (DPA) Assessor
and, since 2010, the DPA Deputy
Assessor. Although by custom, the
president has checked and signed off all
files along with the DPAs, the ANZCA
regulations do not stipulate a role for
the president in the admissions process
apart from as a member of council.
Council resolved that this role for the
president is no longer required and that
the role of the assessor will be abolished
in the constitutional revision.
Education and Training
E-Learning Working Group: With the
disbandment of the distance education
and clinical teaching development
working groups, Council supported the
formation of an E-Learning Working
Group (ELWG) for the period May 2011
to April 2013. Details will be made
available on the College website.
Supervisor of Training Working
Group: Council approved that a
working group be established to
develop a process for the selection,
induction, training, support and tenure
of supervisors of training, reporting to
the Education and Training Committee
(ETC).
Fellowship Affairs
The Fellowship Affairs Committee (FAC)
resolved that the locations for the 2015,
2016 and 2017 annual scientific meetings
are to be:
• 2015 – Adelaide
• 2016 – Auckland
• 2017 – Brisbane
Internal Affairs
Dr Mike Richards announced his
resignation as Chief Executive Officer,
with July 15, 2011 to be his last day at
the College.
Knowledge Resources Review: A
management review of the Knowledge
Resources Group (archives, library and
museum) was initiated in November
2010 and undertaken by Mr Allan
Meers. Council indicated its support
for the general direction of the
recommendations and a copy of the
report will be made available on the
ANZCA website.
Indigenous Health Committee:
Council supported the transformation
of this working group into a committee.
Terms of reference and membership
details will be made available on the
ANZCA website.
ANZCA regulations: Regulations 2.3,
2.4, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 24, 25 and
34 have been amended to incorporate
voting rules and definition of a quorum.
Professional Documents
PS3 – Guidelines for the Management
of Major Regional Analgesia: This
document has been approved by Council
and will be circulated to regional/
national committees and relevant
special interest groups for comment.
PS39 – Minimum Standards for
Intrahospital Transport of Critically Ill
Patients: The document development
group will consist of a representative
from ANZCA, the College of Intensive
Care Medicine of Australia and New
Zealand (CICM) and the Australasian
College for Emergency Medicine
(ACEM), along with Dr Peter Roessler
in his capacity as DPA Professional
Documents. Associate Professor Paul
Forrest has been invited to be the
ANZCA representative.
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