ANZCA Bulletin - March 2006 - Australian and New Zealand College ...

40 Bulletin March 2006
Report
Report of the February 2006
Board Meeting
Education and Training
The Education Committee has been asked to
consider the issue of supporting or endorsing
various courses that may be available to trainees
or Fellows. This follows consideration of the
BASIC Course, which has been run in New
Zealand and also in Queensland.
The role of Supervisors of Training again came
into focus and the issue of seniority versus
experience and enthusiasm was debated.
Award of the JFICM Medal
The Board have decided to award the JFICM
Medal (established in 2005) to Dr L.I.G. Worthley,
for his contributions to intensive care medicine
in Australia and New Zealand.
PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS
The Board reviewed and approved Policy
Document IC-7 "Administrative Services to
Intensive Care Units". A copy of the new
document is available on the Joint Faculty
Website.
Critical Care and Resuscitation
The Board was delighted to note that the Journal
is now indexed with the National Library of
Medicine, and will be backdated to its first issue.
ANZCA ASM 2006, Adelaide
Dr Geoff Shaw, Christchurch, is the Joint Faculty's
Foundation Visitor for 2006. He will be attending
the ANZCA ASM in Adelaide and his talk will be
entitled "Think smart or drive blind: sensors and
models in critical illness". Dr Shaw will be
travelling to New South Wales following the ASM
for further visits. Thanks go to Dr Mark Finnis for
putting together a two day program, which
touches on prehospital care and trauma, an
update on CTG activities, Haematology and
Ventilation.
RACP ASM 2006, Cairns
The Joint Faculty is providing a morning session
to this meeting, which will be an intensive care
for Physicians update. This covers progress with
sepsis management, changes in the ICU in the
last decade and Tropical Disease.
JFICM ASM 2006 Melbourne
The Board noted the proposed program for this
meeting, which will follow the tradition of the
single themed meeting, with 'Sepsis - Surviving
the Guidelines' as its focus. A range of
international and local speakers will examine the
problems, the guidelines and focus on various
therapies in a pro/con debate format. Following
on from the success in 2005, the Conference
Dinner will be held on Friday night and will host
the presentation of Graduands as well as awards.
New Fellows Conference, 2006
Drs Nikki Blackwell, Qld, and Roger Harris, NSW
were endorsed as further JFICM representatives
to the New Fellows Conference in 2006.
Board Constitution
Dr Neil Matthews, SA, will be retiring from the
Board in June following 12 years of service to the
Faculty of Intensive Care, ANZCA, and the JFICM,
which included his period as Dean. One vacancy
will therefore exist and a call for nominations has
been circulated.
The Board elected Dr Richard Lee (current Vice-
Dean, Censor, and Chairman of the OTS
Committee) as Dean to take office from June,
when Dr Jack Havill will complete his two year
tenure.
Professor Napier Thomson will assume office as
the President of the RACP in May. He will remain
on the Board of Faculty as the Council
representative, which the Board greatly
appreciates.
Following input from both the Trainee Committee
and the intensive care representatives at the New
Fellows Conference, the Board has resolved to
increase the membership of the Board by one to
include a New Fellow Representative (a Fellow
within five years of admission). It is intended
that the position will be elected with full voting
rights and will have a maximum tenure of three
years.
Vale
The Board expressed its regret at the passing of
Mrs Joan Sheales, former CEO, ANZCA. Joan's
contributions to the Faculty of Intensive Care,
ANZCA, and also the Joint Faculty were
acknowledged.
Expressions of Interest
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
The Joint Faculty is seeking expressions of
interest from Fellows wishing to be involved
in encouraging disaster education and to
help promote a cohesive group to consider
disaster preparedness. Please contact the
Executive Officer in the first instance on
jficm@anzca.edu.au or on (03) 9530 2861.