anzcaorganisationchartANZCA CouncilANZCA Foundation BoardPr<strong>of</strong>essional AffairsChief Executive OfficerANZCA Foundation<strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong>CorporatePolicy Quality& AccreditationTraining &AssessmentsEducationDevelopmentContinuingPr<strong>of</strong>essionalDevelopmentFinance &BusinessAdministrationCommunicationsInformationTechnologyStrategy &OperationsHumanResourcesFaculty <strong>of</strong> PainMedicineNZ NationalCommitteesupportGov’t & externalcommunicationsNZ PolicydevelopmentNZ Finance& budgetsExams & TrainingContinuingMedicalEducationSpecial InterestGroupsPresident &Council mattersRegional <strong>of</strong>ficesMuseumLibraryArchivesPolicy analysis& adviceFacilityAccreditationQuality & SafetyIMGSResearchTrials GroupANZTADCRegistration& TrainingExamsAssessor SupportTrainee recordsEducation &Training ProgramDevelopment &ImplementationEducation PolicyadviceAssessmentsQuality AssuranceCurriculum ReviewTeacher training<strong>and</strong> developmentContinuingEducationCPD ProgramSpecial InterestGroups<strong>Annual</strong> ScientificMeetingStatutory ReportsManagementaccountsFinancial KPIsExternal AuditAccountsreceivable &payableInvestmentsBusiness analysisBusiness &CommercialDevelopmentInternal auditContractmanagementPublicationsE-<strong>New</strong>sletterInternalcommunicationsGovt RelationsMedia RelationsWebsiteComputerhardware <strong>and</strong>applications<strong>of</strong>twareTelephones <strong>and</strong>fax systemsAudio-visualsANZCA websiteStrategyDevelopment &ImplementationProcessimprovementData qualityConnx-HRISRecruitment& SelectionTraining &DevelopmentIndustrialRelationsEmployeeRelationsFPM strategy& policyBoard <strong>and</strong>committee supportTrainee registrationFPM FinanceExternalcommunicationsRegionalcommitteesFPM EventsBuildingServicesOrganisation chart at December 31, <strong>2010</strong>Note: An organisation restructure is planned for April 2011.See the ANZCA website for details.8 ANZCA <strong>Annual</strong> Report <strong>2010</strong>ANZCA <strong>Annual</strong> Report <strong>2010</strong> 9
awards, prizes<strong>and</strong> honourspolicy <strong>and</strong>government<strong>College</strong> AwardsOrton MedalThe Orton Medal is the highest awardthe <strong>College</strong> can bestow, the solecriterion being distinguished service toanaesthesia. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Paul Myles hasbeen recognised for his leadership inthe fields <strong>of</strong> cardiothoracic anaesthesia,medical research <strong>and</strong> quality <strong>and</strong> safetyby the award <strong>of</strong> an Orton Medal. Thepresentation will be made to Pr<strong>of</strong>essorMyles at the <strong>College</strong> Ceremony duringthe 2011 Combined Scientific Meetingin Hong Kong.Ray Hader Award for compassionDr Kathyrn Hagen from Auckl<strong>and</strong> hasbeen awarded the Ray Hader Award forcompassion. The award promotes acompassionate approach to the welfare<strong>of</strong> anaesthetists, other colleagues,patients <strong>and</strong> the community.Gilbert Brown PrizeThe Gilbert Brown Prize is awardedto the Fellow judged to make the bestcontribution to the free research papersession named the Gilbert BrownPrize Session at each <strong>Annual</strong> ScientificMeeting.Dr Forbes McGain: “Financial <strong>and</strong>environmental costs <strong>of</strong> drug trays”.Formal Project PrizeThe Formal Project Prize is awarded tothe trainee, provisional Fellow or Fellowwithin one year <strong>of</strong> award <strong>of</strong> the Diploma<strong>of</strong> Fellowship, who is judged to make thebest contribution at the Formal ProjectSession held as part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Annual</strong>Scientific Meeting.Dr Peter John Carlin: “Midwifemanagement <strong>of</strong> epidural analgesiain 2nd stage labour – a survey”.Renton PrizeThe Renton Prize is awarded to thec<strong>and</strong>idate obtaining the highest marks inthe Primary Examination for Fellowship <strong>of</strong>the <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong> <strong>College</strong><strong>of</strong> Anaesthetists.June <strong>2010</strong>Dr Vivian V Nguyen (Vic)December <strong>2010</strong>Dr Lachlan Fraser Miles (Vic)Cecil Gray PrizeThe Cecil Gray Prize is awarded to thec<strong>and</strong>idate obtaining the highest marks inthe Final Examination for Fellowship <strong>of</strong>the <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong> <strong>College</strong><strong>of</strong> Anaesthetists.June <strong>2010</strong>Dr Abhijett T<strong>and</strong>el (NSW)December <strong>2010</strong>Dr Sheila Hart (NZ)Australia Day HonourPr<strong>of</strong>essor Peter John Ravenscr<strong>of</strong>t AM,has been made a Member <strong>of</strong> the Order<strong>of</strong> Australia for service to thedevelopment <strong>of</strong> palliative care <strong>and</strong>medicine, particularly as an advocatefor improved education <strong>of</strong> doctors <strong>and</strong>health workers in the therapeutics<strong>of</strong> palliative care.Queen’s <strong>New</strong> Year’s Honours(<strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong>)Dr Hugh Timothy Spencer has beenawarded the <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong> Order <strong>of</strong>Merit (ONZM), Queen’s <strong>New</strong> Year’sHonours for services to medicine, inparticular to anaesthesia. Dr RobertAlbert Boas has also been awarded the<strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong> Order <strong>of</strong> Merit (ONZM),Queen’s <strong>New</strong> Year’s Honours forservices to medicine, in particular painmanagement.Queen’s Birthday Honours (Australia)Three <strong>Australian</strong> Fellows were recognisedfor their contributions to anaesthesia <strong>and</strong>medical education with the award <strong>of</strong> aMember <strong>of</strong> the Order <strong>of</strong> Australia (AM)in the general division <strong>of</strong> the Queen’sBirthday honours list.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Teik Ewe Oh for service tomedicine, particularly through thedevelopment <strong>of</strong> protocols for thespecialties <strong>of</strong> anaesthesia <strong>and</strong> intensivecare, through leadership rolesin clinical <strong>and</strong> academic practice, <strong>and</strong>with pr<strong>of</strong>essional bodies.Dr Haydn Perndt for service to medicine,particularly in the field <strong>of</strong> anaesthesia,to medical education through thedesign <strong>and</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> trainingprograms for health care practitioners indeveloping countries, <strong>and</strong> to pr<strong>of</strong>essionalorganisations.Dr Lindsay Ian Worthley for service tomedical education, particularly in thearea <strong>of</strong> intensive care medicine, as aclinician, mentor <strong>and</strong> educator, <strong>and</strong>through contributions to pr<strong>of</strong>essionalassociations.Queen’s Birthday Honours(<strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong>)Dr Leona Wilson was honoured withan Officer <strong>of</strong> the <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong> Order<strong>of</strong> Merit (ONZM) in the <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong>Queen’s birthday honours list for servicesto medicine, in particular anaesthesia.Throughout <strong>2010</strong> the <strong>College</strong> continued to build ANZCA’s st<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong>contribution to public policy. Growth in the <strong>College</strong>’s policy capability overthe last three years is now reaping the rewards <strong>of</strong> hard work in the form<strong>of</strong> increasing requests for submissions <strong>and</strong> related policy developmentactivities. The level <strong>of</strong> engagement continues to increase as evidencedby ANZCA’s involvement in the array <strong>of</strong> consultations, committees <strong>and</strong>working groups that shape policy.Highlights• Increasing growth in the number <strong>of</strong>submissions, from 28 in 2009 to 44in <strong>2010</strong>.• Ongoing involvement <strong>and</strong> input into thenational registration <strong>and</strong> accreditationscheme <strong>and</strong> new Medical Board <strong>of</strong>Australia (MBA) policy development.• Coordination <strong>and</strong> referral <strong>of</strong> increasingrequests on clinical practice st<strong>and</strong>ards<strong>and</strong> related issues from Fellows <strong>and</strong>other stakeholders (150).• Development <strong>of</strong> a comprehensivecommunity representation policy forANZCA <strong>and</strong> recruitment <strong>of</strong> additionalcommunity representatives.• Review <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional documentsstatus <strong>and</strong> associated development<strong>of</strong> a policy framework, in conjunctionwith a newly appointed Director <strong>of</strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Affairs.• Increased interaction <strong>and</strong> improvedrelationship with the <strong>Australian</strong>Government Department <strong>of</strong> Health <strong>and</strong>Ageing, including doubling <strong>of</strong> SpecialistTraining Program training places inprivate hospitals <strong>and</strong> other exp<strong>and</strong>edsettings, from 13 to 25 for 2011.• Participation in the National Pain Summitin March <strong>2010</strong> <strong>and</strong> the development<strong>of</strong> supporting documents.SubmissionsThe number <strong>and</strong> diversity <strong>of</strong> submissionsprepared by ANZCA continued toincrease in <strong>2010</strong>, in response to callsfrom government <strong>and</strong> related agencies.Through the submission process ANZCAarticulated its position on issues thatimpact on trainees, Fellows, the healthsystem <strong>and</strong> broader community, drawingon the expertise available within ANZCA<strong>and</strong> the Faculty <strong>of</strong> Pain Medicine on thepractice <strong>of</strong> anaesthesia, pain medicine<strong>and</strong> related areas.During <strong>2010</strong>, ANZCA made 44submissions to bodies including the<strong>Australian</strong> Government Department<strong>of</strong> Health <strong>and</strong> Ageing, the Senate, theNational Health <strong>and</strong> Medical ResearchCouncil, the <strong>Australian</strong> Medical Council,the Medical Board <strong>of</strong> Australia <strong>and</strong> the<strong>Australian</strong> Commission for Safety <strong>and</strong>Quality in Health Care, on a variety <strong>of</strong>topics. The majority <strong>of</strong> submissions arepublicly available via ANZCA’s website,as detailed below.• Medical Board <strong>of</strong> Australia – SpecialistRegistration – Registration St<strong>and</strong>ard –December <strong>2010</strong>• <strong>Australian</strong> Commission on Safety<strong>and</strong> Quality in Health Care – Patient-Centred Care: Improving Quality <strong>and</strong>Safety by Focusing Care on Patients<strong>and</strong> Consumers – December <strong>2010</strong>• Health Quality <strong>and</strong> ComplaintsCommission – Risk Pr<strong>of</strong>iling <strong>and</strong>Doctors with Multiple Complaints– October <strong>2010</strong>• <strong>Australian</strong> Commission on Safety <strong>and</strong>Quality in Health Care – National Safety<strong>and</strong> Quality Healthcare St<strong>and</strong>ards<strong>and</strong> Their Use in a Model NationalAccreditation Scheme– October <strong>2010</strong>• <strong>Australian</strong> Commission on Safety <strong>and</strong>Quality in Health Care – ConsultationPaper on the Draft National Safety <strong>and</strong>Quality Healthcare St<strong>and</strong>ards– October <strong>2010</strong>• <strong>Australian</strong> Health Ministers’ AdvisoryCouncil – Draft National Frameworkfor Advance Care Directives– October <strong>2010</strong>• <strong>Australian</strong> Medical Council– Competence-Based MedicalEducation Consultation Paper– September <strong>2010</strong>• Health Workforce Australia – ClinicalSupervisor Support Program– September <strong>2010</strong>• Medical Board <strong>of</strong> Australia– Consultation Paper 5 – Proposalsfor Registration St<strong>and</strong>ards– August <strong>2010</strong>• Department <strong>of</strong> Health <strong>and</strong> Ageing– Medicare Funding for Whole BodyPerfusion (Cardiac Bypass) MBS Item22060 – August <strong>2010</strong>• Medical Board <strong>of</strong> Australia –Consultation Paper 4 – RegistrationSt<strong>and</strong>ard (General) <strong>and</strong> Guidelinefor Supervised Practice for LimitedRegistration – July <strong>2010</strong>• NSW Health – Conflict Resolutionin End <strong>of</strong> Life Settings – July <strong>2010</strong>• National Blood Authority – PatientBlood Management Guidelines:Module 1 – Critical Bleeding/MassiveTransfusion – May <strong>2010</strong>• National Health <strong>and</strong> Medical ResearchCouncil – National Guidance onCollaborative Maternity Care– May <strong>2010</strong>• NSW Health – NSW Public Health Bill<strong>2010</strong> – April <strong>2010</strong>• Dental Board <strong>of</strong> Australia –Consultation Paper on Codes <strong>and</strong>Guidelines – April <strong>2010</strong>10 ANZCA <strong>Annual</strong> Report <strong>2010</strong>ANZCA <strong>Annual</strong> Report <strong>2010</strong> 11
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