ANZCA Bulletin June 2012 - final.pdf - Australian and New Zealand ...

NewsNew College office-bearersDr Genevieve Goulding has beenappointed ANZCA Vice-President andProfessor Ted Shipton has been appointedFPM Vice-Dean. Dr Goulding has beenChair of the Education and TrainingCommittee since 2010. She is a deputydirector in quality and safety for thedepartment of anaesthesia at the RoyalBrisbane and Women’s Hospital. Heranaesthesia interests include obstetricanaesthesia, medical education, welfareissues and patient safety. ProfessorShipton is Chair of the FPM Trainee AffairsPortfolio and Education Committee. He isClinical Director of the Pain ManagementCentre at the Canterbury District HealthBoard in Christchurch and AcademicChair of the Department of Anaesthesia,Christchurch School of Medicine at theUniversity of Otago.ANZCA accreditationANZCA representatives met theAustralian Medical Council (AMC)Assessment Committee in Melbourneon June 1 for a preliminary meetingto clarify key issues arising from boththe ANZCA and FPM submissions foraccreditation with the AMC and MedicalCouncil of New Zealand. The assessmentcommittee were satisfied with theoverall quality of the documentationand discussion centred on theimplementation of the revised curriculum,among other issues. The assessment isscheduled to begin on October 8 withsite visits to representative hospitalsacross the two countries followed bymeetings at ANZCA House during theweek beginning October 15.Overseas aid traineescholarshipDr Steven Smith, from the MaterMothers Hospital in Brisbane, has beenawarded the 2012 ANZCA Overseas AidTrainee Scholarship. Dr Smith will travelto the Vila Central Hospital in Vanuatu inAugust and September to help provideclinical anaesthesia services while localanaesthetists attend the Pacific Societyof Anaesthetists Conference. He also willhelp teach junior healthcare providersabout obstetric anaesthesia and theinvestigation of obstetric anaesthesiareferral of high-risk patients and auditprocesses. For more information aboutthe work of the Overseas Aid Committee,see page 28.An introductionto anaesthesiaNew Zealand ANZCA Fellow Dr AidanO’Donnell has written a book calledAnaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction.The book is a short introduction toanaesthesia for the lay reader and isexpected to be valuable for new-starttrainees, medical students, nurses,technicians, midwives and the generalpublic. It covers the whole spectrumof modern anaesthetic practice,including general and local anesthesia,anaesthesia for childbirth and intensivecare, as well as equipment and agents.It also provides a detailed breakdownof anaesthetic risks, side effects andcomplications. It is published by OxfordUniversity Press. More information canbe found at: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com.Vic Callanan awardThe inaugural Townsville Hospital VicCallanan Award, named after one of thepioneers of anaesthetics in Australia,has been awarded to resident medicalofficer Dr Ben Shepherd for his skillsin resuscitation. Dr Callinan steppeddown last year as the hospital’s directorof anaesthetics after 36 years in therole. The award is presented to thehospital’s best performer in simulatedresuscitation. The award was reported inthe local newspaper, the Townsville Sun.Australasian Anaesthesia(the Blue Book)The 2011 edition of the AustralasianAnaesthesia publication, more commonlyknown as the Blue Book, is now availableto download via the ANZCA website in anelectronic flipbook format. The flipbookformat enables downloading of the BlueBook direct to PC, laptop, smartphoneand tablet. The flipbook featuresnavigation and search functions to helpfind topics of interest faster, and includeszoom and full-screen modes for easeof reading.For Fellows and trainees who prefera hard copy of the publication, pleaseemail the ANZCA Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) team at cpd@anzca.edu.au, citing your ANZCA College IDnumber and full name, and a copy willbe sent to you. Any queries, pleasecontact the ANZCA CPD team oncpd@anzca.edu.au or + 61 3 9510 6299.Lifebox donationsFellows and trainees raised $46,142 atthe Perth annual scientific meeting forLifebox to provide developing countrieswith about 200 pulse oximeters. For$US250, Lifebox provides a robust pulseoximeter and educational material tohospitals in developing countries thatwill ensure safe anaesthesia and savethe lives of patients undergoing surgery.The first of the ANZCA-donated pulseoximeters will go to Papua New Guinea.For more information, see page 16.11