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

TasmaniaNew South WalesTasmanian Joint ANZCA/ASAMeeting in 2013The 2013 Tasmanian Joint ANZCA/ASA Meeting will be held fromFebruary 22-23 at The Tramsheds Function Centre, Launceston.For further enquiries, please contact: tas@anzca.edu.auAustralian Capital TerritoryWBA workshopThe ACT regional office held a workplace-based assessmentworkshop on June 9, which was attended by delegates fromhospitals in the ACT, Dubbo and Wagga Wagga.As well as providing a valuable opportunity to learn about theassessment tools required as part of the new ANZCA curriculum,the workshop gave participants a welcome opportunity to meetwith colleagues.Preparations are underway for a difficult airways workshopto be held at the Hyatt Hotel, Canberra, on August 4.Further information and registration forms will be availableon the ACT website soon.Part Zero: An Induction toAnaesthesia takes offThe 2012 Part Zero: An Induction to Anaesthesia course onMarch 10 proved a popular way to spend a quiet Saturdayafternoon. Despite clear sunny skies outside, more than 100interns, residents and registrars flocked to the Royal PrinceAlfred’s Education Centre to learn more about the excitinglife of an anaesthetic registrar.After a welcome by the NSW Regional Trainee Committee, theday kicked off with doctors Katherine Jeffrey, Simon Martel andAnand Pudipeddi reminding us what being an anaesthetic traineeis all about, and the various prestigious organisations a buddinganaesthetic trainee can join. This was followed by Dr Pat Farrellcovering “What is the College?”, Dr Simon Martel highlightingthe structure of training and the new ANZCA curriculum and DrMichael Stone’s famous exam tricks and tips lecture.Afternoon tea was followed by a presentation by Dr MichaelBonning, of Beyondblue, who covered the topic of mental healthand happiness. Dr Greg Downey discussed mentorship and DrKen Harrison, of Careflight, gave a guide to career choice (as wellas his family photo album!) Dr Greg Knoblanche rounded off theafternoon with his presentation on the ins and outs of medicolegaldefence.Despite squeezing a lifetime’s worth of information into fivehours, morale remained high thanks to the entertaining andinformative lectures. The day was rounded off with a questionand answer session followed by drinks at the local. Thanks go toall the presenters, the 2011 Regional Trainee Committee, andto Tina Papadopoulos and Warren O’Harae from the NSW ANZCAoffice for all their work behind the scenes.73