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

ANZCA Councilmeeting reportApril 2012Report following the Council meetingof the Australian and New ZealandCollege of Anaesthetists held onApril 21, 2012Death of FellowsCouncil noted with regret the deathof the following Fellows:• Dr Harold John White (NSW)FANZCA 1992, FFARACS 1967• Dr Maurice John Brookes (NSW)FANZCA 1992, FFARACS 1968• Dr Ronald Ernest Thiel (Qld)FANZCA 1992, FFARACS 1966College honours and awards• Dr Leona Wilson has been appointedchair of the New Zealand PerioperativeMortality Review Committee.• Dr Andrew Kenneth Bacon has beenawarded the Ambulance Service Medal(ASM), Victorian Ambulance Service,in the 2012 Australia Day Honours List.Education and TrainingANZCA curriculum project: Councilapproved in principle a preliminary draftof the ANZCA Handbook for Trainingand Accreditation, which will now becirculated for wider consultation. Afurther draft of Regulation 37 “Trainingin anaesthesia leading to FANZCA, andaccreditation of facilities to deliver thiscurriculum” was also approved. Copies ofboth documents will be presented to Junemeetings of the Education and TrainingCommittee and the council for approval.Training program in Hong Kong,Malaysia and Singapore: In light ofthe achievement of the original purposefor training in Hong Kong, Malaysiaand Singapore being fulfilled withthe development of internationallyrecognised training programs andqualifications in each country, the ANZCACouncil decided not to implement the 2013curriculum in Hong Kong, Malaysia andSingapore.Trainees registered on April 21, 2012,will be supported to complete the currenttraining program within a reasonabletimeframe, with provisions for thesetrainees to be developed in consultationwith the regional training committeesof Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.Support for and privileges of existingFellows will continue. The council willwork with anaesthesia leaders in HongKong, Singapore and Malaysia to shapea new collaboration that builds on ourshared history and supports our sharedobjectives over coming decades. Moreinformation is available as a link fromthe front page of the College website.EMAC Course Subcommittee: Councilapproved the formation of an EMACCourse Subcommittee, which willoversee the accreditation of simulationcentres for EMAC and provide advice tothe Education and Training Committeeand the ANZCA Council on traineeaccess to EMAC courses. In line with thisdecision, terms of reference have beendeveloped for the subcommittee andRegulation 2 will be amended to reflectthe disbandment of the CoursesWorking Group.Training Accreditation Inspectors:Council supported the development ofa formal process for the appointment oftraining accreditation inspectors whoare not councillors or members of theTraining Accreditation Committee. Theywill be appointed for three-year termsand eligible for re-appointment threetimes (a maximum of 12 years). Theprocess for appointments is outlined inthe terms of reference for ANZCA TrainingAccreditation Inspectors.Training Accreditation Committee(TAC) 2013 Working Group: Councilapproved the establishment of anadvisory body to review the changes andthe implications for accreditation and tomake recommendations to the TrainingAccreditation Committee about necessarychanges. Terms of reference have beendeveloped to assist in this process.Time limits for recognition ofoutstanding AVT forms: A time limit ofMay 31, 2012 has been placed on receiptof outstanding approved vocationaltraining forms for training completedin 2009 or before. Trainees who do notsubmit relevant documentation by thisdate will lose accredited time for therelevant training terms. This is beingcommunicated to individual traineesand their supervisors of training.Dr Lisa Akelisi-Yockopua was supportedto attend the 2012 ASM in Perth from theANZCA scholarship fund.Papua New Guinea: ANZCA will providethe best medical student with a certificateand $100, the best diploma of anaesthesiawith a certificate and $400, and the bestMMed student with the Professor GarryPhillips Prize in the form of a medaland $500.Fellowship AffairsNew Fellows Conference: Councilapproved the following resolutions:(a) That new Fellows who attend theNew Fellows Conference are eligiblewithin five years of fellowship.(b) New Fellows will receive financialsupport to present at one annualscientific meeting only.(c) That the above recommendations areimplemented from 2013 onwards.(d) That new Fellow representativeswill be required to report back totheir respective regional/nationalcommittees, by writing a report onthe New Fellows Conference andpresenting it to the regional ornational committee.Annual scientific meetings2018 ASM: Canberra will host the 2018Annual Scientific Meeting, to take placeat the National Convention Centre fromFriday May 4 to Wednesday May 9, 2018.2014 ASM: Due to the redevelopment ofthe Sydney Convention Centre, the 2014ASM will be relocated to Singapore andwill be a co-located meeting with theRoyal Australasian College of SurgeonsAnnual Scientific Congress from MondayMay 5 to Friday May 9, 2014. Dr NicolePhillips will be the convenor of the 2014Annual Scientific Meeting and Dr TimothyMcCulloch the scientific convenor.Internal AffairsAppointment of externalrepresentatives: Council approved thefollowing appointments:• Dr Rowan Thomas – ANZCArepresentative to the StandardsAustralia IT-014-13 Clinical DecisionSupport Sub-Committee.• Dr Phoebe Mainland – ANZCArepresentative to the StandardsAustralia mirror committee for ISOTC 210 (Quality Management andcorresponding general aspects formedical devices).• Professor Kate Leslie – Health WorkforceAustralia – Expert reference groupfor the expanding workforce scopeinitiative: advanced practitioners inendoscopy nursing78 ANZCA Bulletin June 2012