Looking for your next big career move? Rockhampton Hospital are eagerly seeking a Senior Staff Specialist/Staff Specialist to join their experienced Anaesthesia team, right here in the heart of Central Queensland!

Werribee Mercy Hospital is an expanding general hospital on the outskirts of Melbourne situated close to all its’ thriving amenities and attractions. We are similarly close to the regional city of Geelong and the surrounding areas of the Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road.

Congratulations to Medtronic, winners of the prize for best stand at this year’s Aotearoa NZ Anaesthesia ASM!

The Aotearoa NZ Anaesthesia ASM has wrapped up, with NZSA President Dr Jonathan Panckhurst closing the meeting. We look forward to seeing you all at next year’s ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting, in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Congratulations to all the prize winners at this year’s Aotearoa NZ Anaesthesia ASM! The John Ritchie Prize: A/Prof Ross Kennedy ANZCA Trainee Prize: Dr Sarah Tomlinson (pictured with ANZCA President Professor Dave Story) ASM Poster Prize: Dr Megan Briscoe Highly commended: Dr Wai Yan Bettina Fung

The 3SCTS Tri-Society Symposium & IACA is fast approaching – there’s still time to register! Join us for a fantastic program which includes the Leadership Summit on 21 November: a live panel discussion hosted by Mr Tony Jones, internationally acclaimed journalist. Register here: bit.ly/482jEng

They're finally here! The new editions of the much-loved "Dr Podcast Scripts" are now available online, with print copies to be available shortly: bit.ly/43XRGYk

We're underway at the Aotearoa NZ Anaesthesia ASM! ANZCA New Zealand National Committee chair Dr Rachel Dempsey welcomed guests to the meeting this morning. @thenzsa.bsky.social

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A fantastic exhibition and cultural safety learning activity from @anzca.bsky.social #geoffrey_kaye_museum @ahpraha.bsky.social

Our new online training portfolio system, #MyPortfolio, will be replacing the TPS later this month. Members of the ANZCA #Trainee Committee took it for a test drive... www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_YW...

Registrations for the 2026 ANZCA Educators Program are now live! Elevate how you educate and shape the future of anaesthesia. Join us in locations across NZ and Australia, or on zoom. Lock in your spot today: bit.ly/4oYk2K9

Full-time, fixed-term Specialist Anaesthetist positions are available at Greenlane and Auckland City Hospital in beautiful Auckland. Apply to Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora by 14 December 2025.

Nominations for the Steuart Henderson Award close 15 November! Nominate an educator who has gone above and beyond to create successful learning environments – read more about the award and how to nominate here: bit.ly/46PgulY

MyPortfolio will be replacing the ANZCA Training Portfolio System (TPS) in late November. Head to our MyPortfolio page which includes everything you need to know including demonstration videos and answers to FAQs: bit.ly/4p0WFje #AnSky

There are now > 13,000 incidents reported to @webairs.com, the largest anaesthetic incident reporting & learning database. Built by anaesthetists & supported by ANZCA, @asa-australia.bsky.social & @thenzsa.bsky.social. Join the growing community of anaesthetists making a difference: www.anztadc.net

2026 applications are now open for several financially supported places for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori senior medical students and pre-vocational doctors to attend next year's ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Auckland. #ASM26AKL More info: bit.ly/4nEZzck

Have you recently moved house, changed mobile number, or updated your email address? Make sure to log on to MyANZCA Portal and update your contact details: bit.ly/3Li9kja

Nominations for the Ray Hader Award for Pastoral Care close this Friday (7 November)! Make sure you get your nomination in for your colleague, peer or mentor who does their part to promote the welfare of anaesthetists, patients and the community: bit.ly/3WJ97rT

My journey in anaesthesia research @bjajournals.bsky.social @thermh.bsky.social @anzca.bsky.social @anzcactn.bsky.social @unimelb.bsky.social topmedtalk.libsyn.com/perioperativ...

Do you know someone who should be recognised for their compassion and their work in promoting the welfare of anaesthetists, patients and the community? Nominate them for the Dr Ray Hader Award for Pastoral Care by Friday 7 November. Find out more here: bit.ly/3WJ97rT

Flying to Auckland for the 2026 ASM? In exciting news, we’ve partnered with Air New Zealand, who are offering discounted flights from Australia and New Zealand to get you to the meeting. Find out more and get your discount code here: bit.ly/4oyhBxI

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is seeking experienced specialists to join the Department of Anaesthetics, Perioperative Medicine, and Pain Medicine.

Registrations are now open for the 2026 ANZAAG (Australian and New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group) Symposium in Queenstown, New Zealand from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 March 2026. The theme is "Off the beaten path: Updates in perioperative anaphylaxis". More: bit.ly/4nu5TDy

FPM celebrated a major milestone with the submission of the draft Australian Standards for Health Practitioner Pain Management Education to the Australian Government. A world-first collaboration setting a national benchmark for high-quality pain management education. 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/3UVoTPg

Applications for the 2026 Emerging Leaders Conference #ELC26AKL close tomorrow Thursday 23 October. If you’re thinking of applying, check out this short video from the 2026 ELC Co-convenors on why you should apply! For more info and to apply, visit bit.ly/4oTw6x0 #AnSky @anzca-fpm.bsky.social

With only 5 weeks to go, register now for the #PeriSIG25 meeting in Wellington, NZ from 27-29 Nov. This is a meeting you won't want to miss. Register here ➡️ bit.ly/43vjinn @asa-australia.bsky.social , @thenzsa.bsky.social , @healthnz.govt.nz, @racgp.bsky.social,

The Specialist Anaesthetist role will participate in providing safe, efficient and effective patient-centred anaesthetic and pain management inpatient services at a specialist level.

One of the highlights of next month’s Aotearoa NZ Anaesthesia ASM will be Nick Petrie’s CPD-eligible workshop, Resilience and Leadership: Decreasing stress as a healthcare professional. Find out more here! www.nzanaesthesia.com/workshops/ @thenzsa.bsky.social

It’s World Anaesthesia Day today. Be nice to your anaesthetist; we have all the good drugs.

🌍💉 A message from Dr Balavenkat Subramanian, Secretary of WFSA, on the occasion of World Anaesthesia Day 2025. Let’s recognise the vital role of anaesthesiologists in saving lives every day. 🙌

Happy World Anaesthesia Day to all!! I happened to have a baby via LSCS this very day 32 years ago. Looked after safely by an anaesthetist I knew I was in #SafeHands #AnSky #MedSky

Gasman… or these days gasser.

In, "It's not all bad news"

And there’s a little Kiwi twang there… safe hands nonetheless!!

Here is Dr Tanya Selak with a handy guide on how to pronounce “anaesthetist” – after all, it can be a tricky one! Happy National Anaesthesia Day everyone! #NAD25 #InSafeHands

Assist the Clinical Director in the provision, development and maintenance of high-quality services to patients requiring anaesthesia and perioperative medicine at Cairns Hospital.

Anaesthetists are among the most highly regarded and intensively trained specialist doctors on the planet. Today for National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25 we celebrated anaesthetists around Australia and New Zealand. Don’t forget to tag us in your pictures or send them to [email protected].

Having a slice of ANZCA Pres Dave Story for National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25 at ANZCA House! #InSafeHands

Anaesthesiologists from around the world show what it’s like when every second counts. 💙 This World Anaesthesia Day, we honour the unseen strength in every emergency. 🎥: youtube.com/shorts/o8apZ... #WAD2025

A career in #anaesthesia can be incredibly rewarding and is one of the most fascinating fields of medicine. It’s a diverse and dynamic discipline where everyday is different, and it offers a wide range of research and sub-specialist study opportunities. Happy National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25.

@anzca.bsky.social National Anaesthesia Day in QEII Jubilee hospital #NAD25

@anzca.bsky.social National Anaesthesia Day in QEII Jubilee Hospital #ANZCA #NAD2025

Australia and New Zealand are two of the safest places in the world to have an anaesthetic. For National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25 we spoke to our ANZCA councillors about how they reassure patients they're #InSafeHands. @anzca-fpm.bsky.social

Happy World Anaesthesia Day 🎉 Tēnā koe i āu mahi – thank you for your work To celebrate, the NZSA sent departments across the motu a little box of treats to celebrate. We hope you and your team enjoy them!

Anaesthesia is not sleep, it’s so much deeper. Today is ANZCA National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25 where each year on 16 October we celebrate the anniversary of the day in 1846 that ether anaesthetic was first demonstrated in Boston, Massachusetts. #InSafeHands @gonggasgirl.bsky.social

I’m getting up early for this. Last year I slept through National Anaesthesia Day!

Tomorrow is National Anaesthesia Day and we’re looking forward to celebrating anaesthetists around Aus and NZ. Don’t forget to tag us @anzca.bsky.social in your #NAD25 photos or send them through to [email protected]. You might be featured in the next ANZCA Bulletin! bit.ly/3J2CDW4

“We know that Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islanders, Māori and to an extent Pasifika, even in Australia and New Zealand, have worse health outcomes, and that is not right, and we as a college are doing everything that we can to address that.” – Dr Sally Ure. #InSafeHands #NAD25 More: bit.ly/43acJqc

With such a diverse discipline, anaesthetists need to have not only clinical expertise but also the ability to communicate effectively, manage anxiety, & build trust to help reassure patients. Join us to celebrate National Anaesthesia Day #NAD25 this Thursday! #insafehands #AnSky bit.ly/42lfpB8