Perioperative Medicine Special Interest Group

OBJECTIVE

The Perioperative Medicine SIG aims to enhance Fellows’ and trainees’ knowledge and skills in the area of perioperative medicine. Preoperative preparation and post-operative care is where significant gains can be made in better quality patient outcomes when accompanied by sound intraoperative care. Anaesthetists’ leadership in improving care of patients in the crucial 12-24 hours postoperative period is particularly important. The 2005 survey of the fellowship by the perioperative medicine taskforce showed clearly that Fellows were keen to be involved in the “medicine” of looking after patients from the time of presenting for surgery until specialist “medical” management was no longer needed. The interim executive committee of the Perioperative SIG meets regularly, usually via teleconference to discuss matters related to the group's area of interest.

ACTIVITIES

 The Perioperative Medicine Special Interest Group has launched it's first newsletter.  For access, please click on the below link

December 2011 Newsletter

EVENTS

A joint Perioperative Medicine and Acute Pain Special Interest Group meeting will take place from July 27 - 28, 2012 at the 'Byron on Byron Resort' at Byron Bay, NSW.  The theme of the meeting is 'When worlds collide: Perioperative medicine - The new specialty on the block?'  More information, please click here

In the meantime if you have any questions, please contact the conference organiser, Kirsty O'Connor on koconnor@anzca.edu.au or 038 517 5318.

RESOURCES

Annual Report 2010

MEMBERSHIP

For further information contact Ms Kirsty O'Connor on phone +61 3 8517 5318 or email koconnor@anzca.edu.au

Membership of Perioperative SIG is open to Fellows, members of the ASA and NZSA. Fellows of other Colleges, practitioners and allied health professionals are encouraged to participate as associate members.

To join the Perioperative SIG, please click here for the application form

EXECUTIVE