Dear ANZSCTS members, This newsletter is an update for members on the current challenges facing the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. These areas are significant, and interlinked: AMC/MCNZ accreditation RACS Governance reform Financial stability of RACS As...
Dear Members, I wish to advise that a distinguished member of the ANZSCTS, Julie Ann Mundy was awarded the Australia Day Honours ‐ Medal (AM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division (2024). On behalf of the Society we have formally written to Julie...
Dear ANZSCTS members, Happy New Year to all! As hospitals re-open elective Theatre lists and Cath Labs increase their workload we are all returning to the “coal face” (except those lucky individuals who drew the short straw and covered the Christmas New Year on call...
We wish all of our members the very best for the holiday season and a prosperous new year in 2024.
At our recent AGM the CALS-ANZ guidelines were discussed. Concerns were raised by several members about the “Australasian ANZSCTS/ANZICS guidelines on Cardiothoracic Advanced Life Support (CALS-ANZ)” published in Critical Care and Resuscitation 24(3) 5 September 2022....
About the role Provides strategic and operational leadership for Cardiothoracic Services and is responsible for ensuring the provision of specialist Cardiothoracic services of the highest possible quality. This leadership would extend beyond The Prince Charles...
Photos from the recent ANZSCTS ASM 2023 in Wellington can now be viewed on the Society Flickr page
Presented at the ASM Conference Dinner, Wellington New Zealand 11 November 2023 These 3 recipients embody the ANZSCTS President’s award. All have not only contributed to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, but also to the specialty and society. The awardees...
Below is a link to the President’s report from the ANZSCTS 34th AGM held on 10 November at Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand. Download Report
With 2 weeks to go before the Annual Scientific Meeting in Wellington New Zealand this communication will be brief! This year’s meeting is staged at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa from Thursday 9 until Saturday 11 November. As usual the ASM commences with...