NZSA E-Zine - 19 May 2021

19 May 2021

President's blog

NZSA President Dr Sheila Hart

This month NZSA President Dr Sheila Hart writes about the impact and implementation of the End of Life Choice Act on anaesthetists. Read here

Dr Hart welcomes your comments: president@anaesthesia.nz

Aotearoa NZ Anaesthesia Annual Scientific Meeting 2021

Don't miss the Aotearoa New Zealand Anaesthesia ASM (27-30 October, Christchurch), co-hosted by ANZCA NZNC, NZSA and NZATS.

The ASM theme Whakaora (To Heal): Our patients, Ourselves, Our City, Our Planet and programme will challenge us to care for our patients more effectively; to look after ourselves and each other; and to consider the wider community and world we live in. We are also excited to showcase Ōtautahi Christchurch, which is evolving into such a modern, vibrant and innovative city. Explore the city pre and post the 2021 ASM https://christchurchnz.com. Paddle down the Avon, walk through the Botanical Gardens or take a ride on the zipline! More here including information about our keynote speakers including Professor Daniel Sessler from Cleveland, who is an editor of Anaesthesiology and the world's most published and cited anaesthesiologist.

NZSA Staff News

A Message From CEO, Michele Thomas

It’s been a great start to my journey here at NZSA. In the first 2 weeks of my role, I have been warmly welcomed by all members, the Executive Committee, and the amazing team here in the Office, Lynne and Rebecca. I have met with some of our key stakeholders already and will be meeting more over the coming weeks. We are starting to look at ways to increase our support of the networks and the fantastic work they are all doing and, of course, as always continually looking at how we can better support our members.

I am truly excited and privileged to join the organisation and would love to hear from you at any point if you have any ideas, comments, suggestions or have articles of interest, projects, reviews etc you’d like us to look at to share with our members via e-mail, e-zine or magazine – it's fantastic to have our members actively involved in the many capacities available in our organisation. The society is your society, a home for you to feel heard and represented, and I very much look forward to being your advocate and working in partnership with you all.

Our new Communications Manager, Kelly Moran is starting with us on 1 June - we can't wait to have her on board!

Ngā mihi nui

Interesting Reading and Listening

New ASMS Report "My employer is exhausting - Burnout in the senior medical workforce five years on" - read here.

Dr Alan Merry has recently published his book titled "Medication Safety During Anaesthesia and the Perioperative Period". You can check it out here.

Australian Anaesthesia with Dr Suzi Nou

ASA president Dr Suzi Nou is making a name for herself as podcaster extraordinaire.

Check out her latest interview with Dr Colin Baird, a candid discussion about his road to recovery from a fentanyl addiction.

https://www.audible.com/pd/Substance-use-disorder-A-personal-perspective-Podcast/B09472ZWGZ

Support your Pacific colleagues - PACT

We are very encouraged by the number of people who have signed up to help fund a Pacific anaesthesia trainee through their Masters program at the Fiji National University. Thank you!

PACT (Pacific Anaesthesia Collaborative Training) was introduced by the NZSA's Global Health Committee to support a sustainable anaesthesia workforce in the Pacific. For the equivalent of one $5 coffee per week (or more if you wish) you can help fund the entire cost of the Masters program for a Pacific trainee's education. We need more people to sign up to make this a reality for as many trainees as possible. We would appreciate you spreading the word to your colleagues.

Click here to donate. Learn more about the work of our Global Health Committee on their webpage.

Upcoming Events

For more NZ events visit the NZSA events page

For international events visit the ACE website

Sustainable Healthcare and Climate Health Aotearoa Conference 2021
This conference is being held in Wellington, with conference hubs in Auckland and Christchurch on 23-23 June 2021. Visit Otago's website for more information.

Real World Anaesthesia Course
Applications open 26 May 2021 at 12pm, for more information check out our website. It is being held in Christchurch on 1-5 November 2021.

AQUA
This year’s Annual Queenstown Update in Anaesthesia (AQUA) will be held 19-21 August. Registrations have not yet opened, however keep an eye out as AQUA books up quickly. More here.