New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists

New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists The New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists (NZSA, the Society) was established in 1948.

Our motto 'Salus Per Scientiam' ('Safety through Knowledge') refers to our patients' wellbeing and safety through our knowledge as anaesthetists.

There’s a wealth of information on the Anaesthesia FAQs page on www.myanaesthesia to help your patients understand more ...
16/02/2025

There’s a wealth of information on the Anaesthesia FAQs page on www.myanaesthesia to help your patients understand more about their anaesthetic and upcoming procedure.

Check it out, share it with your colleagues and patients:

Patient education resources from the NZSA

Trainees interested in Global Health - The GHC have two opportunities for you to get involved!Applications are open for ...
11/02/2025

Trainees interested in Global Health - The GHC have two opportunities for you to get involved!
Applications are open for 👉 a trainee rep on the NZSA's Global Health Committee & 👉 for the 2025 Trainee Grant to attend the Pacific Society of Anaesthetists' Annual Conference.

The trainee representative role on the NZSA GHC is an excellent opportunity for trainees interested in global health to become involved in projects early in their careers. As the trainee rep you would be involved in raising awareness of global health issues, supporting the work of the PACT programme, and supporting Pacific trainees based in the Pacific.
Find out more: https://anaesthesia.nz/news/join-the-ghc/

The NZSA GHC offers an annual Trainee Grant for an NZ anaesthesia trainee towards the cost of attending the Pacific Society of Anaesthetist’s Annual Conference - 18-22 August 2025. Find out more: https://anaesthesia.nz/news/ghc-trainee-grant/

Towards attending the Pacific Society of Anaesthetists Annual Meeting

There’s a patient education resource for parents and caregivers of tamariki (children) on www.myanaesthesia.nz, to help ...
07/02/2025

There’s a patient education resource for parents and caregivers of tamariki (children) on www.myanaesthesia.nz, to help them prepare their child for anaesthesia. Including:
- Who the anaesthetist is
- Preparing your child for anaesthesia: safety and how an anaesthetic is given
- After their anaesthetic
- Managing pain and more

Check it out https://anaesthesia.nz/patient-resources/resources-for-children/for-caregivers-of-tamariki-children-having-an-anaesthetic/

If your child needs to have surgery, a procedure, or tests like an MRI or CT scan, they might need […]

Volume 53 - Jan 2025 of the AIC Journal is out now.NZSA memberships that include the Journal can access the latest issue...
06/02/2025

Volume 53 - Jan 2025 of the AIC Journal is out now.
NZSA memberships that include the Journal can access the latest issue via your NZSA member dashboard, linked below. This unlocks access to all the most recent articles.

You can access the journal at any time through your NZSA member dashboard (login required). You can also set up alerts for the release of new issues or articles. Instructions on setting up alerts from the Sage Journals website are included in the same link below.

Access via your NZSA membership

Join the WFSA - World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists in celebrating International Women's Day next week w...
03/02/2025

Join the WFSA - World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists in celebrating International Women's Day next week with their webinar: Inspiring change: Women leading the future of anaesthesia and science.

NZ time - 3am, February 12. You can also register for the recording to watch at a time that suits you.

🆕 Inspiring change: Women leading the future of anaesthesia and science

Join us on this webinar led by WFSA's DEI committee on 11 February to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025.

🔷Leadership and attracting trainees
🔷Women in Anaesthesia in the Arab world
🔷Mentoring the next generation of anaesthesiologists

Register now: https://bit.ly/3EcvDmH

SPANZA (Society for Paediatric Anaesthesia in New Zealand and Australia) is hosting the inaugural NPHTI (National Pediat...
30/01/2025

SPANZA (Society for Paediatric Anaesthesia in New Zealand and Australia) is hosting the inaugural NPHTI (National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute) workshops in New Zealand and Australia.

Auckland: 14-16 November 2025
Brisbane: 1-3 November 2025

Spaces are limited to just 48 at each centre. Find out more on the event website: https://willorganise.eventsair.com/2025-nphti-workshops

These intensive workshops feature a combined lecture-demonstration-experiential training format with a developmental perspective in the use of clinical hypnosis & its empirically supported applications for children and teens with various medical & mental health conditions and challenges. Both research-based and pragmatic hypnotic interventions are taught.

Looking for some summer listening (and you can claim it as CPD too). Catch up on all recent episodes of the New Zealand ...
26/01/2025

Looking for some summer listening (and you can claim it as CPD too). Catch up on all recent episodes of the New Zealand Anaesthesia podcast including:
🎧Pain management in the intra and post operative setting
🎧WebAIRS incidents relating to GLP-1 agonists, with Dr Clayton Lam
🎧Supporting breastfeeding parents during the perioperative period, with lactation consultant and breastfeeding medicine doctor Dr Heather Johnston
🎧Trauma Informed Care, with Clinical Psychologist Dr Bex Parkes

Follow the link or search 'New Zealand Anaesthesia' on your preferred podcast platform

The podcast of the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists

The ‘Day of your planned surgery’ patient education resource shares some general information to help offer patients an i...
23/01/2025

The ‘Day of your planned surgery’ patient education resource shares some general information to help offer patients an idea of what to expect on the day of their planned surgery and it’s available in Te reo Māori and simplified Chinese too.

Check them out
English: https://anaesthesia.nz/patient-resources/resources/the-day-of-your-surgery/
Te reo Māori:https://anaesthesia.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MAO_Day-of-surgery_v1.pdf
Simplified Chinese:https://anaesthesia.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MAO_Day-of-surgery_v1.pdf

Patient education resources from the NZSA

There are a number of events lined up for the year! See what's coming up on the Events page of our website
20/01/2025

There are a number of events lined up for the year! See what's coming up on the Events page of our website

Upcoming Events | The New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists . Find out more about upcoming events.

To help ease the advanced training journey, the latest Trainee Column from the New Zealand Anaesthesia magazine sheds so...
15/01/2025

To help ease the advanced training journey, the latest Trainee Column from the New Zealand Anaesthesia magazine sheds some light on the other important aspects of your final training years that often fall in the shadow of the exam. Read on at

From the latest issue of the NZ Anaesthesia Magazine

Registration is open for the 2025 PANNZ Update Meeting in Christchurch!Saturday 24 May at the Univeristy of Otago Christ...
15/01/2025

Registration is open for the 2025 PANNZ Update Meeting in Christchurch!
Saturday 24 May at the Univeristy of Otago Christchurch Campus.

Plus workshops:
CICO Workshop - Sat 24 May, 7.30 - 9.00am, Manawa Simulation Centre
RESUS Workshop - Sat 24 May, 7.30 - 9am, Manawa Simulation Centre
EPIC Workshop - Sun 25 May, 8am - 4pm, Christchurch Hospital

Register now

Next weekTwo free evening webinars focussing on regional anaesthesia.This initiative driven by ESRA aims to promote NZ a...
13/01/2025

Next week
Two free evening webinars focussing on regional anaesthesia.
This initiative driven by ESRA aims to promote NZ and Australian anaesthetists presenting on topics relating to regional anaesthesia and acute pain.

10pm Wed 22 Jan:
- Testing the boundaries of RA – segmental thoracic spinal anaesthesia, Professor André Van Zundert, University of Queensland
- New considerations in upper limb blocks, Dr Michelle Chong, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
- Chest blocks for trauma, Dr Lora Pencheva & Gus the Pain Dog! Te Toka Tumai Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand

10pm Thu 23 Jan:
- Blocks for total knee replacement, Dr Leigh White, Sunshine Coast University Hospital
- Compartment syndrome and lower limb blocks, Dr Megan Grigg, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
- PENG blocks for hip replacements and fractures, Dr Brigid Brown, Royal Adelaide Hospital

Two free evening webinars: 10pm 22 & 23 Jan 2025

The WFSA's Annual theme for 2025 is 'Healthcare Emergencies'. Join them for their first webinar on Jan 14th at 4am - or ...
09/01/2025

The WFSA's Annual theme for 2025 is 'Healthcare Emergencies'. Join them for their first webinar on Jan 14th at 4am - or register to get the recording to watch when it suits you.

🆕 We invite you to attend the first in a series of webinars on the WFSA 2025 theme: "Anaesthesiology in Health Emergencies: Essential Emergency and Critical Care"

🗣️ Tim Baker, Karima Khalid, Rodrigo Lopez
👥 Bernd Böttiger, Zainub Jooma, Julia Weinkauf
📅14 January 2025
🕐8.3 0pm IST / 4pm CET / 3pm GMT / 10am EST / 9am CST
🔗Register here: https://bit.ly/4iLGaoJ

Thank you to all of our members, stakeholders, anaesthesia and wider health community. Your support is deeply valued. Ki...
23/12/2024

Thank you to all of our members, stakeholders, anaesthesia and wider health community. Your support is deeply valued.

Kia pai tō hararei - enjoy the holidays. We hope you find some time to refresh and relax over the break in whatever form that may be for you. And if you're working over the holidays, thank you - your mahi is appreciated.

The NZSA Office will be closed from 1pm December 24 - January 3, we'll be back on Monday 6 January 2025.

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26 Brandon Street
Wellington
6011

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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04 494 0124

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