Current Issues

Question 1

Current COVID-19 impact on Training

Answer 1

Clinical: reduced VOP, redeployment to other areas of hospital, unable to progress in training

Academic: cancelled ASM, cancelled courses, delayed primary exam/VIVA

Personal:
Mental: stressed, Bio: increased risk of contracting disease, Social: coping with these changes

Broader issues:
Rural areas 
PPE 
Drug shortages 
Ventilation

Question 2

What is the ANZCA Covid group?

Answer 2

COVID-19 Expert Advisory Group

Question 3

What are ANZCA strategic goals?

Answer 3

Rural Health
Indigenous Health
Changing name to anaesthesiology
Moving over to perioperative care model

Question 4

COVID-19 on clinical time?

Answer 4

need to complete 22 weeks still but can be interrupted

Question 5

COVID-19 on courses

Answer 5

need to complete ALS still but within 78 weeks of completion

Question 6

COVID-19 on WBA

Answer 6

No longer a run rate

Can opt to defer some of the non-required ones in BT if in IT

Question 7

COVID-19 on redeployment to ICU

Answer 7

can get it counted towards mandatory 11 weeks if accredited

Question 8

COVID-19 on primary exam

Answer 8

eligibility to sit needs at least 26 weeks of clinical time

Question 9

COVID-19 on CICO

Answer 9

1:1 teaching instead or even DOPS