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ANZCA and FPM in the news
ANZCA and FPM media coverage
Highlights since the Spring ANZCA Bulletin include:
(THE COURIER-MAIL, 18 OCTOBER) Brisbane fellow Dr Paul LeeArcher featured in aCourierMailarticle on 18 October focusing on his children’s recovery score trial which was the subject of a National Anaesthesia Day media release. TheCourier Mailinterviewed the mother ofhis first trial patient, two- year-old Zephyr. The online article was syndicated to nine other News Limited online news sites including theDaily Telegraph, theHerald Sun, theGold Coast Bulletinand theNorthern Territory News. The article reached more than 600,000 readers.
(SUN HERALD, 13 NOVEMBER) Staffing issues at Westmead Children’s Hospital in Sydney featured in a page 1 Sun Herald article on 13 November. The article referred to a letter sent by ANZCA President DrChris Cokis and CEO Nigel Fidgeon to the NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard expressing concern about a worsening staff crisis at the hospital. The college warned there were too few paediatric anaesthetists in NSW, limiting the ability to train new specialists, “leading to the chronic under-utilisation of operating theatres at a time of high demand following the COVID-19 pandemic”.
“Calming kids fears around having operations”
(RADIO NEW ZEALAND, 14 OCTOBER) New Zealand fellow, paediatric anaesthetist Dr Dean Frear from Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, was interviewed on Radio NZ Night’s flagship eveningprogram with presenter Karyn Hay on 14October about National Anaesthesia Day. The segment ran for nearly nineminutes and focused on this year’s theme of anaesthesia and children.
(ABC RADIO SUNSHINE COAST, 13 OCTOBER) FPM Dean Dr Kieran Davis was interviewed on ABC Radio Sunshine Coast’s Drive program with Annie Gaffney in an 11- minute segment on 13 October. Dr Davis discussed the highlights of the meeting and why long-COVID can have serious implications for people living with chronic pain. The program was also syndicated to other Queensland radio stations including: ABC Far North, ABC North West Qld, ABC Western Queensland, ABC Capricornia, ABC North Queensland and ABC Tropical North reaching over 120,000 listeners.
A comprehensive media digest can be found in each edition of the monthly ANZCA E-Newsletter and on the college website.
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