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Trainee Congress 3 October 2010
For the first time the NSC social and educational program includes a day for trainees with
lunch, workshops, lectures and more!
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ASA News July edition
The July edition of the ASA News is now available to read online.
Patient Information Pain Relief - A basic Human Right
Pain seems a simple thing. It hurts. Pain is not only an unpleasant sensation. It disrupts the lives of many people ...
About Anaesthesia
Anaesthesia in Australia
If you or someone you know is shortly to undergo a medical procedure that involves anaesthesia, you can be comforted by the knowledge that there is no safer country in the world to have an anaesthetic than Australia.
Anaesthetists in Australia are amongst the world's most highly trained doctors, having spent several years undergoing specialised training in anaesthesia, pain control, resuscitation and managing medical emergencies.
You will be in safe hands. Read the patient information brochure, Anaesthesia and You, and if you have further questions about your anaesthetic please contact your anaesthetist. The All About Anaesthesia website also has a lot of information that may prove informative.
Things you should know about anaesthesia in Australia
Anaesthetists in Australia
Specialist Anaesthetist
A specialist anaesthetist in Australia has completed at least 13 years of graduate and post graduate studies, is a medical doctor and is recognised as a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.
General Practitioner (GP) Anaesthetist
A GP Anaesthetist is also a medical doctor who has undertaken special training and whose maintainence of knowledge and skills complies with the requirements of either the Joint Consultative Committee on Anaesthesia or the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.
Informed Financial Consent
You should be aware of the cost of your anaesthesia before your private medical procedure. You should also be aware that Medicare and health fund rebates may not cover the entire cost of your anaesthesia. This difference between the anaesthetist's fee and your rebates is the 'gap'. The size of the 'gap' varies greatly depending on your health fund.
Wherever possible you should contact your anaesthetist to obtain an estimate of the anaesthsia fees, inlcuding Medicare item numbers, prior to your procedure.This information will allow you to enquire from your health fund about the level of benefits available to you.
For more information on Informed Financial Consent please click here.
