Billy Poulden, Dr Judy Killen Introduction: Access to high quality paediatric general anaesthesia (GA) is fundamental to the provision of surgical services in rural areas. Paediatric anaesthesia is a core competency for ANZCA trainees. Skill maintenance requires regular paediatric case exposure, collaborative practice, simulation-based...

Anisha Gandhi1, Dr Alexa Seal11. The School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia Background: Suicide continues to be a leading cause of maternal death in Australia (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2024). National guidelines for Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) emphasise the...

Patrick Lay, Stuart Lawrie, and Anthony Gray Introduction: In 2021, the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) updated its Guideline on Equipment to Manage Difficult Airways1 to address the withdrawal of multiple devices since the 2010 publication. The revision reflects the removal...

Alexandra Gee, Dr Ashraf Zaman, Professor Joseph Powell, Madhavi Pandya, Dr Walter Muskovic, Emily Holton Introduction: Diffuse gliomas are incurable primary neoplasms that originate in supportive glial cells of the central nervous system and are the most common primary brain tumours in adults. Gliomas...

Authors: Peter Sheeran1, Prof. James Charles2, Gerarda Henneken3, Brett MacCue41. JMO, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital MHLD, 2. Director, First Peoples Health Unit, Pro Vice Chancellor (Health), Griffith University, 3. Queensland Health Clinical Senate , 4. Wollongong Hospital High Risk Foot Service Introduction: Diabetic foot...

David J Hodge, Martin Newby, Harrison Hamblin, Dr Jonny Taitz & Dr Alexa Seal Introduction: Early detection of paediatric conditions such as coeliac disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), obesity, and developmental delay is critical to ensuring timely intervention and optimal long-term outcomes. In...

Timothy Morsanuto, Dr Sean Hogan, Assoc./Prof. Greg Smith, Brett Odlum Introduction: Emerging evidence suggests 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted psychotherapy (MDMA-AP) could be an effective treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Following advocacy efforts, Australia became the first country to reclassify MDMA as a controlled medicine in 2023,...

Joshua Burgmann Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is a widespread and preventable source of excess mortality in adults prescribed antipsychotic medications. Rural populations may be at an increased risk of metabolic syndrome, however the literature on rural adults with a psychiatric condition is limited. Aim: This...

Ashley McMurray, Chantelle Burl, Dr Kate Levett, Dr Ekavi Georgousopoulou Background : Ovarian cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related mortality and the second most lethal gynaecological cancer affecting Australian women. Poor prognosis for advanced ovarian cancer necessitated development of novel drug therapies...

Mr Oscar Mason1,  Dr Shannon Pike1, Dr Lucy Bindon1, A/Prof. John Preddy21. School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Rural Clinical Campus, Wagga Wagga2. Associate Professor, University of New South Wales Introduction: There is a widespread failure to meet glycaemic targets in...