Australian Society of Anaesthetists

Australian Society of Anaesthetists
Abbreviation	ASA
Formation	1934
Legal status	professional body
Purpose	Representations of Anaesthetists
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia
Region served	Australia
Website	https://www.asa.org.au/

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists is an association that seeks to further the best interests of anaesthesia and anaesthetists.

History

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) was founded in 1934 by Geoffrey Kaye. It was established as a means to exchange ideas, for the distribution of memoranda on topics of anaesthetic interests, and to conduct inquiries relating to problems in the practice of anaesthesia in Australia. Mary Burnell (then Angel) was the first female member and the secretary of the South Australian Section of the Society in 1935.^[1]

The ASA is now one of the largest and leading medical associations in Australia, delivering a range of services of the highest quality to members. Membership consists of specialist anaesthetist as well as registrar trainees and non-specialist medical practitioner anaesthetists.

Membership

Presently, the Society has over 3000 members representing a majority of Australian specialist anaesthetists. It is one of the largest medical associations in Australia. Membership consists of specialist anaesthetist as well as registrar trainees and non-specialist general medical practitioner anaesthetists.

Governance

The ASA is a governed by a seven member board of directors consisting of the current and most recent former president, treasurer, executive councillor, an independent director, and two members elected by the ASA Council. The Council consists of the same group plus a vice president as well as a number of state and territory representatives and chairs of ASA committees.^[2]

Meetings

The Society holds a National Scientific Conference annually in the southern hemisphere spring. Recent meetings have taken place in Melbourne, Darwin and Wellington. A wide variety of other meetings take place in the various states, such as educational meetings combined with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Part 0 and Part 3 meetings for junior and senior trainees respectively and rural meetings that bring together specialist and general practitioner providers of anaesthesia.

Publications

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, published by SAGE Publishing, is the official journal of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists, the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society and the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists.

Australian Anaesthetist is the Society’s membership magazine. Produced four times a year, the magazine has a different theme each issue focusing on what is happening within the Society and across the Australian anaesthetic community.

The Relative Value Guide (RVG) provides comprehensive and accurate advice on billing and assists with deciphering the Medicare and private insurance rebate systems. The RVG is available exclusively to members in hardcopy, online PDF and as an app.^[3]

Related organisations

New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists Archived 9 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

References

^ Wilson, Gwen (December 1996). "Dr Mary Taylor Burnell". Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 24 (6): 721–723. doi:10.1177/0310057X9602400618. ISSN 0310-057X.
^ "Structure and Governance". Australian Society of Anaesthetists. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "Publications". Australian Society of Anaesthetists. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

External links

[1] Wilson, Gwen (December 1996). "Dr Mary Taylor Burnell". Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 24 (6): 721–723. doi:10.1177/0310057X9602400618. ISSN 0310-057X.

[2] "Structure and Governance". Australian Society of Anaesthetists. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[3] "Publications". Australian Society of Anaesthetists. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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v t e Anesthesia and anesthesiology
Types	General Sedation Procedural sedation and analgesia Twilight anesthesia Local Continuous wound infiltration Topical Neuraxial blockade Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia Epidural anesthesia Spinal anaesthesia Nerve block Brachial plexus block Fascia iliaca block Femoral nerve block Inferior alveolar nerve block Intercostal nerve block Interpleural block Intravenous regional anesthesia Occipital nerve block Paracervical block Pudendal nerve block Retrobulbar block Sciatic nerve block Transverse abdominis plane block Total intravenous anaesthesia
Pharmacologic agents	Anticholinergics Antiemetics Butyrophenones Benzodiazepines General anesthetics Inhalational anesthetics Local anesthetics Neuromuscular-blocking drugs Opioids Sedatives
Techniques	Airway management Anesthesia provision in the US Bronchoscopy Dogliotti's principle Intravenous therapy Laryngoscopy Tracheal intubation Rapid sequence induction
Scientific principles	Blood–gas partition coefficient Concentration effect Fink effect Minimum alveolar concentration Second gas effect
Measurements	ASA physical status classification system Baricity Bispectral index Body mass index Capnography Entropy monitoring Fick principle Goldman index Guedel's classification Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring Mallampati score Neuromuscular monitoring Pain scale Thyromental distance
Instruments	Anaesthetic machine Anesthetic vaporizer Arterial catheter Bronchial blocker Double-lumen endobronchial tube Gas cylinder Laryngeal mask airway Laryngeal tube Magill forceps Relative analgesia machine Tracheal tube
Complications	Allergic reactions Anesthesia awareness Drug-induced amnesia Effects of early-life exposures to anesthesia on the brain Emergence delirium Local anesthetic toxicity Malignant hyperthermia Perioperative mortality Postanesthetic shivering Postoperative nausea and vomiting Postoperative residual curarization
Subspecialties	Cardiothoracic Critical emergency medicine Geriatric Intensive care medicine Obstetric Oral sedation dentistry Pain medicine
Professions	Anesthesiologist Anesthesiologist assistant Nurse anesthetist Operating department practitioners Certified anesthesia technician Certified anesthesia technologist Anaesthetic technician Physicians' assistant (anaesthesia)
History	ACE mixture Helsinki Declaration for Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology History of general anesthesia History of neuraxial anesthesia History of tracheal intubation
Organizations	American Association of Nurse Anesthetists American Society of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians American Society of Anesthesiologists Anaesthesia Trauma and Critical Care Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Royal College of Anaesthetists Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Australian Society of Anaesthetists International Anesthesia Research Society European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
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