ANZCA AGM Minutes 0514

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND
COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS
ABN 82 055 042 852
Minutes recording the proceedings of the
Annual General Meeting
of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
was held in Peony rooms 4404/4405/4504/4505/4506,
Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
on Wednesday May 7, 2014 at 5.30pm to 6.00pm (SGT)
Present:
Dr Lindy Roberts (President and Chair) and the following Councillors and Fellows who indicated
their attendance on the circulated register:
Prof Arthur B Baker, NSW
Dr Jane E Baker, NSW
Dr Vanessa S Beavis, NZ
Dr Charles N Bradfield, NZ
Dr James P Bradley, Qld
Dr Michael J Challis, Tas
Dr Craig J Coghlan, NSW
Dr Suzanne L Cook, Vic
Dr Alison R Corbett, WA
Dr Margaret H Cowling, SA
Dr John A Crowhurst, SA
Prof Martin D Culwick, Qld
Dr Robert O Edeson, WA
Dr Mark J Fajgman, Vic
Dr Patrick T Farrell, NSW
Dr Elizabeth M Feeney, NSW
Prof John M Gibbs, Qld
Dr Genevieve A Goulding, Qld
Dr Richard W Grutzner, Vic
Dr Edward W Hughes, NZ
Dr Simon A Jenkins, SA
Dr David M Jones, NZ
Dr Andrew J Kennedy, NSW
Dr Diana C Khursandi, Qld
Dr Judith C Killen, NSW
Dr Francis X Lah, NSW
Dr Vaughan G Laurenson, NZ
Prof Kate Leslie , Vic
Dr Simon R Martel, NSW
Dr David I McCuaig, Vic
Dr David R McIlroy, Vic
Dr George M Merridew, TAS
Prof Alan F Merry, NZ
Dr Rodney G Mitchell, SA
Assoc Prof Brendan J Moore, Qld
Dr Craig A Morgan, Vic
Dr Michelle J Mulligan, NSW
Dr Daniel T Orr, NSW
Dr Ashley N Pollock, NZ
Prof Anthony W Quail, NSW
Dr Ian M Rechtman, Vic
Prof John M Russell, SA
Dr Brett E Segal, Qld
Prof Edward A Shipton, NZ
Assoc Prof Timothy G Short, NZ
Dr Derek F Snelling, NZ
Dr Gabriel Snyder, Vic
Dr Sandra M Taylor, NSW
Dr Rowan D Thomas, Vic
Dr Walter R Thompson, WA
Dr Maurice P Vialle, Tas
Dr Richard J Waldron, Tas
Dr Leona F Wilson, NZ
Dr Mark G Young, Qld
In Attendance: Ms Linda Sorrell (CEO)
Ms Anna Kleskovic (PA Council)
Apologies:
Apologies for non-attendance were received from:
Dr Christopher J Acott, SA
Dr Penelope A Briscoe, SA
Dr Troy S Browne, NZ
Dr Cameron C R Buchanan, NZ
Prof Geoffrey R Cutfield, NZ
Dr Michael J Hodgson, Tas
Dr Richard Maynard, NSW
Dr Frank X Moloney, NSW
Dr Rene G Pols, SA
Dr Richard H Riley, WA
Assoc Prof David A Scott, Vic
Dr Hilton Sheppard, Vic
Dr Natalie A Smith, NSW
Assoc Prof Kersi JTaraporewalla, Qld
Dr Jeneen K Thatcher, Qld
Dr Kerry Brandis (Qld) did not attend.
The President welcomed all in attendance to the twenty-first Annual General Meeting of the Australian and
New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.
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1.
CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON 5 MAY 2013
The President advised that the minutes of the last annual general meeting held on 5 May 2013 had been
previously circulated, and there being no amendment, moved that they be accepted.
Resolution
From the Chair
That the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 5 May 2013 be accepted.
Carried
2.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The President noted that her report has been published and circulated in the 2013 ANZCA Annual Report.
Much was achieved in 2013, thanks to the hard work of many dedicated Fellows, trainees and staff.
This year was the beginning of the ANZCA and FPM Strategic Plans 2013-2017 “advancing anaesthesia”
and “advancing pain medicine”, with a vision that ANZCA will be a recognized world leader in training,
education, research and in setting standards for anaesthesia and pain medicine. The President
highlighted the following key achievements over this period:
Strategic priority 1: Advance standards though training, education, accreditation and research
• A highlight was the successful launch of the new ANZCA curriculum at over 170 training sites, the
biggest College project ever undertaken and supported by the College’s new training portfolio
system (TPS), which was progressively upgraded throughout the year.
• The new integrated primary examination and upgraded examination management system were
introduced, along with Workplace-based assessments (WBAs) across Australia and New Zealand,
supported by WBA champions.
• Many new educational resources were developed including new podcasts and webinars to assist
learning.
• For ANZCA trainees in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, a new training handbook and regulation
were developed.
• The Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) worked hard on its curriculum redesign project, due for roll-out
in 2015.
• The Melbourne ASM attracted more than 2000 delegates and the College held 17 combined
regional CME meetings in Australia, the New Zealand Anaesthesia ASM in Dunedin, six special
interest group meetings and the FPM spring meeting.
• The College allocated competitive research grants worth nearly $A1.2 million, Australasian
Anaesthesia (the “Blue Book”) was again published and the Electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes
Collaboration pilot took place.
• The College developed and revised many professional documents, including a statement on roles
anaesthesia and perioperative care, distributed critical safety alerts in the College’s publications
and supported the incident monitoring system WebAIRS (with the anaesthesia societies).
Strategic priority 2: Build engagement, ownership and unity
• Workforce is one of the most significant current issues facing our countries and especially our new
Fellows. The College conducted the inaugural graduate outcome survey and developed a workforce
action plan focused on collecting high quality data, advocacy with government and other decisionmakers, and communicating this work to Fellows and trainees.
• ANZCA CEO, Ms Linda Sorrell, visited 14 hospitals with regional and national committee chairs.
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The College undertook the Fellows CPD survey, which guided development of the 2014
ANZCA/FPM CPD standard and program, streamlined by a new user-friendly CPD portfolio system,
accessible on any device and allowing automatic data entry when registering for an ANZCA/FPM
conference.
Regulatory bodies are making it clear that revalidation (already a fact of life in the UK, USA and
Canada) is on the agenda for Australia and New Zealand and the College is actively engaged in
these discussions.
Improving resources for Fellows and trainees has been a focus. This includes the online library
project, new online “flipbook” style access to the ANZCA Bulletin, and the College Conversations
CD.
The web-based My ANZCA portal that includes online event registration, subscription payment and
Foundation donations was introduced.
The New Zealand Anaesthesia Education Committee (NZAEC) website was developed.
The College developed the FFPMANZCA logo for Fellows’ professional use and the FPM New
Zealand National Committee was established.
The Geoffrey Kaye Symposium of Anaesthetic history was held and the new History and Heritage
Expert Reference Panel was created. Three more web-based “Anaesthesia Stories” were also
recorded.
Strategic priority 3: Develop and maintain strong external relationships
• Building relationships with government remains a key goal and will remain so in 2014. In New
Zealand, ANZCA hosted a function attended by the Minister of Health. More than 60 submissions
were made to government authorities in Australia and New Zealand. The College continues its
collaborative engagement through the committee of presidents of medical colleges (Australia) and
the council of medical colleges (New Zealand).
• The College re-launched National Anaesthesia Day, which was highly successful, resulting in strong
support from Fellows and hospitals. The day was informed by a community survey that highlighted
the need for more public education about anaesthesia and anaesthetists. Web-based, printable
patient information sheets were also introduced.
• Pro-active media activity resulted in hundreds of media reports reaching a combined audience of
millions on National Anaesthesia Day, during the ASM and to promote other College activities.
• Fifteen countries now participate in the essential pain management (EPM) program which has
attracted private funding. The College now has an EPM Sub-Committee, a web presence and a
regular newsletter.
• Initiatives to “close the gap” for indigenous communities include nine podcasts, medical student
mentoring and collaboration with the RACS Rural Health Continuing Education (RHCE) indigenous
health portal project.
Strategic priority 4: Ensure ANZCA is a sustainable organisation
• In 2013, ANZCA introduced a framework for recognising Fellow and trainee contributions.
• Business processes have been improved, including project management, financial reporting to
ANZCA Council, performance appraisal processes, Lean Six Sigma managerial training, an
information management/information technology roadmap, greater trans-Tasman collaboration,
and Work Health Safety management.
• The Green Committee has been re-established and a staff recognition program introduced with
career milestones recognised and staff excellence awards held.
• Educational committees and the Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine Foundation were restructured,
introducing a Board of Governors for more effective fundraising.
• The Council continues to closely monitor use of College resources to ensure maximum value in
supporting Fellows and trainees to deliver safe and high quality patient care.
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The President acknowledged the numerous contributions of dedicated and enthusiastic Fellows and
trainees to the College and the Faculty of Pain Medicine over the past year. The ANZCA Council was
also thanked for their leadership and support. The tireless work of CEO Linda Sorrell and her hardworking staff was acknowledged.
Resolution
From the Chair
That the President’s report be accepted.
Carried
There were no questions of the President.
3.
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS AND AUDITOR’S REPORT
It was noted that the financial statements and the Honorary Treasurer’s report, have been published and
circulated in the 2013 ANZCA Annual Report. The Honorary Treasurer, Dr Michelle Mulligan highlighted the
following key items from her report and stated that all figures were in Australian dollars.
ANZCA finished 2013 in a sound financial position with net assets of $27.218m, no debt and the ability to
pay debts as and when they fall due. This is an increase of $3.185m from the position of the end of 2012.
Although a reduction in operational surplus was expected due to the affects in the change in delivery of
services for the implementation of the revised curriculum and the improved services to Fellows, the
operations for the College produced a surplus of $1.068m due to tight financial management. It is important
to note that the College must make a surplus in order to pay for capital projects, such as the new curriculum
and the online CPD resources.
Although in 2013 the investments markets world-wide continued to display a high level of volatility, the
College’s investments delivered a higher than budgeted return. The investments accumulated funds are the
result of proven financial management over a number of years. The overall investment portfolio delivered a
positive return of $1.957m compared to the positive return of $1.558m in 2012.
Over the year, the net assets of the college increased in line with this surplus to $27.218m compared with
$24.003m at the end of 2012. This net asset position reflects that the College is financially strong, secure
and is well positioned to enjoy any future economic conditions.
The ANZCA Council is committed to maintaining a direction to ensure financial sustainability that will allow
it to take up opportunities and to invest wisely in the future. The adopted budget for 2013 does not
forecast an outcome that will match this year, however a better than budgeted result can be achieved
through effective management of the College’s resources, through tight controls on all discretionary
expenditure and raising higher than budgeted revenue.
The Honorary Treasurer extended her thanks to all the staff at the College, and in particular, the Finance
Department led by General Manager Ms Galina Fidler and CEO Ms Linda Sorrell for their tireless efforts and
diligence. Dr Mulligan also acknowledged the extraordinary efforts of the Councillors and wished the new
Council well.
The President moved that the financial statements and auditor’s report for the period ended 31st December
2013 be received and adopted.
Resolution
From the Chair
That the Balance Sheet, Income and Expenditure Account and Auditor's Report for the period ended
31st December 2013 be received and adopted.
Carried
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4.
DECLARATION OF THE POLLS
4.1
2014 ANZCA Council Election
The President noted that there were five vacancies on the ANZCA Council and five nominations were
received. Standing Councillors Prof Alan Merry (NZ) and Assoc Prof David Scott (Vic) were re-elected. The
President welcomed Dr Simon Jenkins (SA), Dr Michael Sean McManus (Qld) and Dr Rowan Thomas (Vic),
elected unopposed to Council and replacing retiring Councillors.
The President acknowledged the valuable contributions made by retiring Councillors Dr Kerry Brandis (Qld),
former President Prof Kate Leslie (Vic), Dr Michelle Mulligan (NSW), Dr Brendan Moore (outgoing FPM
Dean) and Dr Gabriel Snyder (outgoing New Fellow Councillor) during their time on Council.
4.1
2014 ANZCA New Fellow Councillor Election
Four nominations for the position New Fellow to College Council were received by close of
nominations. The following details the ballot results for the 2014 New Fellow Councillor election:
POSITION ON BALLOT
1
COGHLAN, CRAIG
2
MA, SCOTT
3
SEGAL, BRETT
4
SIDHU, NAVDEEP
TOTAL VOTES COUNTED
VOTES COUNTED
33
26
24
22
105
Envelopes Received
Less Invalid Envelopes
Ballots Received
Less Invalid Ballots
TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED
126
21
105
105
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN OF BALLOTS
REGION
ACT
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
New Zealand
Hong Kong
Malaysia/Singapore
USA/Canada
United Kingdom
Rest of World
Ballots
Received
19
1
20
13
1
18
11
17
2
1
2
-
No. of
Fellows
Eligible to
Vote
10
176
7
108
45
12
146
61
77
27
12
4
8
3
%
Voted
0%
10.79
14.28
18.51
28.88
8.33
12.32
18.03
22.07
7.41
8.33
0
25.00
0
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Others (No Address)
TOTAL
Ballots Received
Invalid Ballots
TOTAL BALLOTS COUNTED
105
105
105
696
15.08
The President moved that the Declaration of the Polls be received.
Resolution
From the Chair
That the Declaration of the election of the New Fellow Councillor be received.
Carried
5.
OTHER BUSINESS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE CEO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANZCA
CONSTITUTION
No items of other business had been received by the CEO.
The meeting was declared closed at 5.55pm (SGT).
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AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND
COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS
ABN 82 055 042 852
REGISTER OF DISCLOSED INTERESTS
This register includes standing disclosed interests, for example, employment at training facilities accredited by
ANZCA and involvement with organisations of relevance to ANZCA. Interests that arise from time to time, for
example, in relation to individual Fellows or trainees, grant applications or accreditation of new facilities, will be
minuted.
Name of Member
Declared interest
Date
declared
08/06/2012
Date finishing
Dr Vanessa Beavis
(Councillor)
Employed at the Auckland District Health Board as the
Director, Perioperative Service & Clinical Support
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of
Medical and Health Sciences at the Auckland
University
08/06/2012
Ongoing
Prof Barry Baker
(Executive DPA)
Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney
21/10/2011
Ongoing
Editorial Board, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Journal
21/10/2011
Ongoing
Dr Kerry Brandis
(Councillor)
Employed by Queensland Health, Gold Coast Health
Services District
22/09/2011
Ongoing
Dr Patrick Farrell
(Councillor)
Director Anaesthesia John Hunter Hospital Newcastle
19/11/2011
Ongoing
Dr Ross Freebairn
(CICM President)
Medical Director Intensive Care Services &
Clinical Director, Acute Services, Hawke’s
Bay Hospital, Hawke’s Bay District Health
Board Hastings, New Zealand.
· Medical Director & Trustee, Hawke’s Bay
Rescue Helicopter Trust.
· Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer,
Department of Anaesthesiology, School of
Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health
Sciences University of Auckland.
· Associate Editor, Critical Care and Shock.
· Editorial Board member, Intensive Care
Monitor.
· Council Member, (Australia and New Zealand
representative) Asian Pacific Association of
Critical Care Medicine.
· Member, Steering group, BASIC Course
15/08/2013
Ongoing
Dr Genevieve
Goulding
(ANZCA Vice
Deputy Director, Quality & safety, Dept of
Anaesthesia, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital
18/10/2011
Ongoing
Ongoing
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President)
Senior lecturer, University of Queensland
18/10/2011
Ongoing
Prof Michael Grigg
(RACS Vice President)
TBA
Dr Richard Grutzner
(ASA President)
President Australian Society of Anaesthetists,
Edgecliff, New South Wales
Member Victorian Anaesthetic Group, Glen Iris,
Victoria
Past Medical Advisory Board Member Invivo
15/07/2013
Ongoing
A/Prof Michael
Hollands (RACS
President)
President and Chairman Council and Executive
Committee of RACS
10/07/2013
Ongoing
Chairman-elect Committee College Presidents
10/07/2013
Ongoing
Prof Kate Leslie
(Councillor)
Staff Specialist, Royal Melbourne Hospital
21/09/2011
Ongoing
Honorary Professorial Fellow, Department of
Pharmacology, University of Melbourne
Honorary Adjunct Professor, Department of
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash
University
Director of the Australian Medical Council
21/09/2011
Ongoing
21/09/2011
Ongoing
15/02/2014
Feb 2015
Dr Candida Marane
(Trainee co-chair)
Employed at Canberra Hospital, ACT
15/02/2014
Ongoing
Prof Alan Merry
(Councillor)
Specialist anaesthetist Auckland City Hospital (cardiac
ORL and chronic pain)
Head of School of Medicine, University of Auckland.
Shareholder and director, Safer Sleep LLC (produces
automated record keeping and drug safety system for
OR and perioperative patient management.
Chair QS Committee World Federation of Societies of
Anaesthesiologists
Chair, Board, Health Quality and Safety Commission,
NZ
Director, Lifebox Foundation
• Spouse is a child psychiatrist
• Honorary Deputy Treasurer of the World Federation
of Societies of Anaesthesiologists
• Trustee of Robert and Alison Gunn’s family trust
• Director and shareholder of AF and SN Merry Ltd
• Shareholder of Anaesthesia Auckland Limited
• Shareholder of R G Gunn Limited
• Shareholder of ORL Land Limited
• Shareholder of ENT Equity Limited
• Shareholder of Dual Vent Circuit Limited
21/09/2011
Ongoing
21/09/2011
21/09/2011
Ongoing
Ongoing
22/09/2011
Ongoing
22/09/2011
Ongoing
25/2/2012
12/4/2014
Ongoing
Ongoing
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• Shareholder of Surgical Group Land Limited
• Shareholder of Surgical Group Limited
Dr Rodney Mitchell
(Councillor)
Staff Specialist, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Woodville SA
Staff Specialist The Lyell McEwin Hospital Haydown Rd
Elizabeth Vale SA
Clinical Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide School
of Medicine
21/09/2011
Ongoing
21/09/2011
Ongoing
21/09/2011
Ongoing
Dr Frank Moloney
(Councillor)
Emeritus Director of Anaesthesia, Orange Private
Hospital, NSW
10/07/2013
Ongoing
Assoc Prof Brendan
Moore (FPM Dean)
Appointments: Adjunct Assoc Prof, Centre for
Integrated Preclinical Drug Development, University
of Queensland; Axxon Health, Axxon Pain Medicine,
Axxon Research and Training, Axxon Anaesthesia
Previous research affiliations or industry funded trials:
Gallipoli Research Foundation; QRX Pharma,
Mundipharma, Astra Zenica; Medical Advisory Boards,
Education Advisory Boards or Paid Specialist
Presentor; Pfizer, Janssen Cilag
Visiting Medical Specialist; Greenslopes Private
Hospital; St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane;
Brisbane Private Hospital; Wesley Hospital; Holy Spirit
Northside Hospital
16/06/2012
Ongoing
16/06/2012
Ongoing
VMO: Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards
19/11/2011
Ongoing
Anaesthetist: Mater, Crows Nest
19/11/2011
Ongoing
Anaesthetist and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician,
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA
Dr Robert’s accountant is associated with the
Bongiorno Group.
Member of the Australian Medical Council Specialist
Education Accreditation Committee
02/10/2011
Ongoing
16/05/2013
Ongoing
16/11/2013
Until 2017
Specialist anaesthetist, Dept of Anaesthesia and
Perioperative Medicine, Auckland City Hospital
IMGS assessorMedical Council of New Zealand
Expert advisor, Office of the Health and Disability
Commissioner, NZ
Member, Clinical Practice Committee, Auckland
District Health Board, NZ
Chair, Anaesthesia Advisory Committee, MercyAscot
Hospitals Ltd. NZ
ANZCA representative, Council of Medical Colleges,
NZ
15/02/2014
Ongoing
15/02/2014
15/02/2014
Ongoing
Ongoing
15/02/2014
Ongoing
15/02/2014
Ongoing
15/02/2014
Ongoing
Dr Michelle Mulligan
(Councillor)
Dr Lindy Roberts
(ANZCA President)
Dr Nigel Robertson
(NZNC chair)
16/06/2012
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Assoc Prof David A
Scott (Councillor)
Director, Department of Anaesthesia, St. Vincent’s
Hospital Melbourne
Associate Professor (Principal Fellow),
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences;
University of Melbourne
21/09/2011
Ongoing
21/09/2011
Ongoing
Prof Ted Shipton
(Vice-Dean FPM)
Employed by the University of Otago as Head of
Department of Anaesthesia and by the Canterbury
District Health Board Pain Specialist/Clinical Director
16/11/2013
Ongoing
Dr Gabriel Snyder
(New Fellow
Councillor)
Employed at St Vincent’s Hospital
04/06/2012
Ongoing
Ms Linda Sorrell
(ANZCA CEO)
Director, Health Purchasing Victoria
09/2011
Ongoing
Dr Richard Waldron
(Councillor)
• Consultant Anaesthetist at the following:
• Calvary Hospital, Lenah Valley, TAS
• Hobart Private Hospital, Hobart, TAS
• St.John's Hospital, South Hobart, TAS
• Hobart Day Surgery Unit, Hobart, TAS
• Associate, Hobart Anaesthetic Group
• Client, JB Were (also own shares in DJW)
• Director, ilfracombe Superfund (direct share
ownership of AMP, BHP, BXB, CBA, CPU, CSL, DJW,
NAB, NCM, ORG, LLC, TLS, RIO, WES, WDC, WOW,
WPL shares)
• Director, ilfracombe Investment Property Pty Ltd
• Appointed a director of Lancet Pty Lt (Hobart
Anaesthetic Group)
29/5/2013
Ongoing
12/4/2014
Ongoing
Employed at Western Health Service
15/02/2014
Ongoing
Dr Noam Winter
(Trainee Co-chair)
Last updated 12 April 2014
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