Library resource guides: Anaesthesia training resources: Cultural safety

Guide index

Learn@ANZCA resources

Cultural safety: First Australians (1) [Learn@ANZCA]
This is the first course in the suite of four courses developed to support RACS SIMGs, trainees and fellows on their journey to providing culturally safe environments for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

Each course is designed to be completed sequentially over a longer period of time. The content is broken into separate modules which will take around 30 minutes to complete.

Cultural safety: First Australians (2) [Learn@ANZCA]
This is the second course in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety eLearning framework. This course has been developed to support RACS IMGs, Trainees and Fellows on their journey to contributing to a more culturally safe healthcare environment.

This course builds on the learning of the Cultural safety: First Australians (1) course.

Cultural safety: First Australians (3) [Learn@ANZCA]
This is the third course in the suite of four courses developed to support Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs), trainees and fellows on their journey to providing culturally safe environments for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

This course builds on the learning of the Cultural safety: First Australians (1) and (2) courses.

ANZCA Training Program: Indigenous teaching and learning cases

The teaching and learning cases have been developed for use in conjunction with the 2013 curriculum.

Four cases (7, 8a, 8b, 9) have been specifically developed to support case-based discussions involving indigenous Australian and Maori patients.

Reconciliation Action Plan

ANZCA's Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is an important step in our reconciliation with Australia’s First Nations peoples.

Key documents

PS62(G) Position statement on cultural competence and cultural safety 2023 The purpose of this statement is as follows: 1) To articulate ANZCA’s ongoing commitment to the role and importance of cultural competence and cultural safety; 2) To promote cultural safety; and 3) To serve as a resource to assist doctors to behave in a culturally safe manner.
PS62BP Position statement on cultural competence and cultural safety Background Paper 2024
ANZCA Indigenous Health Strategy 2018-2022
Evolving ANZCA’s strategy towards Indigenous health: background paper The purpose of this paper is to provide background information to inform the evolution of ANZCA’s Indigenous health initiatives.

ANZCA resource guides

ANZCA: Indigenous Health Library Guide
This guide has been designed for anaesthetists and specialist pain physicians interested in Indigenous health to locate relevant resources on this topic, including those available through the ANZCA library.
ANZCA and FPM CPD Program Library Guide: Cultural Safety Resources
This guide contains a number of cultural safety resources that have been identified as suitable for CPD purposes.
ANZCA: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander & Māori health
Led by the Indigenous Health Committee (IHC), ANZCA is working to address inequities in Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori health through initiatives to grow and maintain the Indigenous specialist anaesthesia and pain medicine workforce; and ensure cultural safety for both patients and doctors.