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Perioperative medicine training resources: Starting out

The ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine is a 12 month course leading to the Graduate of the Chapter of Perioperative Medicine qualification. This guide contains resources intended to support those participating in the GChPOM course.

Learn more about the basics of the ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine.

Guide index

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Perioperative care framework

Roles in practice

Unit of study 1

Unit of study 2

Unit of study 3

Unit of study 4

Unit of study 5

Unit of study 6

Books & e-books

Other resources

Course overview

Overview of the ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine.

Overview of the ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine
Information on the course structure, modes of delivery, eligibility, and enrolment.
Chapter of Perioperative Medicine FAQs
Everything you need to know about the ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine leading to graduate of the Chapter of Perioperative Medicine, including the reasons for its development; the course structure, duration, and eligibility requirements.

Key texts

Recommended resources are listed below.

ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine handbook by Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Publication Date: May 2025 v1.3
ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine curriculum by Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Publication Date: December 2024 v1.2
Regulation 45 - ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine by Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Publication Date: May 2025 v1.2
Standards for Perioperative Medicine by Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists The purpose of this document is to articulate standards and associated indicators of quality care against which performance can be compared.
Publication Date: 2023

POM participant toolkit

Fees, dates, and resources related to the ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine.

POM participant toolkit
Fees, dates, and resources related to the ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine.

Acronyms

An updated list of common college and medical community acronyms.

Common college and medical community acronyms

Learn@ANZCA

Learn@ANZCA (formerly Networks) is the college's learning management system.

Note: Some resources located in Learn@ANZCA require that you first register before accessing.

ANZCA: Setting up SSO and MFA Everything you need to know about single-sign on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and how we're keeping your data safe.

Learn@ANZCA resources

ANZCA Course in Perioperative Medicine [Learn@ANZCA]
Scholar role support resources [Learn@ANZCA]
These resources have been developed to assist trainees meet the requirements of the revised scholar role competencies in the re-released curriculum.

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