ANZCA ASM: Emerging Leaders

At the ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting in Auckland, Kate Leslie and Andy Cumpstey discuss ANZCA's Emerging Leaders Conference (ELC), a retreat-style program held immediately before the ASM for clinicians within five years of achieving FANZCA, with allowances for career disruptions. Their guests, Dr Saana Taylor FANZCA and Dr Vik Singh FANZCA, co-conveners of this year's ELC, describe shaping this year's New Zealand-hosted ELC with an Aotearoa focus, naming it Te Herenga Matua ("the pursuit of consciousness") and emphasizing collaboration, communication, wellbeing, compassion, and equity. The program included Māori and Pacific health sessions, leadership self-reflection, and an interactive session challenging fixed leadership "styles," alongside strong mentorship and networking with senior college leaders. Highlights included the openness of delegates, relationship-building, and a keynote on leadership "outside the box." Next year's ELC will be in the Adelaide Hills, with applications opening in September. More here: https://www.anzca.edu.au/fellowship/information-for-new-fellows/emerging-leaders-conference -- The 2026 International Practicum on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing will be held at the Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst, UK, from September 16th to 18th this year. It is organised by iPOETTS , the international perioperative testing and training society. Come and join us at this premier educational event designed for clinicians, scientists, and healthcare professionals interested in sport, exercise, and perioperative medicine. This is an International Perioperative Testing and Training Society accredited event so when you attend you can get your iPOETTS accreditation, showing that you are a practitioner who has reached a high, standardized level of competence in performing and interpreting Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) for patients preparing for major surgery. Go now to http://www.ebpom.org