All ASAPO Conference 2012 information will be out on 4 June. Please check back then.
Your feedback on changing drug regulations to permit Anaesthetic Technicians to administer medications under the direction of the anaesthetist is requested. (Currently Anaesthetic Technicians are permitted to administer medications under Section 18 approval from the Chief Health Officer.) A Stakeholder Feedback Form has been developed to ask targeted questions. This form needs to be filled out with reference to the Consultation Paper. Submissions close 15 June. See Memorandum
EB8: Just a reminder to all QH ATs to please make sure your postal address details are correct with HR/Payroll to ensure you get your ballot sent to your home address. Can all supervisors/managers please remind your staff? Don't forget to vote yes to us being reclassified into the Health Practitioners' Stream! Open EB8 offer.
SWAPNET:
In a recent SWAPNET meeting there was a recommendation to push for ATs to have mandatory registration. There are several anaesthetists and anaesthetic organisations who will be making submissions, including ASAPO. Perhaps now is the time to start reflecting on your professional practice and documenting any Continuing Professional Development you have undertaken. Download ASAPO's
CPD record.
Check out ASAPO's new and improved
registration process!
Download the
Continuing Professional Development Record
Read the
ASAPO President's Report for December 2011.
Read the
Minutes of ASAPO's latest
Executive Meeting in October.
Box Hill Institute of TAFE has limited places left for the 2012 commencement in the
Diploma of Paramedical Science (Anaesthesia).
More information
Important notice about accommodation for the
2012 ASAPO Conference - see
Conferences page.
Fantastic news: QLD anaesthetic technicians are being transitioned to the health practitioner stream.
See flyer
ASAPO Survey:
Do we need a new name? Click to complete the survey
ASAPO has a new postal address: PO Box 1093, Ivanhoe VIC 3079. Please update your records.
The
ASAPO Online Store is back up and running - now with a new, streamlined payments process to renew your registration. It's secure, quick and convenient so
try it now.
Check out some photos from the
National Paediatric Anaesthesia Seminar in Melbourne in June,
powerpoint presentations and photos of ASAPO Registrants at Work.
The Australasian Society of Anaesthesia Paramedical Officers (ASAPO) would like to respond to the article Advocating for Anaesthetic Nurses written by VPNG committee member published in the summer 2010 newsletter Snippets. Click here...
The VPNG has now responded... click here...
Complete our
Regulation Survey - it'll only take a minute.
Click here
Click here for the
Anaesthetic Technicians Health Training Package.
New ASAPO Registration fees: $75 (full registration), $25 (student registration).
More information
Gary Rolley from Cairns Base has taken on the role of researcher for the
National Registration Project. His role will be to survey all states and provide an accurate picture on the numbers of non-nursing Anaesthesia Assistants & Anaesthesia Technologists in Australia. Please give Gary your full support. You can contact him on:
gary_rolley@health.qld.gov.au
ASAPO registrants are compiling a
list of hospitals in Australia and New Zealand that employ anaesthetic paramedical officers, to assist those seeking jobs in the profession.
See the list here. Please send any additions to .
In order to improve
voluntary registration we have appointed an additional person to coordinate applications. The new registrar is Annie Elder:
annie.elder@awh.org.au. We expect to see an improvement in the next few months as our new system comes into play. I would like to thank all registrants for their patience on this matter. You as ASAPO registrants are very important and we apologise for any inconvenience.
Promote your Society! Open and print the
new ASAPO flyer
for your workplace.
Continuing Professional Development for Anaesthesia Paramedical Officers ...
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Members, register for the
ASAPO Bulletin Board and have your say now!
