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What does the NZSA do for me?

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What does the NZSA do for me? The NZSA Executive is looking to expand, leading me to reflect further on this commonly asked, seemingly straightforward...

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Unprecedented times, again

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Over the course of this last week we have seen the absolute devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle throughout Aotearoa. Not only have a large number...

22 February 2023

Goals for the new year

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December 2022 And so, another year draws to a close. Another year in our new pandemic normal, where we redefine ‘normal’ on a weekly basis. It has bee...

13 December 2022

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Hinga atu he tētē kura, ara mai he tētē kura

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October 2022 In 2016 I felt fortunate and humbled to be offered the deputy trainee representative position on the NZ Society of Anaesthetists Executiv...

26 October 2022

Final blog – where has the time gone?

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August 2022 My final blog! Where have those two years gone? It has been a rather constrained two years as President. My first and only face-to-face AS...

President’s Blog – June 2022

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It’s Monday morning, dark, torrential rain outside. Winter has well and truly arrived. It feels hard to get out of bed, so I am writing this whilst dr...

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How do we reconcile international conferences and emissions from travel?

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I have struggled to write this month’s blog. The chatter in my head fuelling my self-doubts and the feeling of imposter syndrome (who wants to read th...

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President’s Annual Report 2021

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'Advocacy, community and education are our key areas of work as we strive to strongly represent and support you, and to promote the perioperative safe...

COVID mandates and dispelling misinformation

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My final blog of the year, and once again I find myself thinking where on earth did this year go? I have jobs on my job list from the end of last yea...

Mental ill health – how do we better support our colleagues?

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I’m looking out over the Pahia coastline writing this blog. I have been at the Cultural and Leadership Hui organised by ANZCA NZNC this weekend in Wa...