Real World Anaesthesia Course 2025
The 2025 Real World Anaesthesia Course will be held on the Gold Coast for the first time at the Gold Coast University Hospital in Southport.
The aim of RWAC is to prepare anaesthetists for work in low- and middle-income countries (“the real world”) and a variety of humanitarian aid situations.
Applications open Monday 28 April 2025. Follow the event link above to visit the event page on the Australian Society of Anaesthetists’ website.
The course consists of a series of interactive lectures, case-based discussions, practical equipment sessions and in-theatre teaching of drawover anaesthesia. A simulation session is also planned.
Some topics include:
- Drawover equipment
- Oxygen supplies
- Ketamine and halothane
- Equipment maintenance
- Obstetric and paediatric dilemmas
- Psychological adaptation
- Ethical dilemmas
- Tropical medicine
The number of participants is limited to 24 to maximise interaction and hands-on learning. Participation in the theatre sessions will require credentialling with the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.
The course has regularly been oversubscribed in the past, so places will be allocated on several criteria in addition to timely submission of application. Successful applicants will be notified as soon as possible and given instructions on how to pay the course registration fee ($3,850 AUS)