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ANZCA @anzca.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Professor Kate Leslie AO FAHMS, a past president of ANZCA, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA), making her the first Australian in the role. Read more about Professor Leslie’s appointment here: bit.ly/4yf4LZQ

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I’m sure I get far more smiles & waves (& road space) when I’m on the cargo bike compared to my more “normal” bikes

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Needs a few more rocks & maybe some tree roots for the full effect

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Te Aka Tauwhiro session highlight: Keeping training interesting. Get inspired to pursue interests, paths and ideas outside of clinical practice Te Aka Tauwhiro, Anaesthesia Trainee Meeting 📅 27-28 November 2026 📍 Tāhuna Queenstown Check out the full programme and register: buff.ly/axQe0To

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Applications close tomorrow! There's still time to apply. Find out more and apply now: www.anaesthesiaeducation.org.nz/application-... This Scholarship is administered by the Aotearoa NZ Anaesthetists Education Committee - a joint subcommittee of the NZSA and NZ National Committee of ANZCA.

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BWT Ritchie Scholarship applications | ANZAEC

Find out more and apply now.

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tho I think I find myself impressed by the display (& taking multiple photos) every year

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Bart Janssen @bjjanssen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the thing for me The TPU and it's associated ilk don't want Aotearoa to be an inclusive broadly socialist society And yet most folk who live here - live here precisely because we are a broadly socialist society So instead of just leaving the TPU are trying to break our society

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Brad Company @waeherebro.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

For those in the back: The total amount the New Zealand government has spent on all historical Waitangi Tribunal settlements over the last 30+ years is less than the cost of a single year of the 2024 tax cuts for Landlords.

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Our sincere thanks to the Pacific Society of Anaesthetists for welcoming the NZSA to your Annual Conference this week. Congratulations on a great meeting. E mihi nui ana mō tō mahi, thanks also to the volunteer locums whose helps made it possible for our Pacific colleagues to attend.

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SpecsChic: Show me cats! I love real specs, not perve glasses! @specschic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This CoC sure have had terrible luck with how documents are handled in their offices. Showing up mysteriously on desks, or not turning up at all.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“What can I do to lower the risk of catching it? Vaccination is recommended for everyone over the age of six months.” So making it less accessible is a serious and reprehensible act by the Government. The epidemic is on them imo. The overcrowding of hospitals and unnecessary deaths. They are Boris.

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New Zealand’s later-than-usual 2026 influenza spike, explained

Flu season has arrived late this year, and EDs are chocka. Here's what you need to know.

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

But, look, it's motonormativity in action: he views the cars as natural and the bike lane as an unwelcome intrusion, so although the big boxes of metal take up the most space, move the fastest, add to noise pollution, and create the biggest hazards, he's upset about the people on bikes

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I trust you appropriately documented every picogram

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Carl Horsley @carlhorsley.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Middlemore has always been a bellwether for the wider system. Previous ED targets had some impact due to frontline driven improvements, relatively high staff morale and supported with additional resources. These are not the conditions currently. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...

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Auckland hospital hits 'terrifying' record as patients treated in corridors

Healthcare workers say the 'broken' system is 'on the brink of collapse'.

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Came here to say that & give an up to John’s work. And here you are!

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A big week ahead - wishing all of the Trainees sitting tomorrow's written and next week's Primary written exams the very best. Waimarie pai - Good luck

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Not really that complicated, once you understand the steps. Although, like many techniques, not recomended for first use in something like this case. Minimises any overshoot. (Also ml/hr with the modelling still running is really good for teaching & illustrating the magic of TCI)

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

OK, I’ll play. A-line, peripheral norad running, remi TCI at 1-1.5, propofol set up in TCI mode but run at 100ml/hr, reducing to 50-70ml/hr @LOC (probably around 1-1.5ng effect site), 50 roc & flip the propofol pump to TCI mode at whatever target we’re at. (pre remi & tci, maybe slow sevo inhal)

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

All the big syringe & half the little one….

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

One of many advantages of real time layered diagrams for teaching - can leave out what’s not relevant right now

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

And what’s with the apparent complete lack of engagement by the surgeon. You just don’t send a junior to front this sort of thing.

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In a mirror your eyes are focusing on the object in the distance, so no real shift from looking ahead. For a screen you’ll need to refocus at the (quite close) distance to the digital mirror

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

ANZTADC, the home of WebAIRS, are hosting two webinars on using the ANZCA library's resources and performing basic literature searches. Mon 17 August & Mon 7 September, 7.30-8.30pm (NZT) Join them on Zoom: Links listed from the NZSA website here: anaesthesia.nz/events/anzta...

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

There are still spaces available at this year's Northland Regional Anaesthesia Workshop (RAW)! 📅 30 October - 1 November 📍 Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Northland Find out more: anaesthesia.nz/events/north...

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

“Mind if we just call you Andy instead?”……

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Here’s me last week, destination Hokitika, at Andersons flat at the end of the Moonlight Rd (deliberately) GPS device didn’t know about the road I’d just driven up but suggested heading on up the track…

GPS device attached to windscreen. Text reads “continue on Moonlight Walking Track”

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Susanna Stanford @susannastanford.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

One phrase in particular stayed with me, ‘In all professions, the vast majority of people want to do a good job. The question is how do you reach the arrogant, complacent and lazy? That’s the difficult bit.’ 10/

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Our CSC 2026 workshops are filling up fast! Make sure to register to attend these fantastic sessions so you don't miss out! Combined Scientific Congress 2026 (CSC26) Proudly hosted by the ASA & the NZSA 📍 Hunter Valley, NSW 📅 8–11 October 2026 Check out the full programme: csc2026.com.au/program

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

But if you’re not using low flows, more than half the volatile is just going up the chimney…

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David Clegg @delphijunkie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I think you miss my point. I will not be taking lectures on trust in government from a MP who is performing ideological moves that are the antithesis of what he is preaching.

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Don’t think it ever actually happened to me, but was a concern. Along with not getting glove powder on the plunger. (I think I still have a couple of glass syringes from my injecting-volatile-directly-into-circuit days

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Until the barrel slid onto the floor

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Glass syringes & red rubber tubing?

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Learn practical mental skills that can help you thrive during training and be efficient in your study and testing at our next webinar. With Guest Speakers, Performance Psychologists Drs Patsy and Kell Tremayne, join us, Wed August 5, 7pm. Register now [anaesthesia.nz/news/webinar22026]

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Tho a miner might have some understanding of pressure gradients in both gases & liquids

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SPANZA @spanzaorg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🎓 Workshops now open for SPANZA ANZAPS 2026! Boost your skills with hands-on paediatric anaesthesia sessions. Limited spots—book when you register or update your booking. 👉 willorganise-spanza-anzaps-2026.eventsair.site #SPANZAANZAPS26OOL

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

CSC 26 Early Bird registration ends TOMORROW - don't miss out! Book now: csc2026.com.au/ Combined Scientific Congress 2026 Proudly hosted by the ASA & NZSA. Hunter Valley, NSW 8–11 October 2026 Register before June 30th and go in the draw to win 1 of 2 ASA NSC 2027 Japan Congress Registrations!

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Specifically designed for trainees, Te Aka Tauwhiro programme offers talks from a range of Aotearoa anaesthetists and experts. Check it out [www.tauwhiro.anaesthesia.nz/program…] Early bird registration is open!

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SPANZA @spanzaorg.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📢 Abstracts now open for SPANZA ANZAPS 2026! Submit by midnight AEST, Mon 6 July 2026. Share your research & innovations in paediatric anaesthesia with peers. Don’t miss out—submit today 👉 willorganise-spanza-anzaps-2026.eventsair.site/abstract-sub... #SPANZAANZAPS26OOL

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

When I’ve been in that situation, they’ve did, “oh you’re an anaesthetist, we should use local then…”

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Taking photos is the only proper use of a phone in those seats. People sitting there head down watching videos is just rude

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New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists @thenzsa.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Early bird registration for Te Aka Tauwhiro, Aotearoa Trainee Meeting is open! The programme is designed specifically for trainees to offer valuable learning that complies with the scholar role meeting requirements. [www.tauwhiro.anaesthesia.nz/programme] 27-28 November 2026 Tāhuna, Queenstown

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

There’s always emulsified isoflurane

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

We took ABGs off each other as students. Been an absolute convert ever since…

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Ross Kennedy @rrk310.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I’m in the LA for 20G camp. Never heard a decent argument against

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