2015 AGENDA
The Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists Inc. will be held on
Date: Monday, 14 September 2015
Time: 3.30 pm
Venue: CSC Darwin, Australia - Darwin Convention Centre in Auditorium 2
3.30pm
1.
Welcome
2. Apologies
a. Tabled
3. Minutes of 2013 AGM
a. Tabled – Unconfirmed Minutes - 2014
Unconfirmed Minutes
for AGM 2014
b. Matters arising from the minutes
4. Treasurer’s Report
a. Financial Statements for NZSA for the year ended 31
Dec 2014 & Auditors Report
Financial Statements
YE 2014 & Auditors Report
b. Treasurers summary on NZSA’s financial Position tabled
c. Draft Annual Budget 2016
NZSA 2016 Draft
budget
d. Auditors confirmed
Current Auditors Crowe
Horwath (NZ) Ltd who have
completed the 2013 & 2014
Audits.
e. Change in membership fee
Treasurers Report Membership Fee
5. President’s Report, Dr Ted Hughes
a. Tabled
NZSA Presidents
Report
b. Resignation from the Executive Committee
 Graham Roper

c. Confirmation of Executives Portfolios on the
Executive Committee
 Malcolm Stuart – Treasurer
 Kathryn Hagen – Education Officer
d. Honorary Nomination – Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Feeny
e. Election of New President
 David Kibblewhite
f.
Farewell of Outgoing President
 Ted Hughes
6. Submissions to noted.
2015 Submissions
Medchart - feedback from anaesthetists on pilot in
Dunedin hospital
National Health IT
Board MOH
email
Renu Borst
Sent 24-Feb-15
Consultation Scope of Practice and Qualifications
Nurse Practitioner
Nursing Council of
New Zealand
27-Feb15
Ted
Hughes
Sent 26-Feb-15
Proposed approach to market share procurement for
hospital devices
PHARMAC
7-May15
Ted
Hughes
Sent 21-May-15
extension
Guidelines for worker safety checks - Vulnerable
Children's Act 2014
Ministry of Health
27-May15
Ted
Hughes
Submitted
Ministry of the
Environment
3-Jun-15
Ted
Hughes
Submitted
Ministry of
Defence
22-Jun15
Ted
Hughes
Submitted
Ted
Hughes /
Alan
Goodey
Submitted
Ted
Hughes
Submitted
New Zealand's proposed target on climate change
Defence White Paper
Proposed Council fees for doctors
Medical Council
of New Zealand
24-Jun15
Better data - the benefits to the profession and the
public
Medical Council
of New Zealand
26-Jul-15
PHARMAC
3-Aug-15
Ted
Hughes
Submitted
NZSA Feedback: Draft PS61 Guidelines for the
Management of Evolving Airway Obstruction:
Transition to the Can’t Intubate Can’t Oxygenate
Airway Emergency (PS61) for consultation.
ANZCA
7-Sep-15
Ted
Hughes
Submitted
NZSA Feedback: Designated Prescriber: Registered
nurses practising in primary health and specialty
teams & proposed schedule of medicines for
registered nurses working in specialist
ophthalmology teams
Nursing Council of
New Zealand
4-Sep-15
Ted
Hughes
Submitted
Naming and labelling preferences