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📸#WHA79: Dr Carolina Haylock-Loor, WFSA President, sharing the frame with Secretary of Health of Philippines Dr Teodoro Herbosa, along with Dr Grace Anne B. Herbosa and Dr Meena Nathan Cherian during the International College of Surgeons WHA side event.
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Asian Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiologists held its 2nd FLEX-6 webinar aligned with the WFSA Presidential Theme 2026–2028, focusing on the paediatric anaesthesiologist along the patient pathway in scoliosis surgery. ▶️ Watch here:
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Dr Patrick Giam, President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, delivered the WFSA statement on the Draft Global Strategy for Integrated Emergency, Critical and Operative (ECO) Care at
#WHA79
. 🔗Read the full statement:
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At the
#WHA79
side event on global pain care, Dr Carolina Haylock-Loor, President of WFSA, delivered the IASP statement calling for pain management to be embedded within integrated ECO care systems, workforce strategies, and universal health coverage. 🔗Read the full statement:
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🌍 Global leaders at
#WHA79
came together to discuss how countries can turn commitments into action for Emergency, Critical and Operative (ECO) care. 🔗 Read more:
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Co-organised by WFSA and the Ethiopian Ministry of Health
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Get WFSA updates straight to your WhatsApp 📲 🔗Join the channel here:
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Quick access to announcements, global anaesthesia news, and key updates all in one place, delivered directly to your phone.
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📌 Featured in UIA Vol. 42: “Perioperative Anaemia: When to Act, How to Treat, and Who Should Be Involved?” highlights anaemia as a common, modifiable perioperative risk linked to higher transfusion rates, complications, and mortality 🌍🩸 📖:
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📸 Moments from Geneva: Dr Balavenkatasubramanian, President-Elect, WFSA with Dr Ted Herbosa, Minister of Health, Philippines at Philippine Mission. The discussion focused on strengthening collaboration between WFSA and the Government of the Philippines in fellowships and PBM programmes.
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🇫🇷 Nouveau dans la bibliothèque virtuelle WFSA ! Tutoriel 564: Prise en charge périopératoire et considérations anesthésiques pour l’insulinome Découvrez cette nouvelle traduction française ici :
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Watch the recording of the OFFICIAL WHA SIDE EVENT 2026: From Global Strategy to Country Impact: Scaling Emergency, Critical and Operative Care 🌍 🎥:
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📌 Featured in UIA Vol. 42: this article examines how agents like tranexamic acid, fibrinogen, and PCCs reduce bleeding and improve outcomes in major surgery and trauma 🌍🩸 📖:
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✍️By: Orawan Pongraweewen , Mehdi Trifa, Ignacio Sarmiento Goldberg and Juan Jose Morales Behaine
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Watch the recording of the
#WHA79
Side Event on Advancing Medical Products Regulation in Africa. 🎥 Watch here:
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🔔2 days to go ! PBM in Practice: What Are We Doing in Our Countries and Regions? 🔗Register here:
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🗓️Thursday, 21 May 2026 ⏰14:00 BST | 09:00 EDT | 15:00 CEST | 16:00 TRT
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📸 Francis Peel and Dr Carolina Haylock-Loor from WFSA captured with Tom Bashford at the G4 Alliance reception during
#WHA79
. The G4 Alliance is advancing surgical, obstetric, trauma and anaesthesia (SOTA) care at the 79th World Health Assembly.
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It's TODAY! Join us at the OFFICIAL WHA SIDE EVENT 2026 to explore practical pathways for scaling emergency, critical and operative care 🌍 🔗 Register here:
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🗓️ 18 May 2026 (today) 🕕 18:00–19:30 CEST 📍 WHO Headquarters, Geneva 💻 Online option available
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📢Reserve your online seat before registration closes Be part of this essential conversation at the OFFICIAL WHA SIDE EVENT 2026 🌍 🔗 Register here:
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🗓️ 18 May 2026 🕕 18:00–19:30 CEST 📍 WHO Headquarters, Geneva 💻 Join online
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Join experts, policymakers and advocates at the OFFICIAL WHA SIDE EVENT 2026 to advance emergency, critical and operative care from vision to implementation 🌍 🔗Register today:
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🗓️ 18 May 2026 🕕18:00–19:30 CEST 📍WHO Headquarters, Geneva 💻Virtual access available
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Celebrating 30 years of WFSA Fellowships! 🌍 Dr Sharmila Gurung, Fellow at BART-C Paediatric Anaesthesia, Bangkok, shares how the WFSA Fellowship enhanced her clinical knowledge and practice in paediatric anaesthesia. 🔗Learn more about WFSA Fellowships:
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Global strategy is only the beginning. Join us at the OFFICIAL WHA SIDE EVENT 2026 to discuss scaling emergency, critical and operative care where it matters most: within countries 🌍 🔗 Save your spot:
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🗓️ 18 May 2026 | 🕕18:00–19:30 CEST 📍WHO HQ, Geneva 💻Available online
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⏰ DEADLINE EXTENDED ! Applications are still open for the 2026/2027 PATA Fellowship in: 📍 Abuja, Nigeria 📍 Kampala, Uganda 📍 Lusaka, Zambia 🗓️ New deadline: 30 May 2026 for all three locations. 🔗 Apply now: Abuja:
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Kampala:
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Lusaka:
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🩸Have you registered yet? PBM in Practice: What Are We Doing in Our Countries and Regions? 📅 Thursday, 21 May 2026 ⏰ 14:00 BST | 09:00 EDT | 15:00 CEST | 16:00 TRT 🔗 Register here:
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Explore global initiatives, regional insights, and evidence-based approaches.
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The Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology is supporting the global WAKE-UP Study 🌍 This international initiative explores workload, fatigue, alertness, and performance in anaesthesiology to strengthen workforce wellbeing and patient safety. 🔗Take part:
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The future of emergency, critical and operative care depends on action. Join the OFFICIAL WHA SIDE EVENT 2026 to help shape how global strategy becomes national progress 🌍 🔗 Register here:
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🗓️18 May 2026 🕕18:00–19:30 CEST 📍Geneva + Online
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📢Have you registered yet? Join us at the OFFICIAL WHA SIDE EVENT 2026 to explore solutions, collaboration and country impact 🌍 🔗 Register now:
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🗓️18 May 2026 | 🕕 18:00–19:30 CEST 📍WHO Headquarters, EB Room, Geneva 💻Also online
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🎙️Hear presenter Amy Gomes and Andy Cumpstey speak with this year’s WCA Scholars on TopMedTalk at WCA2026. 🔗:
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Featuring Drs Gabriela Queiroz Do Amaral, Emyedu Andrew, Jedniphat Intrapongpan, and Loreen Sharma.
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Be part of the OFFICIAL WHA SIDE EVENT 2026 🌍 From Global Strategy to Country Impact: Scaling Emergency, Critical and Operative Care 🔗 Register here:
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🗓️18 May 2026 | 🕕18:00–19:30 CEST 📍WHO Headquarters, EB Room, Geneva 💻Online participation available
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Join us at the OFFICIAL WHA SIDE EVENT 2026. From Global Strategy to Country Impact: Scaling Emergency, Critical and Operative Care 📅 18 May 2026 | 🕕 18:00–19:30 CEST 📍 WHO Headquarters, EB Room, Geneva 💻 Also available online 🔗 Register here:
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The WFSA Scholarship Programme offers valuable opportunities for early-career anaesthesiologists from low- and middle-income countries to attend international and regional meetings. In this moment from WCA2026, Mariam Khan, Gradian Health Systems presents certificates to WFSA Scholars.
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🩸 How is Patient Blood Management being implemented across countries and regions? Join the webinar: PBM in Practice: What Are We Doing in Our Countries and Regions? 📅 Thursday, 21 May 2026 ⏰ 14:00 BST | 09:00 EDT | 15:00 CEST | 16:00 TRT 🔗 Register here:
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🚨 Don’t miss this opportunity! Applications are still open for up to three 12-month Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowships in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 ⏳ Application deadline: 31 May 2026 🔗 Apply now:
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Start your fellowship journey in Sept/Oct 2026.
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Missed the live session? You can still catch the full conversation here 👇 Webinar: Resource-Stratified Approaches to Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Environment ▶️Watch the recording here:
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🔍 Featured in UIA Vol. 42: This article highlights how PBM is reshaping perioperative care by improving outcomes, reducing transfusions, lowering complications, and cutting costs across surgical and high-risk patients 🌍🩸 📖:
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🌍 Join
#SIMGLOBE2026
, the Global Simulation Summit, from 5-7 June 2026 at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), Bengaluru! 📍 Bengaluru, India 🗓️ 5-7 June 2026 🔗 Register now:
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⏰ Reminder: Applications are still open for the 2026/2027 PATA Fellowship in: 📍 Abuja, Nigeria 📍 Kampala, Uganda 📍 Lusaka, Zambia 🗓️ Deadline: 15 May 2026 for all three locations. 🔗Apply now: Abuja:
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Kampala:
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Lusaka:
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Don’t miss this opportunity.
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🌟 Join AORA APSA GARC India 2026 for a dynamic academic gathering focused on advancing perioperative care, expanding knowledge, and fostering professional growth. 🔗 Register now:
www.aoragarc2026.com
📍Be part of the conversation shaping the future of anaesthesia.
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👨👩👧👦 WFSA’s Dynasties series highlights families across the world where generations have dedicated their lives to anaesthesia. Do you know an anaesthesia family? Submit names, details, and photos to
[email protected]
🔗Explore the dynasties here:
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🎙️Listen to an exclusive conversation with this year’s recipients of the WFSA Blood Health Innovation Award, Vijay Anand Ismavel and Ann Miriam Devarathnam, on TopMedTalk at WCA2026. 🔗:
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🔍 Guest Editorial in UIA Vol. 42: This article explores why PBM is now a global patient safety standard, helping anaesthesiologists improve perioperative care, reduce risks, and strengthen sustainable healthcare systems 🩸🌍 ✍️By: Daniela Filipescu and Fredy Ariza 📖:
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Dr. Faye Evans, Director of Partnerships, and Prof. Walid Habre, WFSA, joined Dr. Thomas Engelhardt, Anesthetist-in-Chief at McGill University, at the IARS 2026 Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada, for the IARS/WFSA Panel on 'Challenges in Pediatric Anaesthesia', co-sponsored by WFSA.
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Today on World Hand Hygiene Day, we join WHO’s SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign in reminding health workers, health systems, and communities that
#ActionSavesLives
. 🔗Key messages:
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Clean hands. Safer care. Stronger health systems.
#WorldHandHygieneDay
#HandHygiene
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Happy World Hand Hygiene Day ! Join our webinar today: Enhancing Global Perioperative Safety: Resource-Stratified Approaches to Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Environment 🔗 Register now:
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🗓️May 5, 2026 ⏰ 15:00 BST | 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 17:00 TRT | 19:30 IST
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🔍 Guest Editorial in UIA Vol. 42: The article explores how PBM is transforming perioperative care worldwide, improving outcomes, reducing blood use, and driving major cost savings 🌍🩸 ✍️By: Dr Axel Hofmann 📖:
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Celebrating 30 years of WFSA Fellowships! 🌍 Dr Paulin Sambou, Fellow in Obstetric Anaesthesia, Marrakech, shares how the WFSA Fellowship opened new experiences. 🔗Learn more about WFSA Fellowships:
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🎉WCA2026 in Marrakech brought together 3,705 in-person participants from 132 countries, for a truly global exchange of knowledge, ideas, and collaboration in anaesthesiology. 🔗Read the full WCA2026 round up:
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#WCA2026
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🎙️Listen to Prof. Adrian W. Gelb on “Patient Safety and Essential Medicines in Anaesthesia” on the TopMedTalk podcast at WCA2026. 🔗:
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Prof. Gelb about his journey from South Africa to Canada and UCSF, and his work advancing patient safety.
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🚨 Reminder: Applications are still open! Up to three 12-month Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowships are available in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 through the University of Nairobi and WFSA. ⏳Deadline: 31 May 2026 🔗Apply now:
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Join our webinar: Enhancing Global Perioperative Safety: Resource-Stratified Approaches to Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Environment 📅 May 5, 2026 ⏰ 15:00 BST | 10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 17:00 TRT | 19:30 IST 🔗 Register here:
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Last week marked a special milestone, with the first SAFE course in Brazil 🇧🇷 Facilitated by the São Paulo State Society of Anesthesiology (SAESP), the SAFE Obstetrics course brought together anaesthesiologists from Brazil, Angola and Mozambique.
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🚨 Registration Now Open 🚨 WFSA has endorsed the 6th
#WorldSepsisCongress
Taking place April 22–23, 2026 🗓️ Join 85+ experts to explore
#sepsis
care for newborns, children, and women – from prevention to critical care, all free & online 🌍 Register now:
www.worldsepsiscongress.org
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🚨 Applications now open! The University of Nairobi, together with WFSA, is offering up to three 12-month Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowships in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪, starting Sept/Oct 2026. Deadline: 31 May 2026 ⏳ 🔗Apply now:
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