WFSA advises PAHO’s 63rd Directing Council that the Americas cannot be prepared for emergencies or build resilient health systems without a staffed, equipped anaesthesia workforce.
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Safe surgery starts before the OR: reflections on World Patient Safety Day 2026
Every year on 17 September, World Patient Safety Day calls for global solidarity and action to make healthcare safer. The WHO theme for 2026 is Safe Care for Non-Communicable Diseases, under the slogan “Safe care for life”. It is a theme with deep implications for anaesthesia.
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WCA2026 Abstract Book is Now Available
The Abstract Book from the 19th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA2026), held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 15–19 April 2026, is now available.
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World Sepsis Day: investing in sepsis means investing in the anaesthesia workforce
This World Sepsis Day on 13 September, WFSA is marking the Global Sepsis Alliance’s 2026 theme — Invest in Sepsis – Save Lives — by highlighting the expertise anaesthesia professionals bring to sepsis care, and the open access educational resources WFSA makes available to support them.
WFSA Presidential Theme
WFSA Presidential Theme 2026-2028: Anaesthesiology Along the Patient Pathway
A two-year programme of activities and educational resources celebrating and exploring the many ways anaesthesiologists support and care for patients throughout their entire healthcare journey.
World Anaesthesia Day
World Anaesthesia Day 2026: 16 October
World Anaesthesia Day 2026 will celebrate how anaesthesiologists support patients before, during and beyond surgery, aligned with the WFSA Presidential Theme Anaesthesiology Along the Patient Pathway. Find out more.
Education and Training
WFSA enhances patient care worldwide by working collaboratively to create, develop and strengthen anaesthesiology education and training.
Perioperative Patient Blood Management (p-PBM)
WFSA’s Member Societies, Regional Sections and partners work together to strengthen Patient Blood Management policies and practices worldwide.
