Paediatric Anaesthesia Committee
The Paediatric Anaesthesia Committee provides support, training, and education for anaesthetic providers (both medical and non-medical) who care for babies and children across the world, with a particular focus on resource-poor countries.
Key Committee Aims:
- Develop educational and training materials in Paediatric Anaesthesia.
- Support and develop WFSA publications and educational activity covering Paediatric Anaesthesia.
- Ensure WFSA guidelines and standards relevant to the perioperative care of children are appropriate.
- Seek funding and other support for WFSA’s activities related to Paediatric Anaesthesia and work to expand those activities.
2024-2026 Paediatric Anaesthesia Committee Activities:
- Paediatric Anaesthesia Journal Club
- Fluid strategies in paediatric anaesthesia (31 January)
- Webinars
- Supporting SAFE Paediatrics courses
Additional Resources:
Members of the Paediatric Anaesthesia Committee:
| Chair | |
| Zehra Serpil Ustalar Ozgen | Türkiye |
| Deputy Chair | |
| Vrushali Ponde | India |
| Africa and the Middle East | |
| Olurotimi Aaron | Nigeria |
| Clover Ann Lee | South Africa |
| Marie Aouad | Lebanon |
| Mehdi Trifa | Tunisia |
| Asia | |
| Utsav Acharya | Nepal |
| Debabrata Banik | Bangladesh |
| Norifumi Kuratani | Japan |
| Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands | |
| Philippa Lane | Australia |
| Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands | |
| Maria Alejandra Echeto Cerrato | Honduras |
| Vinicius Caldeira Quintao | Brazil |
| Europe | |
| Adisa Šabanović Adilović | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| North America | |
| Desigen Reddy | Canada |
| Aarti Sharma | USA |
