Pain Management Committee
The Pain Management Committee provides support, training, and education for anaesthesia practitioners (both medical and non-medical) who specialise or have a special interest in pain management (acute, chronic, and cancer), with a particular focus on resource-constrained settings.
Key Committee Aims:
- Develop educational and training materials in Pain Management.
- Support and develop WFSA publications and educational activity covering Pain Management.
- Ensure WFSA guidelines and standards relevant to Pain Management are appropriate.
- Seek funding and other support for WFSA’s activities related to Pain Management and work to expand those activities.
2024-2026 Pain Management Committee Activities
Resources
Members of the Pain Management Committee:
Chair | |
Sean Chetty | South Africa |
Deputy Chair | |
Gauhar Afshan | Pakistan |
Africa and the Middle East | |
Anisa Bhettay | South Africa |
Arthur Polela | Zambia |
Abhijit Sukumaran Nair | Oman |
Elizabeth Ogboli Nwasor | Nigeria |
Asia | |
Fumimasa Amaya | Japan |
Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon | Thailand |
Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands | |
Ana Schwartzmann Bruno | Uruguay |
Sidonia Suazo Reyes | Honduras |
João Batista Santos Garcia | Brazil |
Onica Tiffany Higgins-Gill | Guyana |
Europe | |
Viktor Kubricht | Czech Republic |
North America | |
Jason McVicar | Canada |