The Screenless Anaesthesia Monitor (SAM) developed by Dr Paul Barton has been awarded the 2019 WFSA-Fresenius Kabi Anaesthesia Innovation Award. This award identifies and supports the development of innovations that have the potential to transform the field of anaesthesia and improve patient safety worldwide.
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Innovation Award Winner 2018 RevoCap – A Revolution in Global Capnography
The recipeint of the 2018 WFSA-Fresenius Kabi Anaesthesia Innovation Awards is RevoCap: A Revolution in Global Capnography, an innovation presented by Maziar Mohsen Nourian and Dr Michael Lipnick.
How useful is Anaesthesia Tutorial of the Week (ATOTW)?
With 17,628 subscribers and over 16,000 people accessing it online every week, the WFSA Anaesthesia Tutorial of the Week (ATOTW) has become a mainstay of continued medical education for anaesthesia providers the world over.
Inaugural Primary Trauma Care course in Hyderabad
Despite the advances in imaging and medical equipment in India, the country still experiences a 30-day trauma mortality rate twice that of patients in high income countries, with high mortality rates related to self-harm, falls and road injuries.
PRESS RELEASE: Smoking greatly increases risk of complications after surgery
Tobacco smokers are at significantly higher risk than non-smokers for post-surgical complications including impaired heart and lung functions, infections and delayed or impaired wound healing.
Coronavirus – guidance for anaesthesia and perioperative care providers
WFSA is working with its global membership to curate, share and disseminate up-to-date and practical COVID-19 guidance for anaesthesia and perioperative care providers. For ease of access this information is grouped by speciality, availability of resources and language.