Webinar: PBM in practice: What are we doing in our countries and regions?
The WFSA Perioperative Patient Blood Management (p-PBM) Working Group has been actively involved in a number of initiatives aimed at promoting updated and evidence-based practices in perioperative blood management. This webinar is part of this series of activities.
Thursday, 21 May 2026
14:00 BST | 09:00 EDT | 15:00 CEST | 16:00 TRT
FACULTY:
Co-moderators:
- Dr Diana Castro Pauperio, Portugal
- Dr Mihai Stefan, Romania
Speakers:
- Dr Ina Ismiarti, Malaysia
- Dr Alexander Akowuah, Ghana
- Dr Ignacio Sarmiento, Chile
PROGRAMME:
- 14:00 – Introduction by co-moderators (5 min)
- 14:05 – Talk 1: “Translating PBM Awareness into Sustainable Clinical Systems in Southeast Asia” – Ina Ismiarti (12 min)
- 14:17 – Talk 2: “Reframing Blood Care in Resource-Limited Settings: The Role of PBM” – Alexander Akowah
- 14:29 – Talk 3: “From Scarcity to Strategy: Driving PBM Innovation in LATAM” – Ignacio Sarmiento (12 min)
- 14:41 – Q&A and discussion (19 min)
Certificates of participation will be issued within 15 business days of the webinar. Participants must attend for a minimum of 60 minutes to qualify.
If you are unable to attend the live webinar, please register anyway so that we can send you the recording.



