Webinar – Scaling perioperative PBM: Practical strategies for resource-limited settings

Join us to explore practical, scalable approaches to perioperative Patient Blood Management (p-PBM) in low-resource settings, focusing on anaemia management and reducing unnecessary transfusions. This webinar forms part of a global webinar series on PBM in low-resource environments.

This project is funded through a restricted grant from the Global Health Workforce Programme, which is funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for the benefit of the UK and partner country health sectors

We will be providing simultaneous translation into Amharic during the webinar.

Tuesday, 30th September 2025
15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST/CAT | 17:00 EAT/EEST

PROGRAMME:

• Welcome & introduction, by Prof. Patricia Yazbeck and Dr. Fredy Ariza (5 min)
• Talk 1: Understanding perioperative PBM (p-PBM) and its importance in the LR setting, by Dr. Françoise Nizeyimana (12 min)
• Tak 2: Applying p-PBM in the LR setting, by Dr. Alexander Akowuah (12 min)
• Talk 3: Simple solutions to common challenges by Dr. Amos Zacharia (12 min)
• Q&A and discussion (25 min)
• Closing & certificate info (5 min)

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the core principles of p-PBM and their importance and relevance in surgical safety and quality, particularly in low-resource settings.
2. Identify common barriers to implementing PBM in low-resource environments, including infrastructure, clinical practices, and system-level limitations.
3. Apply simple, context-appropriate strategies to manage perioperative anaemia, reduce blood loss, and avoid unnecessary transfusions.
4. Recognise the value of cross-disciplinary collaboration and local leadership in scaling p-PBM programs.

CME ACCREDITATION:

The Scaling perioperative PBM: Practical strategies for resource-limited settings , 2025-09-30, United Kingdom has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 1.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association,
physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications.
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.