On 17 September 2025, the WFSA will mark World Patient Safety Day with a webinar dedicated to advancing anaesthesia safety in newborn care.
Organised jointly by WFSA’s Safety & Quality, Paediatric Anaesthesia, and Obstetrics committees, the session will highlight strategies to strengthen safety in newborn anaesthesia and contribute to universal health coverage (UHC). The ultimate goal: eliminating preventable deaths among newborns and children under five.
This free webinar is open to all, and WFSA invites anaesthesiologists, healthcare professionals, and policymakers to join and share the event with colleagues who may be interested.
Faculty
Moderator
- Dr Le Shen (China) – Professor and Deputy Director, Department of Anaesthesiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; Deputy Chair, WFSA Safety and Quality Committee
Speakers
- Dr Emilia Guasch (Spain) – Obstetric Anaesthesiologist, Quirón-Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid; Chair, WFSA Obstetrics Anaesthesia Committee
- Dr Vinícius Quintão (Brazil) – Co-Responsible, Medical Residency in Anesthesiology, Universidade de São Paulo; Member, WFSA Paediatric Anaesthesia Committee
- Dr Naima Yusuf Zakaria (Tanzania) – Country Representative, SAFE Programmes; Member, WFSA Safety and Quality Committee
Programme
- Introduction by the chair
- Talk 1: The Current Landscape: Understanding the Unique Challenges of Neonatal Anaesthesia – Dr Naima Yusuf Zakaria
- Talk 2: Strategies for Strengthening Anaesthesia Safety in Newborns – Dr Vinícius Quintão
- Talk 3: Safe obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia for a safer neonatal outcome – Dr Emilia Guasch
- Q&A
Learning outcomes
By attending, participants will:
- Analyse the risks of anaesthesia for newborns using current statistics on morbidity, mortality, and adverse events.
- Identify common anaesthesia-related complications in neonates and their impact on outcomes.
- Integrate maternal and neonatal safety considerations into anaesthesia practice.
Participation details
Certificates of participation will be issued within 15 business days to those attending for at least 60 minutes. A recording will also be available via the WFSA Virtual Library after the live session.
