World Anesthesia Day
The 16th of October every year marks World Anesthesia Day-a day set aside globally to celebrate...
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International study reveals one in 10 healthcare workers involved in intubation of COVID-19 patients later report symptoms or lab-confirmed infection themselves
A study of 1,718 healthcare workers from 503 hospitals in 17 countries shows that overall, 1 in 10 healthcare workers involved in intubating seriously ill patients with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) later reports...
Read MoreWorld Patient Safety Day 2020
Last year there was a watershed moment for patient safety with a World Health Assembly resolution from the WHO Member States. The resolution was for “Global action on patient safety.” Governments, civil and patients’...
Read MoreCOVID-19 intensive care mortality falls by a third
A systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies from three continents published in the journal Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows that overall mortality of COVID-19 patients in intensive...
Read MoreCampaign for occupational wellbeing on World Anaesthesia Day 16 October
WFSA are asking anaesthesiologists around the world on Friday 16 October to take part in our World Anaesthesia Day 2020 campaign to highlight the importance of occupational wellbeing to anaesthesia. We want the global...
Read MoreEnvironment and Sustainability Statement from the Common Issues Group
The Association and its CIG partners have published a position statement on the environment and sustainability. The document outlines our priorities and includes a statement of intent. The climate emergency is a global crisis,...
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