Delivering safe care in conflict zones requires adaptability and innovation 🏥
This #UpdateInAnaesthesia article shares lessons from recent conflicts.
Read here: lnkd.in/eaAn7MgH
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🌍 Happy International Women’s Day!
On this occasion, Dr Vojislava Neskovic reflects on how mentorship and sponsorship can help women overcome invisible barriers and advance in academic anaesthesiology.
🔗Read the full article: shorturl.at/qhX5b
👶🇳🇵 Obstetric Care in Nepal – a photo essay
At Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, obstetric, nursing, and anaesthesia teams work together to support safe childbirth in a busy, resource-limited setting.
Step inside the hospital and see how life begins: shorturl.at/fFZBj
🚨 It’s almost here!
2026’s annual theme Anaesthesiology Along the Patient Pathway goes live Thursday.
🗓 12 Mar 2026
🕖 07:00 CST | 09:00 EDT | 13:00 GMT | 14:00 CET | 18:30 IST | 20:00 ICT
Don’t miss out — register & join the conversation: shorturl.at/AtALC
🎉To mark 30 years of WFSA Fellowships, we are sharing stories from past fellows on how the experience shaped their anaesthesiology practice and the care they provide.
🔗Read Dr Helen Mbra-Mensah's story: shorturl.at/Nhrkj
Celebrating 30 years of WFSA Fellowships! 🌍
To mark the anniversary, Dr Maryrose Osazuwa, Head of PATA Fellowship and a former WFSA Fellow, shares how these fellowships build skills, strengthen programmes, and improve patient care in LMICs.
🔗Learn more about WFSA Fellowships: shorturl.at/Hgiwk
🚨 Early-career anaesthesiology researchers!
The IARS Mentored Research Awards (IMRA) offer up to $250,000 over 2 years to support promising investigators in clinical, translational, or basic science.
🗓 Apply by April 30, 2026
🔗 For more info & application: shorturl.at/aMp9Q
Relieving suffering is not optional, even in disasters 💊🌍
This #UpdateInAnaesthesia article argues that effective pain relief must be integrated into disaster response.
Read here: tinyurl.com/5bs8z59eExpl...
UIA Vol 41: shorturl.at/r3mSa
🌍75th IFMSA General Assembly — March Meeting 2026 is in full swing! Engaging discussions with Dr Vibhavari Naik, Dr Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão, and Dr Carolina Haylock-Loor.
Missed our webinar on anaesthetic management for cleft lip and palate repair?
The recording is now on YouTube ▶️
Practical tips for managing infants and children, from the WFSA Paediatric Anaesthesia Committee. Supported by Operation Smile.
🔗Watch here: shorturl.at/HNeb9
The first minutes after cardiac arrest can determine survival ❤️⏱️
This #UpdateInAnaesthesia article highlights the 2025 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines
Read here: shorturl.at/OKIg8
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🚨 Don’t miss out!
🚀 The launch of our 2026 annual theme Anaesthesiology Along the Patient Pathway is happening soon.
🗓 Thursday, 12 March 2026
🕖 07:00 CST | 09:00 EDT | 13:00 GMT | 14:00 CET | 18:30 IST | 20:00 ICT
🔗 Register now and join the conversation: shorturl.at/AtALC
This #UIA article explores the physiologically difficult airway and highlights preparation, optimisation, modified rapid sequence techniques, and tools such as video laryngoscopy to improve safety and first-pass success.
Read here: shorturl.at/zl25y
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This #UpdateInAnaesthesia article reviews evidence-based strategies for profoundly unstable patients to reduce peri-induction hypotension and improve outcomes.
Read here: shorturl.at/EOzdb
Explore UIA Vol 41: shorturl.at/r3mSa
📢 Reminder: just 2 days to go.
Join our hands-on webinar on anaesthetic management for cleft lip and palate repair in children, hosted by WFSA and supported by Operation Smile.
Register now 👉 shorturl.at/iteBr
🗓 Friday, 27 February 2025
⏰ 07:00 ET | 12:00 GMT | 14:00 EET | 17:30 IST
Clear communication saves lives 🗣️🚨
This #UpdateInAnaesthesia article explores how communication failures contribute to adverse events during emergencies and mass casualty events.
Read here: shorturl.at/DMXYH
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🚨 New ATOTW: Basic Echocardiography in the ICU Part 2 🫀
This week’s tutorial builds on Part 1, guiding you through apical four-chamber and subcostal imaging. The aim is to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding.
👉 Read it here: shorturl.at/DTrFc
Every critically ill patient has the right to life-saving care. 🌍🩺
WFSA calls for urgent action to ensure all patients receive Essential Emergency & Critical Care. Anaesthesiologists play a key role in saving lives.
🔗Read & support the Declaration: shorturl.at/U5AOu
🚀 Join us for the launch of our 2026 annual theme: Anaesthesiology Along the Patient Pathway
🗓 Thursday, 12 March 2026
🕖 07:00 CST | 09:00 EDT | 13:00 GMT | 14:00 CET | 18:30 IST | 20:00 ICT
🔗 Register now and be part of the conversation: shorturl.at/AtALC
🚑From operating theatres to system-wide emergency response
This #UpdateInAnaesthesia article highlights the role of EECC in standardising identification, stabilisation and treatment of critically ill patients worldwide.
Read here: shorturl.at/qLbOk
Explore UIA Vol 41: shorturl.at/r3mSa
📢UIA Volume 41 is out – Anaesthesiologists at the heart of health emergencies 🚑💉
From disaster response to critical care leadership, this issue shows how Anaesthesiologists step up when health systems are under pressure.
🔗Read it online: shorturl.at/MJkPI
📸Dr Cynthia Wong at the 'Best of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting' in Mumbai, India, organised by WFSA Council Member Prof. Sheila Myatra. WFSA Secretary Dr Balavenkat shares a moment with Dr Wong during the event.
Reminder: Join our hands-on webinar on anaesthetic management for cleft lip and palate repair in children, hosted by the WFSA Paediatric Anaesthesia Committee and supported by Operation Smile.
🗓 Friday, 27 Feb 2025
⏰ 07:00 ET | 12:00 GMT | 14:00 EET | 17:30 IST
Register now 👉 shorturl.at/iteBr
WFSA Annual Theme 2026: Anaesthesiology Along the Patient Pathway
From first contact to recovery, anaesthesiologists support patients at every stage.
⬇️ Download the logo pack in EN, FR, ES, and PT: shorturl.at/f1Iki
🩸 On #WorldAnemiaAwarenessDay, World Anemia Awareness highlights the invisible guardians of the operating room. 🌍✋ Anaesthesiologists from six continents share what it truly means to be trusted with patients’ lives—and why routine pre-op blood health checks are so crucial.
▶️: shorturl.at/DSU8a
🌍💪 Women anaesthesiologists from around the world will share their leadership journeys, challenges & strategies for success at #WCA2026!
Join Unapologetically Ambitious: Women in Leadership 🩺🌍
Sat 18 Apr | 08:30–10:00
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/kp8Gz
Some new entries to our Anaesthesia Dynasties 🎉
🔗Explore them: wfsahq.org/about/histor...
Know a family with a shared legacy in anaesthesiology?
Send names, key details, and photos to comms@wfsahq.org and help us celebrate them.
🩸In Ethiopia, the need for blood continues to grow while supply remains limited. Strengthening P-PBM is helping make every unit count.
📖 The WFSA Annual Report 2025 is here.
🌍Celebrate a year of advancing safe anaesthesia, global collaboration, and impact that reaches every corner of the world.
🔗Take a look at what we achieved together in 2025: shorturl.at/j62hO
🚨 New ATOTW: Basic Echocardiography in the ICU
Part 1 introduces practical skills for ICU echocardiography, including using the equipment, obtaining parasternal long & short axis views, and recognising key cardiac structures and pathologies.
👉 Read it here: shorturl.at/8WMoT
