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Move over Shark Week, Capno Week is here. Join us to close the global capnography gap so that every anesthesia provider, no matter where they work, are equipped with a capnograph.
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WCA countdown
The World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) is less than a month away! Lifebox is off to Hong Kong with our chair and keynote speaker Atul Gawande, to join hosts (and Lifebox co-founders) the World Federation Societies of Anaesthesiologists…
Tanzania, safe surgery with safe anaesthesia
Lifebox has a long history of working with colleagues across Tanzania: from supporting anaesthesia providers with essential equipment to collaborating with international and local partners such as the Society of Anaesthesiologists of Tanzania (SATA) in delivering…
Cameroon, diaspora and safer surgery
When it comes to making global surgery safer, where in the world do you start? At home. Diaspora communities are some of the most passionate and effective agents for safe surgery and anaesthesia we’ve met, with a connection and commitment…
RCoA: Patient Safety in Perioperative Practice
For the second year running the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) has made a commitment to support our safer anaesthesia work worldwide through their annual Patient Safety in Perioperative Practice event, to be held on Wednesday 20…
The Power of Pulse Oximetry
Road traffic accidents. Congenital heart defects. Maternal mortality. Pneumonia. This is the permafrost of public health, killing tens of millions of people worldwide each year. But there’s a singular piece of medical equipment increasingly recognised as critical in the resistance. It…
Meet Dr Ed Fitzgerald
One thing we know here at Lifebox is that safe surgery means team work. Our small but mighty team is made up of colleagues from different backgrounds and specialities, all with a common goal to help make surgery safer worldwide. Introducing…
Building Safer Surgery and Anaesthesia: Reflections on Rwanda
Earlier this year our Honourary Clinical Advisor, Dr Ed Fitzgerald travelled to Rwanda to deliver essential surgical training and follow-up on Checklist and pulse oximeter use at Kibagabaga hospital. In this blog first published on our co-founder the WFSA’s …
A view from BeyondBORDERS
I have to say that the conference was an experience beyond all my expectations. I was impressed by the high quality of speakers and the perfect organization. The range of lectures, panels and workshops kept me focused all day…
Steps to Safer Surgery
Last summer in Ethiopia we launched our second step towards safer surgery worldwide: Clean Cut, a pilot programme funded by GE Foundation, targeting surgical site infection. Of course, that doesn’t mean our first step is done and dusted.
Women’s health worldwide
With over 2,000 registered delegates and a line-up of world class speakers, this is an exciting event on a subject that – woman, man, mother or child – matters to all of us: women’s health worldwide. With the majority of…
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