The young advocate
What has it been like, shifting from student to junior doctor? I remember the first time I did a Caesarean section by myself. I walked in and paused at the door – because obviously I’d assisted, but I had now…
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World Pneumonia Day 2016
To mark World Pneumonia Day on 12 November we’re delighted to share an interview with consultant anaesthetist and Lifebox Research Fellow, Dr Nick Boyd, who is part of a team working to enhance the Lifebox oximeter and neonatal probe…
Lifebox at AidEx
Event Director and Founder, Nicholas Rutherford tells us more about this innovative event below. What is the concept behind AidEx, and why was the conference launched six years ago? AidEx was launched in 2011 to help the international…
Meet Dr Alexander Hannenberg
What does the Ellison Pierce lecture mean to you, and what will you be speaking about? The Ellison Pierce lecture is not only an opportunity for me to recognize one of my mentors and giants in anesthesia safety but to…
Ruth Tighe, Lifebox Fellow 2016
Although your Lifebox Fellowship at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre is just beginning, you could say your relationship with the hospital goes way back… Yes – it came about in a strange way! I read about KCMC when I was 16. …
Ben Parsons, Lifebox Fellow 2016
What was your first experience of anesthesia in a low-resource setting? I spent two months in the Solomon Islands, at the end of medical school. It was totally eye-opening because I’d done all my training around the South East of…
Jared Forrester, Lifebox Fellow 2016
What global surgery experience did you have before starting your Lifebox Fellowship? At the end of my medical school training I wanted to see what surgery was like elsewhere – my experience had only been in the United States. I…
They call him the “Checklist Advocate”
But he’s at home on a mountain bike, powering up one of Namibia’s seven giant hills. He’s at home in the kitchen with his family, while his daughter asks questions about tomato-chopping techniques. And he’s at home in the Operating…
#safersurgeryNamibia
In June, Lifebox had a chance meeting in Boston with the Namibia based Dr Leonard Kabongo. We learnt pretty quickly that when he’s involved, stuff gets done…and quickly. Just six weeks later, I was on a plane heading to the…
Meet our new Global COO
Next month Lifebox UK Executive Director Kristine Stave becomes our Global Chief Operating Officer. Kristine joined Lifebox in 2011, after several years working in Patient Safety at the World Health Organization. Time for a re-introduction… You joined Lifebox before it…
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