Why is surgery such an important aspect of women’s health? Surgery is a broad area of specialization that cuts across race, tribe and gender. But the impact of the surgical revolution on the outcome of breast cancer – the most common female cancer – has been priceless. Breast conservation has reduced negative body image issues, […]
A global survey by Lifebox – in collaboration with Smile Train and Jhpiego – has found severe lack of essential personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection prevention protocols, putting perioperative providers at risk of COVID-19 infection. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) – where most surgical procedures are essential – perioperative providers have continued to provide essential surgeries and COVID-19 […]
For the second year running the South University Anesthesiologist Assistant Program held its annual Chili Cook-Off to raise funds for Lifebox. We were keen to find out how this tasty fundraiser (which has become a firm tradition) started, so we caught up with two of the event organisers, Haley Herrington and Taylor Kiley and this […]
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of childhood death worldwide. What does that have to do with safe surgery? Nothing explicitly. But pulse oximetry monitoring is essential for oxygen therapy, a basic pneumonia treatment – and if there aren’t any oximeters in the operating theatre, what are the chances that you’ll find one on […]
The Lifebox pulse oximetry workshop teaches the concepts of oxygen delivery, hypoxia, and provides guidance on managing hypoxia and using a pulse oximeter
DONATE HERE Anaesthetists London-Dublin ride funds safer surgery Eight anaesthetists from across Great Britain arrived in Dublin today (17 Sept 2013) by bike, having cycled from the headquarters of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland (AAGBI) in London. They are in Dublin to attend the Annual Congress of the AAGBI from 18-20 […]
This is the road leading up to the Outpatient Department at Bungoma District Hospital, in Western Kenya, not far from the border with Uganda: And this is the queue of patients trying to get in: “The hospital suffers from a severe lack of staff,” explained Alice Greenlees, the International Coordinator for CHASE Africa. “If you […]
British doctors join the call for safer anaesthesia and surgery around the globe. On Wednesday 24th June the British Medical Association (BMA), professional body for UK clinicians, became a voice for colleagues worldwide. Their annual conference passed a landmark resolution commending recent progress in the field of global surgery and anaesthesia, and supporting projects to […]
The Togolese Republic stretches narrowly north 600 km into West Africa, with Burkina Faso at its head and the Bight of Benin swirling at its feet in the capital city of Lomé. But it’s never a day at the beach for the staff at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) in Lomé city centre. The sprawling CHU […]
Back in May, we got a tantalizing email from Dr Faye Evans, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Emory University School of Medicine, about the upcoming Georgia Society of Anesthesiologists (GSA) meeting. “Any chance you could come? It is in July, on a beautiful lake in Georgia…” Emory medical residents, led by Melissa […]
