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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This yearly competition provides vital support to Lifebox activities in Latin America. It’s also a chance for residents to take a leading role – from their programme through to the global anaesthesia community. We were delighted to catch up with ASA Resident President, Hale McMichael, to learn more about this year’s challenge. Why was it important to […]
As we end the week that we have marked World patient safety day, it is essential to draw attention to the life-saving role of capnography in ensuring safe anesthesia practices in operating rooms around the world. Without this vital monitoring tool, anesthesia providers are effectively “flying blind”—a dangerous reality for millions of patients in low-resource […]
A safe operation is more than a series of clinical steps done right. Every day, our colleagues around the world share stories of extraordinary teamwork to save a life.
Introduction “Clean Cut” is an adaptive, multimodal surgical quality improvement (QI) programme that has been associated with significant reductions in surgical site infections. Following implementation in multiple hospitals and countries, we noted variability in impact. We aimed to understand the attributes of hospitals that contribute to the success of a perioperative QI programme in resource-limited […]
Lifebox, the international non-profit dedicated to improving the safety of surgery and anesthesia around the world and SPECT, the Canadian-based non-profit established to improve instrument decontamination and sterilization processes in resource-constrained countries, are piloting the training course in Ethiopia and Central America. Founded in 2011 by four leading global health organizations and chaired by Dr. […]
“Suddenly, to no one’s surprise, a large black object, namely Remy’s suitcase, flew off the roof, down the windshield and landed in front of us.” Between the needs assessment and the measurement; alongside the logistics of funding and coordinating equipment distribution and training for a hundred people traveling in from a hundred different directions – behind […]
