On World Pneumonia Day, we spoke to him about this critical work – and its potential to revolutionise diagnosis and treatment of an infection killing nearly a million children a year. A pulse oximeter is a non-invasive device for monitoring the level of oxygen in your blood stream, more often thought of as a hospital tool […]
The research put numeric handles on a previously ungraspable crisis, and they’ve been cited ever since – vital tools in the long-push to bring global surgery onto the global health agenda. Two other things to know about the Stanford surgeon and Lifebox trustee: He was part of the original WHO Surgical Safety Checklist development team […]
Team CLEFT is a new workshop by Smile Train and Lifbox designed for nurses, anesthesia providers and surgeons which supports Cleft teams to learn together.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and Lifebox raise funds for safer anesthesia each year with the ASA-Lifebox Resident Challenge
Smile Train and Lifebox joins forces to launch the Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative to elevate the standard of care for pediatric surgical patients around the globe.
All super teams have origin stories, and Lifebox is no different. If you read the history you’ll see that before we were us, we were many other things. Consulting on development of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. Drafting strategy for the Global Pulse Oximetry Project (GPOP). Writing a manifesto. We were a group of clinicians, […]
There are many ways in which you can help Lifebox put pulse oximeters into operating rooms which don’t have them – in the process saving thousands of lives. You can hold bake sales, tell your friends, family and colleagues about the important work that we do, and take part in triathlons and other sporting events. […]
Forget Santa hats, or paper party crowns – whatever the time of year, our favorite headwear is always a scrub cap. They’re practical, reassuring – and not that difficult to make… Introducing the DIY Scrub Cap: a little gift from Lifebox to you! Designed by Lifebox friend and anaesthetist Dr Katy Nicholson, this is a […]
Forget Santa hats, or paper party crowns – whatever the time of year, our favorite headwear is always a scrub cap. They’re practical, reassuring – and not that difficult to make… Introducing the DIY Scrub Cap: a little gift from Lifebox to you! Designed by Lifebox friend and anaesthetist Dr Katy Nicholson, this is a […]
The WHO (World Health Organization) Surgical Safety Checklist is a simple communication tool that has been proven to reduce complications and deaths from unsafe surgery by up to 40%.
