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The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA): Uniting and empowering anaesthesiologists around the world to improve patient care.

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📣 Webinar: Precision and Safety in Regional Anaesthesia
Join Philippine Society of Anesthesiologists and Japan Society of Anesthesiologists for a webinar exploring how AI may support decision-making and precision in regional anaesthesia, alongside approaches to managing total local anaesthetic doses and preventing LAST.
🗓️07 October 2026
🕐 7 PM JST | 6 PM PHT | 3:30 PM IST | 8 PM AEST
🔗 Join: https://t.co/HVEeGTtcIB
Meeting ID: 260 347 9911 | Passcode: ISANHQ

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🌍 World Anaesthesia Day is on 16 October!
This year’s theme is Before, During and Beyond Surgery.
🎬 To celebrate, the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Cancer Institute Adyar, in collaboration with SOAPC Chennai Chapter, invites postgraduate anaesthesiology trainees across India to take part in a Reels Competition!
🎥 Create a reel of up to 40 seconds and show us your creativity.
🏆 Cash prizes to be won!

📢 Watch out for the flyer for full competition details, rules and registration. #wad2026

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📸 The #WAD2026 Virtual Photobooth is LIVE!
Show the world you're celebrating World Anaesthesia Day 2026 and the theme Before, During and Beyond Surgery.
👉 Take your WAD2026 photo: https://t.co/k9DTsTGYF2

Share it on social media, tag @wfsaorg and use #WAD2026. We’d love to see your photos and reshare your posts! 🌍

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💊 Are essential medicines meeting the needs of anaesthesia professionals?
A new study in Anesthesia & Analgesia shares perspectives from anaesthesia professionals across 30 countries on the safety, effectiveness, availability and environmental impact of medicines on the WHO Essential Medicines List.
🔗 Read the study: https://t.co/RuscfX2w7S

The findings highlight the importance of clinician perspectives in keeping the list relevant to safe perioperative care.

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At #PAHO63, WFSA called for anaesthesia to be built into emergency preparedness and resilient health systems across the Americas.
Staffed, equipped anaesthesia services are essential to surge capacity, emergency care and health system resilience.
🔗Read WFSA’s statements: https://t.co/qX3MzoRUYU

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Join the conversation on improving patient safety through emergency checklists and cognitive aids in low-resource settings at #ANESTHESIOLOGY2026.
🗒️ 19 October 2026
🕒3:00-4:00 PM PT
📍Marriott Marquis San Diego
🔗Session details: https://t.co/qOUcALXPUZ
Hear from global experts including Dr Alexander Hannenberg, Dr Sara Goldhaber-Fiebert, and Dr Ana Maria Crawford, alongside ASA Global Scholars sharing perspectives from around the world.

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📍 Washington, DC

Dr Fredy Ariza Cadena, President of the Colombian Society, delivers the WFSA statement at the PAHO meeting, representing the global anaesthesia community.

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🛡️Safe surgery starts before the operating room.
For #WorldPatientSafetyDay 2026, WFSA’s Safety and Quality Committee brought together experts from five continents, WHO and a patient advocate to explore how anaesthesiologists can help make care safer for patients living with non-communicable diseases.
🔗Read the reflections and key takeaways from the webinar: https://t.co/atGospD5mY

From obesity, diabetes and COPD to hypertension and cardiovascular disease, the message was clear: patient safety begins upstream.

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🌍 Have your say on the future of pain care and research
Are you a clinician, researcher or stakeholder working in pain? Take part in the Global Pain Atlas survey by the University of Bath and International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).
⏱️ 10-20 minutes
🔗 Take the survey: https://t.co/D4VS5cOSEm

Your experience can help identify global gaps, priorities and needs, informing policy, care strategies, funding and research.

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🚨 ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT!
Have you got your video ready? Show us how anaesthesiologists support patients before, during and beyond surgery and share your story with the world.
🏆 Win free registration to WCA2028 in Vancouver
🌍 Five winning videos will be screened at the WFSA Hub at WCA2028
🗓️ Deadline: 30 September 2026
🔗 Read the full contest details and submit your video: https://t.co/8dIvb42DQ4

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📍 Taiwan 🇹🇼
WFSA President-Elect Dr J Balavenkatasubramanian addressing the Opening Ceremony of the 70th Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) and the international conference 70 Years of TSA: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future, in Taipei today.

The meeting brings together anaesthesiologists to exchange ideas, share knowledge and explore the future of anaesthesiology and sustainable practice.

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Celebrating 30 years of WFSA Fellowships! 🌍
▶️Dr Pauline Wake, Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellow at CMC Vellore, shares how her fellowship has shaped her professional practice and the impact of learning from experienced colleagues.

This fellowship was made possible with support from the Society of Paediatric Anaesthesia in New Zealand and Australia (SPANZA), whose contribution helps strengthen paediatric anaesthesia training and practice.

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📚 The WCA2026 Abstract Book is now available!
🔗: https://t.co/Uid8eK4v5G

Explore the abstracts presented at the 19th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Marrakech, bringing together research, innovation and clinical practice from across the global anaesthesiology community.

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📺 Did you miss the webinar? The recording is now available!
Watch the AARS-WFSA webinar, hosted by the Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists, exploring one of the most common and challenging problems in everyday practice: chronic low back pain.
🎥 Watch the recording and catch up on the discussion: https://t.co/HlC9ANEKzU

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starting in 30mins but still time to register - UNGA Side Event - Integrated Emergency, Critical and Operative Care

https://t.co/89FvppxDbQ

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🌎 WAD2026 Webinar Marathon | The Americas
Join us on 16 October for the final session of our global webinar marathon:
The Anaesthesiologist Across the Patient Journey
🕛 12:00 EDT / 17:00 BST
🌐English
👉 Register: https://t.co/DRyJt5DtbI

A global conversation on the essential role of anaesthesiologists before, during and beyond surgery.
#WAD2026