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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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A great day one at #EA26. Find us in the International Societies Village, Level 3 — connecting the global anaesthesiology community ahead of Vancouver, May 2028.

https://t.co/nmZRmAOdmw

#Anaesthesiology #WCA2028

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📍We’re excited to be at the Euroanaesthesia 2026 in Rotterdam from 6–8 June 2026!

WFSA CEO Kristine Stave and Digital Learning Manager Rosa Garriga are already there and look forward to meeting delegates from around the world.

Visit the WFSA stand to learn more about our programmes and hear about the upcoming WCA2028 in Vancouver.

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On behalf of our Moroccan Member Society, SMAAR, we invite anaesthesiologists, intensivists, and emergency physicians to complete a short international survey launched during WCA2026.
⏱️ Takes just 3 minutes.
🔗 Survey: https://t.co/vTP4gpgGrV

The survey explores fluid management practices in early septic shock resuscitation, where considerable variation remains despite updated guidelines.

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🚨 Your expertise is needed.

Our colleagues @SFAR_ORG would like to survey opinions on Emergency Surgery Prioritization — how decisions are made when unscheduled surgeries compete for operating room access.

This survey aims to build on the latest new-TACS classification system and establish clearer, evidence-based prioritization criteria.
📋 Take the survey here: 👉 https://t.co/OLwuq2AHP2

Share with your colleagues — every response counts.

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From outdated equipment and limited training opportunities to a thriving transplant programme performing 13,000+ anaesthesia cases annually.

As WFSA marks 30 years of Fellowships, Dr Bayalagmaa Khuvtsagaan reflects on how a WFSA-supported fellowship in Thailand helped strengthen anaesthesia training and practice in Mongolia.
🔗Read her story: https://t.co/pfwsbFJhWG

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📌 Featured in UIA Vol. 42:
This article presents PBM as a structured, evidence-based approach to improving maternal safety and outcomes 🌍🩸
📖: https://t.co/13TraBfSzA

✍️By: Adnane Berdai , Gita Nath, Darren Lowen, Juan Ruiz Yucuma and Emilia Guasch

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WFSA (UK) Charity trustees met this week at the WFSA headquarters in London to discuss ongoing activities and future priorities in support of safer anaesthesia care worldwide.

🔗Learn more about WFSA (UK) Charity: https://t.co/MZNHAwHTBj

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🚨 ATOTW 573: Airway Management in Critically Ill Adults

Tracheal intubation in critically ill patients is a high-risk procedure due to the presence of a physiologically difficult airway. This tutorial will cover strategies for physiological optimization, team preparation, human factor considerations, peri-intubation oxygenation, use of appropriate drugs and tools to optimize first pass intubation success and enhance patient safety.
👉 Read it here: https://t.co/77PAMNQqzJ

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🇫🇷 Nouveau dans la bibliothèque virtuelle WFSA !
Tutoriel 565: Échocardiographie de base en unité de soins intensifs: guide pratique à l’intention des anesthésistes et des intensivistes, partie 1

🔗Découvrez cette nouvelle traduction française ici : https://t.co/eGue8kRTFT

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🦠 New WFSA advisory: Hantavirus – What Anaesthesiologists Should Know

Developed by the WFSA Disaster Planning Working Group, this resource highlights key considerations for airway management, critical care, infection prevention, and disaster preparedness during hantavirus outbreaks.
🔗Read more: https://t.co/nmIDrm47bW

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WFSA calls on Member Societies to endorse the Anaesthesiology Environmental Sustainability Checklist 🌍

It brings together evidence-informed actions to reduce healthcare pollution, strengthen resilience, and support health equity across micro, meso, and macro levels of care.
🔗Read more: https://t.co/qvWkBHyPkf

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🧠WFSA statement on adverse neurological outcomes in children and young adults undergoing general anaesthesia.
🔗Read here: https://t.co/4OmPsqPyVA

It outlines emerging case reports, possible mitochondrial links, and precautionary screening and anaesthetic considerations while evidence continues to evolve.

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📌 Featured in UIA Vol. 42:
“Paediatric Patient Blood Management: A Forgotten Population?” explores how PBM principles can be adapted to neonates, infants, children, and adolescents 🌍🩸
📖: https://t.co/HaQjbPpFA1

✍️By: Ekta Rai, Maria Alejandra Echeto-Cerrato, Heidi M. Meyer, Eugene Tuyishime and Susan M. Goobie

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Celebrating 30 years of WFSA Fellowships! 🌍

Dr Vrushali Ponde, Head of CAS Mumbai Paediatric Regional Anaesthesia Fellowship, shares how mentoring fellows from diverse backgrounds shows that culture, language, or family responsibilities aren’t barriers to learning.
🔗Learn more about WFSA Fellowships: https://t.co/ne2fFfjBpk

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Two #WCA2026 highlights are free to watch on our website.

- The Opening Ceremony

- Harold Griffith Lecture — Can Anaesthesiologists Lead on Patient Safety Again? (Prof. Adrian W. Gelb)

Watch any time, no registration required.
https://t.co/EcSS0afZLl
https://t.co/DrMTmcypQV

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📌 Featured in UIA Vol. 42:
“Navigating Complex Coagulopathies: A PBM Approach to Trauma and Major Surgery” explores how coagulopathy in bleeding patients is driven by multiple, rapidly evolving mechanisms across trauma, surgery, and obstetrics 🌍🩸
📖: https://t.co/mbqOkLqaed

✍️By: Mihai Ştefan, Afak Nsiri and Tae Yop Kim

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📸#WHA79: Dr Carolina Haylock-Loor, WFSA President, sharing the frame with Secretary of Health of Philippines Dr Teodoro Herbosa, along with Dr Grace Anne B. Herbosa and Dr Meena Nathan Cherian during the International College of Surgeons WHA side event.

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Asian Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiologists held its 2nd FLEX-6 webinar aligned with the WFSA Presidential Theme 2026–2028, focusing on the paediatric anaesthesiologist along the patient pathway in scoliosis surgery. Over 200 members joined a rich multidisciplinary discussion.

▶️ Watch here: https://t.co/kQZyGxP7cS

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Dr Patrick Giam, President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, delivered the WFSA statement on the Draft Global Strategy for Integrated Emergency, Critical and Operative (ECO) Care at #WHA79.

🔗Read the full statement: https://t.co/fqYhL0JMsm