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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.

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: shorturl.at/b7nWf

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: shorturl.at/j0bkT

“Pain management cannot sit separately from broader health system development.” At the #WHA79 side event on global pain care, Dr Carolina Haylock-Loor, President of WFSA, delivered the IASP statement calling for pain management to be embedded within integrated Emergency, Critical and Operative (ECO) care systems, workforce strategies, and universal health coverage. 🔗Read the full statement: shorturl.at/8gASA

🌍 Global leaders at #WHA79 came together to discuss how countries can turn commitments into action for Emergency, Critical and Operative (ECO) care. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/yUdem Co-organised by WFSA and the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, the side event highlighted a clear message: integrated systems, workforce investment, and local ownership save lives. @MoHRSS2011 @RwandaHealth @GaDPH

Excellent #wha79 side event on #sepsis in partnership with our colleagues at @GlobalSepsis . Really dynamic conversation. Dr Bala discusses the leadership of anaesthesiologists in combatting sepsis, reducing surgical site infections, improved patient blood management

Get WFSA updates straight to your WhatsApp 📲 🔗Join the channel here: shorturl.at/JDXxd Quick access to announcements, global anaesthesia news, and key updates all in one place, delivered directly to your phone.

WFSA is at the World Health Assembly — bringing anaesthesiology's voice to global discussions on patient safety, safe surgery, and equitable access to care. From Geneva to Vancouver. One global mission. wca2028.wcacongress.org #WCA2028 #WFSA #WHA79

📌 Featured in UIA Vol. 42: “Perioperative Anaemia: When to Act, How to Treat, and Who Should Be Involved?” highlights anaemia as a common, modifiable perioperative risk linked to higher transfusion rates, complications, and mortality 🌍🩸 📖: shorturl.at/NgqQG ✍️By: Maria Alejandra Echeto-Cerrato and Suraphong Lorsomradee

📸 Moments from Geneva: Dr Balavenkatasubramanian, President-Elect, WFSA with Dr Ted Herbosa, Minister of Health, Philippines at Philippine Mission. The discussion focused on strengthening collaboration between WFSA and the Government of the Philippines in fellowships and Patient Blood Management (PBM) programmes.

🇫🇷 Nouveau dans la bibliothèque virtuelle WFSA ! Tutoriel 564: Prise en charge périopératoire et considérations anesthésiques pour l’insulinome Découvrez cette nouvelle traduction française ici : shorturl.at/Hfieb

Watch the recording of the OFFICIAL WHA SIDE EVENT 2026: From Global Strategy to Country Impact: Scaling Emergency, Critical and Operative Care 🌍 🎥: shorturl.at/bxXR3 Global leaders, clinicians, researchers, students, and partners came together at WHO Headquarters to discuss how countries are turning commitments into action to strengthen emergency, critical, and operative care systems. @MoHRSS2011 @RwandaHealth @GaDPH

@HaylockLCaro WFSA president - PaiAddressing access to effective pain managemebt is fundamental to improving to equitable and safe health systems. Anaesthesiologists are at the forefront of safe pain management.

📌 Featured in UIA Vol. 42: “The Role of Antifibrinolytics and Haemostatic Agents in Pillar II: Are We Making the Most of the Evidence?” examines how agents like tranexamic acid, fibrinogen, and PCCs reduce bleeding and improve outcomes in major surgery and trauma 🌍🩸 📖: shorturl.at/p1Lac ✍️By: Orawan Pongraweewen , Mehdi Trifa, Ignacio Sarmiento Goldberg and Juan Jose Morales Behaine

🚨 New ATOTW 572: Controversies in the perioperative management of the vulnerable brain The tutorial describes the role of extended preoperative evaluation, cognitive prehabilitation, intraoperative strategies and ways to prevent and manage postoperative neurocognitive disorders. It mainly focuses on controversies in the literature and highlights the current practice guidelines. 👉 Read it here: shorturl.at/3j7Us

🔔2 days to go ! PBM in Practice: What Are We Doing in Our Countries and Regions? 🔗Register here: shorturl.at/DOEVi 🗓️Thursday, 21 May 2026 ⏰14:00 BST | EDT | CEST | TRT This session will explore global initiatives, regional insights, and evidence based approaches advancing perioperative blood management across healthcare systems worldwide.

#WHA79: WFSA’s official World Health Assembly side event is now in progress. Dr. Carolina Haylock-Loor, WFSA President, joins ministers and leaders from Ethiopia, Norway, Nepal, Rwanda, Papua New Guinea and more to discuss scaling emergency, critical and operative care worldwide. 🔗: shorturl.at/EiX3A 🕕 18:00–19:30 CEST 📍 WHO HQ, Geneva 💻 Online option available

WFSA organized official #WHA79 Side event Scaling Emergency, Critical and Operative Care (#ECO) is in progress.. WFSA President @HaylockLCaro in the head table amidst ministers from Ethiopia, Norway, Nepal, Rwanda Papua, New Guinea.