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Background: Provision of safe surgery has gained focus recently. In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the strengthening of surgical and anesthesia services as a universal health coverage component. The same year, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MOH)...

Traumatic spinal cord injuries can be devastating. Unfortunately we have little ability to treat the primary injury however as anaesthetists, we have a vital role in minimising secondary injury and maximising potential recovery. This tutorial explores the epidemiology and management...

This tutorial discusses the benefits, contraindications and considerations of establishing epidural analgesia that enables women to be more ambulatory during labour.

Zha, Y. et al.

BACKGROUND: The health system of Liberia, a low-income country in West Africa, was devastated by a civil war lasting from 1989 to 2003. Gains made in the post-war period were compromised by the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic. The already fragile health...

This tutorial aims to describe the presentation of critical Illness from SARS-CoV-2 in children and provide a framework to guide clinical care.

Background Indicators to evaluate progress towards timely access to safe surgical, anaesthesia, and obstetric (SAO) care were proposed in 2015 by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery. Despite being rapidly taken up by practitioners, datapoints from which to derive them...

This tutorial discusses the psychological impact of COVID-19 on frontline healthcare workers. It covers identifying those at risk, signposting tools to facilitate improved wellbeing and how to go about setting up a wellbeing response to COVID-19 to support healthcare workers.

This tutorial covers a brief overview of Myasthenia Gravis and focusses on the considerations in pregnancy. It highlights specific concerns for the anaesthetist including the potential for respiratory compromise, bulbar involvement and autonomic dysfunction; and recommendations for the anaesthetic management...

With support from USAID and STAR, the WFSA, UCSF and multiple partners have launched a new, free portal for critical care education tools. The site features ATOTW and has a wealth of info on COVID19 management.