Anaesthesiology in Health Emergencies: Essential Emergency and Critical Care

Categories: Anaesthesia Emergencies, Intensive Care Medicine

Language: English

Anaesthesiologists play a vital role in managing critically ill patients during health emergencies. Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) represents a core set of interventions that can be delivered to all critically ill patients, regardless of resources. As global efforts to strengthen health systems grow, EECC remains central to providing life-saving care in emergencies.

Healthcare Emergencies is the WFSA’s 2025 annual theme, and this webinar marks the start of a dedicated series. This webinar provided an overview of EECC, its implementation across different settings, and its specific importance to anaesthesiologists.

FACULTY:

Co-chairs:

Prof. Bernd Böttiger, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne (Germany)
Dr. Zainub Jooma, Anaesthesiologist, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (South Africa)
Dr. Julia Weinkauf, Intensivist and Anesthesiologist at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis (USA)

Speakers:

Prof. Tim Baker, Associate Professor in the Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet (Tanzania/Sweden)
Dr. Karima Khalid, lecturer, researcher, and consultant in anaesthesiology and critical care, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied (Tanzania)
Dr. Rodrigo López, anaesthesiologist, Pontificia Universidad Católica (Chile)

PROGRAMME:

Welcome remarks (5′)
Talk 1: Introduction to EECC and Its Relevance in Health Emergencies by Prof. Tim Baker (15′)
Talk 2: Operationalizing EECC in Resource-Limited Settings by Dr. Karima Khalid (15′)
Talk 3: EECC in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Practice: Building capacity and training for EECC delivery by Dr. Rodrigo Lopez (15′)
Q&A