WELCOME TO THE WORLD ANAESTHESIA SOCIETY

Supporting anaesthesia in resource poor settings

Our Aims

World Anaesthesia Society (WAS) is a specialist society, based in the UK, for anaesthetists with an interest in working in low income regions of the world.

  • Missions

    To support efforts to improve the provision of anaesthesia and peri-operative care in low resource environments, whether through practice, education, innovation, or research.

  • Networking

    To promote such efforts through seminars, publications, social media, workshops, and conferences

  • Academia

    To support academic, educational and service provision projects in the form of grants and awards

Our Partners

We work in partnership with several groups to support and promote global health in anaesthesia, both from a practical and an academic perspective.

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  • News

    We aim to publish relevant information and links to anaesthesia articles related to global health on regular intervals. Be sure to keep up to date with our articles and newsletters!

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  • Events

    WAS hosts and participates in various events both nationally and internationally. We've recently collaborated with RCOA for our most recent seminar. For more information, please see our events section.

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  • About Us

    The World Anaesthesia Society is a Specialist Society of the AAGBI which supports UK anaesthetists interested in global health.

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