Resources
Welcome to our resources section, please see below for resources, training and grant opportunities
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RESOURCES
Since our inception, we have always aimed to collate resources that are helpful to our members such as national and international guidelines, partnerships and educational resources.
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GRANTS
WAS liaises closely with the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the AAGBI. We review travel grant proposals submitted to the IRC and contribute funds to support anaesthetists who train, work or undertake research in low and middle-income countries.
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TRAINING
Our partners have created a number of training resources and courses for anaesthetic trainees. These range from exploring specialist interest areas, practicing in developing countries and technical skills.
Resources
Standards and Guidelines
⮞ International Standards for the Safe Practice of Anaesthesia - produced by WFSA in 2010 to provide guidance to anaesthesia professionals, professional societies, hospital and facility administrators, and governments for improving and maintaining the quality and safety of anaesthesia care. The latest 2018 version can be found here.
⮞ SAFE-T Campaign. See here.
⮞ WHO Guidelines for Safe Surgery: Safe Surgery Saves Lives. See here.
Partnerships and Programs
⮞ RCoA Global Partnerships Strategy
⮞ WFSA Anaesthesia Workforce Map: An ongoing project to map the anaesthesia workforce
⮞ Safe Surgery 2020 Programs: Aiming to reduce preventable deaths from surgically treatable conditions though collaboration with ministries of health, academia, NGOs and surgical teams in low-income areas
⮞ Lifebox Foundation: International non-profit working to make surgery and anaesthesia safer on a global scale. Includes projects such as Pulse oximetry, WHO Surgical Safety Checklist & Clean Cut
⮞ The Association of Anaesthetists global partnership: mapping partnerships with the aim to increase collaboration and share knowledge and experience between projects
Educational Resources
⮞ e-SAFE Anaesthesia: An e-learning package on USB developed for anaesthetists working in resource limited areas
⮞ SAFE (Safer Anaesthesia from Education) Courses: Find details on the 3 day courses in Obstetric, Paediatric Anaesthesia, SAFE Operating Room as well as training the trainers on the Association of Anaesthetists website
⮞ Essential Pain Management: Developed by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, EPM has been taught in many countries and translated into several languages. The global success of EPM has led to the development of an EPM sub-committee of ANZCA and development of the UK based EPM Advisory Group, now based at the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the RCoA.
⮞ Health Books International: Formally ‘Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC). Provides books, downloads, teaching aids and equipment on a not-for-profit basis. They offer a wide range of materials spanning many areas of practice and diverse health subjects.
Grants
⮞ Association of Anaesthetists - Grants and Prizes: Next IRC grants deadline: 10/08/2022
⮞ The Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association (OAA) offer Travel & Education grants of £750 allocated 3 x per year. See Here
⮞ The BMA Humanitarian Fund provides grants to cover travel and accommodation for individuals and multidisciplinary teams undertaking projects with a sustainable impact on local health. See here.
⮞ The National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia (NIAA) has several small grants funded by the Royal College of Anaesthetists for the purpose of supporting research, education or travel connected with the study of anaesthesia. Priority will be given to educational projects, the presentation of original work or the provision of education to developing countries. See here
⮞ The BMA Information Fund, run in association with the charity Health Books International, provides health information and educational materials to health-focused organisations in developing countries. Materials available include books, practical guides and tools, DVDs, and CDs. See here.
Training
⮞ RCoA Specialist Interest Area: Anaesthesia in Developing Countries 2021 Curriculum handbook
⮞ RCoA e-learning modules: Anaesthesia for Humanitarian and Austere Environments
⮞ Anaesthesia in Developing Countries: A 5 day course held annually in Uganda, aimed to meet the needs of anaesthetists from the UK and other developed countries wishing to travel to developing world environments to work. Currently being run in the UK, next dates 28th June - 1st July 2022
⮞ Association of Anaesthetists - SAFE Training of Trainers
⮞ University of Oxford Global Surgery Course: A 5 day course suitable for those interested in global surgery in all disciplines. Covers the major topics in global surgery and a half-day session on practical preparation for surgery in LMICs. Next course - 19th - 23rd September 2022.