| Confederation of Latin American Societies of Anaesthesiologists Report 2009 |
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Flavio Veintemilla ECUADORMembers:
1. WFSA Anesthesia Training CentersThe efforts have been directed to start two new centers in Latin America, in Mexico and Brazil.After discussion with both local societies, it was considered to be a good opportunity for the region in order to train scholars from north/central and South America. The program will be launched as a common project from WFSA as well from CLASA, even with some financial support from the confederation. In order to know how to start a Center, information was requested and received from Dr. Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, Chair of the Education Committee, and from the WFSA President Dr. Angela Enright. With that information, proposals in starting centers were written and presented to the societies and our ‘experts'. Their further suggestions and experience on the subject made possible a document which was very useful to start our future centers. 2. The Surgical Safety ChecklistThe list was translated to Spanish and send to all the Latin American countries. Personally, and through CLASA, we have strongly recommended to be applied in every OR, according to the WFSA and the Task Force publication.From the beginning, there was a universal agreement from within CLASA to inform, recommend and adopt the checklist as a part of our normal practice. Some countries have sent the checklist to their government's health authorities with a proposal for acceptance as a priority in their routine practice to improve security in the perioperative setting. Last year, Dr. Florian Nuevo Executive Committee Chair, was invited to Ecuador to show the activities of the WFSA worldwide. On that opportunity Dr. Nuevo talked to our anesthesiologists about the importance of the checklist and how its application could modify our routines and health care of our patients. We appreciated her visit. 3. WFSA-CLASAThere has been a close relationship with Dr. Gonzalo Barreiro and Dr. Gastao Duval and CLASA in order to spread information to LA countries about WFSA activities around the world and specifically LA.CLASA has published on the web page Spanish versions of newsletters and education reports. After some discussions with Dr. Enright, Dr. Mellin-Olsen and CLASA, about economical support to Latin-American countries, resources have been optimized in such matter, sponsoring to courses as well as meetings are done according with the main objectives of the WFSA. The recommendations have been seen with great acceptation and optimism by all the countries. An introduction of WFSA was initiated to countries which were not WFSA members like El Salvador, about the importance and the meaning of the WFSA around the world. This country has applied for membership of the Federation and we expect this will become ratified at the next General Assembly. 4. The Global Pulse Oximetry projectThe information of the project was send to all the countries of the region. Collaboration with Gonzalo Barreiro started this request, making the contacts in some countries in the region with anesthesiologists who were considered to lead the program.Different reasons mainly communication from inside the countries have delayed the application of the program as well as the testing of the devices. 5. WCA Buenos Aires 2012The efforts to support and encourage the organization of the meeting has been expressed to Dr. Alfredo Cattaneo as well as to the Organising Committee. We expect a massive participation of Latin American anesthesiologists to the congress.Planning for 2010
Our goals will be to continue working to start the WFSA Training Centers, and support all the programs where LA and other countries may be involved. 28/06/09 CLASA Committee of Education Report 2008- 2009
This Committee has continued to develop education oriented towards its countries in the following programs: 1. Anesthesia workshops
We have continued with this program, which started in 2007 has now spread to eleven countries with 22 successful workshops already arranged. The CLASA Anesthesia workshops are organized under specific rules, which optimize resources in priority regions. It is necessary to develop this program to include other cities and countries. 2. CLASA scholarship
The University Hospital of Valencia, Spain, in agreement with the Executive and Education Committee of CLASA analyzed the many applications. The winner of the award was Dr. Claudia Gamboa, Anesthesiologist from Santacruz, Bolivia. Dr. Gamboa began the rotation last April. 3. Access to international magazines: Program OVID CLASA
On December 2008 began the distribution of the 300 passwords of OVID for the access to the international magazines: ANESTHESIOLOGY, ANESTHESIA & ANALGESIA, ANAESTHESIA, BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA AND CURRENT OPINION IN ANESTHESIA. This program is sponsored by Abbott International, Chicago, USA. 4. The CLASA Manual of anesthesia
We are receiving the archives of each one of the Committees, proposals that will be included in the manual, the deadline October 2009. |
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