The European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) was one the earliest supporters of Lifebox Foundation, the leading NGO making anaesthesia and surgery safer on a global scale.



Since 2012 at Euroanaesthesia in Paris, the commitment of ESA members and membership societies has helped to support thousands of safer surgeries through Lifebox’s equipment and training projects - across and beyond the continent.



At Euroanaesthesia 2016 in London, the ESA-Lifebox Europe Project took Lifebox’s fifth anniversary celebration to a whole new level.


We are pleased to announce that generous contributions from individuals through to industry (including Masimo, Teleflex and Kuoni) have made it possible to support large-scale safer anaesthesia projects across the Ukraine and Macedonia.



Step one: Kiev Clinical Hospital in the Ukraine, in December 2016. Thanks to support from the ESA-Lifebox Europe Project, Lifebox was able to send 25 oximeters to the capital city, for wider distribution and an accompanying training workshop.



Lifebox projects are not led at distance – they are driven by local organisations and experts who know their communities best. ESA colleagues at Bogomolets National Medical University, the Kiev City Hospital 1 administration, and the Macedonian Society of Anaesthesiologists are taking the lead to support safer anaesthesia across the country. 


This workshop was open to a broad range of training levels: from anaesthesiology and intensive care providers, to general surgery and gynaecology practitioners. But all of them know the problems of delivering safe anaesthesia and surgery in the Ukraine - challenges that ESA colleagues in other member countries will likely never have to face.



“The workshop was highly important for our personnel and for national anaesthesia efforts,” explained Dr Kateryna Bielka, from the national society’s educational committee.



In the coming years, the Lifebox oximeters - specially designed for demanding environments - will make anaesthesia and surgery safer for thousands of patients. The training will have a long-term impact on how essential equipment and safety processes are integrated into practice. The support of ESA will help to strengthen ties between colleagues across a wide continent, working towards a shared goal: safer anaesthesia for everyone who needs it.



So: the ESA-Lifebox Europe Project is underway! We’re extremely grateful - and excited to share what comes next. The European Society of Anaesthesiology is the leading European Organisation for Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Pain and Perioperative Medicine. ESA aims for the highest standards of practice and safety in anaesthesia, perioperative medicine, intensive care, emergency medicine and pain treatment through education, research and professional development throughout Europe. ESA counts over 30 000 members worldwide. 


The 2017 annual congress, Euroanaesthesia takes place in Geneva, Switzerland 03-05 June. At least 6000 participants are expected from over 80 countries.



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European Society of Anaesthesiology


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