UCT Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine

Congratulations to Franklin Ndhlovu and Astrid Mbombo for winning the best research and best case report posters at PACSA 2022.

Paediatric anaesthesiologist and simulation guru Dr Rebecca Grey speaks at on "Changing the Way we Practice with Sim":

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Lots of folks are interested in oxygen currently - here is a Radio 786 interview with A/Prof Ross Hofmeyr earlier this week.

How Is Oxygen Formed For Covid-19 Use? | RADIO 786 South Africa is at risk of an oxygen shortfall as suppliers struggle to keep up with the demand for Covid-19 patients requiring oxygen. Oxygen suppliers for medical use say oxygen consumption for Covi

UCT Anaesthesia's A/Prof Ross Hofmeyr joins an international group of airway experts in unravelling controversies and finding the current consensus in challenges to COVID-19 Airway Management in this editorial released today in the BJA: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1c8yV1dCDgkFb

Senior Registrar Dr Maretha Smit taking time between shifts of helping our patients to show some extra spirit and raise funds for animals taking strain during the COVID-19 pandemic:

Woman to run the Comrades in her home, raises funds for the SPCA! Maretha Smit would have run her 5th consecutive Comrades this year, but the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented it; instead, she is doing it at home for charity. &

Our own Assoc Prof Ross Hofmeyr joining an international panel for a free COVID-19 Trauma Care webinar this Thursday. Register via the link here:

Spain has now taken the lead in our global survey. Uganda is second and South Africa third. India is much better represented than last week in 4th and the UK is still in fifth. Please continue sharing the survey with your anaesthetic provider colleagues to ensure our country is well represented. Link to the survey: http://is.gd/GAUSS

Calling all Anaesthetic Providers! No matter were in the world you work, we are interested in you current clinical practice. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey: https://is.gd/GAUSS