Dear ASA member
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Thank you for being a part of the Lifebox mission to make surgery safer in low-resource setting countries!
We know that pulse oximetry, used in conjunction with the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, reduces complications and mortality in the OR by nearly 50%.
The education and equipment you deliver in a Lifebox training workshop, and the relationships you build with your hosts, will have immediate benefits for patients and colleagues – and make a long-term contribution to the safety and quality of surgical care.
Planning for a successful workshop is, appropriately enough, a lot like planning for a successful operation: understanding the stages, roles and responsibilities of everyone involved is crucial.
This document will help you ensure that everything is in order.
Lifebox and ASA are committed to supporting you at every step of the way – but safe surgery takes time, planning and boots on the ground to make it happen – so let’s get our shoes on!
Thank you for your commitment!
Lifebox workshop in Haiti, 2013
Hospital Nacional Nor Occidental, Honduras
Training at Kossamak Hospital, Cambodia