ANAESTHESIA TUTORIAL OF THE WEEK

Anaesthesia for Posterior Cranial Fossa Surgery

This work by WFSA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International License. 
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What's in this tutorial?

This tutorial covers anaesthesia for posterior fossa surgery. It describes the different positions in which it can be performed as well as the potential complications and how to address them.

Anaesthesia

Target Audience

Designed for anaesthesia professionals and other appropriate healthcare providers

Varied activities

Written lectures, illustrations and quizzes.

Duration

30 minutes

Level

Advanced

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  • This WFSA tutorial offers opportunities for CME/CPD activity.

    SURGhub and WFSA do not award CME credits directly. It is the responsibility of the individual participant to determine eligibility for CME/CPD credit through a locally-accredited provider. Participants are responsible for downloading and presenting the certificate of completion to a local accrediting body to claim self-directed CME/CPD credits.
    Learners can record time spent on each tutorial and claim for CPD credit that corresponds with the extent of their participation.
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Course instructorS

Dr. Jun Hui Ng & Dr. Darshana Maheshwari

Dr. Jun Hui Ng is a Fellow in Neuro-anaesthesia and Neurointensive Care at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Dr. Darshana Maheshwari is an Anaesthetic Consultant at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Edited by:
Dr. Mae Ling Chu Yap, Consultant Neuroanaesthetist, University of California San Francisco, USA;
Dr.  Henry Davidson, Consultant Neuroanaesthetist, University of California San Francisco, USA;
Dr. Clara Poon, Head, Neuroanaesthesia Division, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong

This course is provided by WFSA

The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) is the foremost global alliance of anaesthesiologists, with 133 Member Societies representing over 140 countries and 500,000 anaesthesiologists worldwide. 

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