The group, which changed its name from the Burden of Surgical Disease Working Group, also discussed how academic partnerships can improve the delivery of care, education and training. The organization addressed the shortage of qualified providers, inability to monitor patients during surgery, and limited access to necessary medications that all contribute to dangerous anesthesia conditions in low-income countries.
At the meeting were members of the Society of Anesthesiologists, the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists, the American College of Surgeons and other public health, corporate and healthcare groups.
Read the press release on the ASAP TODAY annual meeting.
