Webinar; Wound infection in humanitarian emergencies
This webinar will explore the cross-sector data, guidelines, and best practices in wound infection during disaster response and humanitarian emergencies. A presentation of practical and innovative options to reduce the risk of infection will be shared and we will discuss current publications including IFRC’s “International First Aid, Resuscitation and Education Guidelines 2020,” WHO’s Guidance “Prevention and Management of Wound Infection,” WHO/ICRC’s “Management of Limb Injuries,” and WHO’s “Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection”.
Panelists:
– Dr Pascal Cassan, MD, Head of Global First Aid Reference Centre, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
– Flavio Salio, Team Lead – Emergency Medical Teams at the World Health Organization
– Kim Delahanty, BSN, PHN, MBA/HCM, CIC, FAPIC, Infection Prevention Control Advisor/Referent, Médecins Sans Frontieres USA/OCP (Doctors without borders)
– Dr Gerald L. Klein, MD, Principal at MedSurgPI, LLC, wound infection consultant
Moderator:
Tessy Antony de Nassau, Director and Founder, Finding Butterflies, Ambassador for UNAIDS, and Patron to UNA-UK
Practical information:
Date: March 16, 2021
Time: 4PM (Geneva) l 6 PM (Nairobi) I 5 PM (Beirut) I 11 PM (Kuala Lumpur) l 10AM (Panama)
Duration: 1h10 with Q&A
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