Zoom catch-up every 3 months
Monday, 3.30-4.30pm Kuala Lumpur time
Online.
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For Asia Pacific First Aid Programmers and IFRC Health Officers. Share the invite and join us!

About the catch-up
Objectives
- To share good practices, tools and innovations in the development of first aid knowledge, education and services.
- To discuss and recommend mechanisms and initiatives that contribute to ensuring good quality of first aid programs.
- To explore and agree on knowledge sharing mechanism among first aid managers in the region and globally.
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Useful resources

2021 Asia-Pacific Annual Meeting Report
Online one-week event.
International Guidelines
The Reference for National Societies to update their training manuals and more.
First aid at the General Assemby
Concept paper inviting National Societies to join the process.
Blended Learning Guide
Discover the Global Diaster Preparadness guidance
Guide for resuming training
The Global First Aid Reference Centre proposed a step-by-step guide to resume first aid training in pandemic times. And you, what have you done?
IFAA Pack
International First Aid Attestation Documents to know more, apply, advocate and be aware of the frame of reference.
First aid and climate change game
Play the game linking different thematics
Guide for commercial first aid
Discover the GFARC Toolkit to prepare your National Society.
WFAD Pack 2021
Be a hero at school and in your community.
Regional Meeting 2021
Held from July 5th to 9th 2021, 1pm to 3pm (Kuala Lumpur time)
SHORT BIO OF FACILITATORS & PRESENTERS
July 5
Mon
Moderator – Dr Mausam Bohara
Let’s advocate for first aid!
Opening of the meeting – Gwendolyn Pang
Repositioning first aid at the centre of our strategy – Dr Bhanu Pratap and Dr Pascal Cassan
Working groups
Communications for First Aid – Dante Licona
July 6
Tues
Moderator – Ma Qinghui
First aid tools launched in 2021: harmonization pack
First aid platform – Adele Perkins
First Aid Guidelines – Dr Pascal Cassan, Dr Susanne Schunder Tatzber, Malini Nair
International First Aid Attestation (IFAA) – Ambrose Lee
IFAA case-study – Red Cross Society of China
Know more about IFAA in working group – Ma Qinghui, Ambrose Lee, Marcus Aust, Shelly Longmore, Ibrahim Gouleh, Auwal Muhammad, Charbel Aidamouni
July 7
Wed
Moderator – Ambrose Lee
First aid trainings in the “new normal”
Collaborative discussion on covid-19: Tell us about your experience!
Tools for first aid and covid-19: safe trainings and AEFI – Salomé Boucif
Digital first aid: Exploring approaches – Salomé Bouif and Marion Penchenat
Case-studies of National Societies implementing blended-learning – Cambodian RC (Ya Sophat), Swedish RC (Fredrik Palmqvist), Singapore RC (Ambrose Lee)
July 8
Thurs
Moderator – Malini Nair
Commercial First Aid
Parking lot – Random questions
Accidentology and risks at work – Bassinte Ossama
Market your course – François Febvay
Working groups
July 9
Fri
Moderator – Salomé Boucif
First aid, a cross-sector topic
ICRC approach – Matthew Earl
Disaster risk reduction and first aid – Jerome Faucet
WFAD: Be a hero at school and in your community – Marion Penchenat
How to work together? – Dr Pascal Cassan, Dr Abhishek Rimal, Dr Mausam Bohara and Salomé Boucif
Conclusion – Dr Pascal Cassan and Dr Abhishek Rimal
Questions, suggestions
Contact us at: first.aid@ifrc.org
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