NEW - Global Pulse Oximetry Project pilot study applications are now available!
The WHO's Safe Surgery Saves Lives programme would like to announce the launch of an international pilot study focused on evaluating the introduction of pulse oximetry during surgery in hospitals that presently do not have adequate access to this essential monitoring device.
If your hospital or any other hospital in your country does not have adequate access to pulse oximetry during surgery and would like to be considered for participation, please submit the following application along with the curriculum vitae of the proposed Principle Investigator by May 15, 2009.
- Cover Letter
- Application
The WHO Global Pulse Oximetry Project
The WHO's Safe Surgery Checklist is simple and can be completed in under 2 minutes, but there is one component that is not currently achievable in every operating room in the world - pulse oximetry. The goal of the WHO's Global Pulse Oximetry Project is to improve the quality of anaesthesia care throughout the world by providing affordable, robust pulse oximetry devices for every operating room in the developing world that does not have one. We will also develop a training program to improve provider response to hypoxemia.
For more information about the WHO Global Pulse Oximetry Project, click here.
First International Consultation Meeting
The Global Pulse Oximetry First International Consultation Meeting took place at the World Health Organization in Geneva from 29-30 October 2008 and was chaired by Dr Atul Gawande. For more information on the consultation meeting please see the materials below:
- Agenda
- Summary Notes
- Participant List
Background Document
The Background document outlines the history of pulse oximetry as a standard of care, current barriers, and the differences in provider expertise in various hospital settings.