The first Bachelor of Science in Anesthesia Students have just graduated from Busitema University. They add to the much-needed anaesthesia and critical care human resource in Uganda and Africa at large. In Uganda, there is a critical shortage of anaesthesia providers, and 70% of the government posts for anaesthesia providers in the country are empty. …
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The AAU is proud to present a Continous Medical Education session about Low Flow Anaesthesia. The speaker is Dr. Hannington Ssemmanda- a consultant anaesthesiologist at Agakhan Hospital, Kisumu The CME will take place on 5th September 2020 from 6-7:30 pm Low-flow anaesthesia is defined to be an inhalation anaesthetic technique in which the rebreathing fraction …
The Association of Anesthesiologists of Uganda is currently training the staff at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor on the use of CCV. The Gradian Health Systems CCV is a comprehensive care ventilator that provides mechanical ventilation in a wide variety of settings—including those with unreliable access to oxygen and/or electricity. It is built to ventilate critically-ill …
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the AAU & ICSU Executive & Organizing committees have decided to reschedule their 6th annual congress. This decision was made after careful consideration of the health and wellbeing of all congress participants. This event was due to be held in Jinja Town, Source of the Nile Hotel, from October …
Ongoing training of anaesthetists on the use of Comprehensive Care Ventilators. The ventilators are supplied by Gradian Health Systems. The machines were purchased by the Ministry of Health by Joint Medical Stores. 109 machines will be installed in 17 hospitals around Uganda including regional referral hospitals. Fred Bulamba the training director said “These machines were …
Are you a nurse, a resident or anaesthetic officer? Do not miss out on the 6th Annual AAU and ICSU Scientific Conference. Come and mingle with some of the top minds in anaesthesia in Uganda as you also increase your knowledge. The fee is just 250,000/= and 300,000/= for early and late registration …
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Kampala, 22 March 2020. The Ministry of Health would like to inform the general public that Uganda has confirmed her 1st case of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The confirmed case is a 36-year-old Uganda male who arrived from Dubai today, Saturday 21st March 2020 aboard Ethiopian Airlines at 2:00 am. During the screening process at the …
Congratulations to: Dr. John Paul Ochieng, Dr. Janat Tumukunde, Dr. Phionah Nansubuga, and Dr. Patience Atumanya who have been awarded the positions of AAU – Anesthesia Scholars for the year 2019 – 2020. These Anesthesia Scholar positions are supported by multiple collaborators including the Hellman Family Foundation, the University of California San Francisco, Anesthesia Division …
