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Onajin-Obembe To Speak At Anaesthesia Congress
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- Published: 14 July 2021
By Sam Kpenu
A Consultant Anaesthesiologist at the A University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital and Lecturer in the Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences in the College of Health Sciences, Dr Bisola OnajinObembe, has been scheduled as the Plenary Speaker at the 17th edition of the world's largest and most influential Scientific Congress for Anaesthesia Professionals in Praque, Czech Republic from September 1 to 5, 2021. The Congress christened Euroanaesthesia, is an annual event geared towards education, knowledge exchange and innovation in anaesthesia, intensive care, pain and perioperative medicine, as well as platform for immense international visibility for scientific research. The letter of invitation to Dr Onajin-Obembe which was made available to UniPort News, stated that she would speak on the topic: Anaesthesia Workforce Pipeline: Pass on the Baton, during the plenary session of Robert Macintosh Lecture. Dr Onajin-Obembe, who is the Lead Consultant Anaesthesiologist for maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology, and ophthalmology at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), believes that medicine and anaesthesiology, leadership and management must be leveraged for an effective surgical and anaesthesia healthcare system. Dr Onajin-Obembe is serving her second fouryear term as a Council Member of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA). She is a scholar, researcher, and an international speaker. She is a Permanent Council Secretary and Director, Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma and Anaesthesia Care (G4 Alliance).