The non- profit organization Kybele in cooperation with the University Clinical Center Tuzla, Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics are organizing the Second School of Obstetric Anesthesia in the period of 25-28 September, 2017.During their visit to Tuzla, Kybele team members will provide hands-on training in obstetric anesthesia techniques, with emphasis on using anesthesia and analgesia during labor and delivery, for our team of anesthesiologists. In addition to practical training, the participants of this intensive school will have an opportunity to hear several lectures by eminent experts in this field Dr. Gillia Abir, Dr. Melissa Kreso, Dr. Oleg Turcot and Dr. Ivan Veličković. Prim. Dr. Denis Odobašić will give a review of experiences gained during the first School of Obstetrics Anesthesia that was held in April, 2017.
On the occasion, Dr. Ivan Veličković from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York said that Kybele is a non- profit humanitarian organization dedicated to improving childbirth safety worldwide. The organization brings US, Canadian, Australian and European healthcare professionals together to work in teams that travel to host countries. Kybele team members donate their time and experience to provide education and training in techniques that improve healthcare safety.
During this school of anesthesia, our doctors will learn about the application of epidural anesthesia, spinal anesthesia and combined spinal epidural anesthesia. The chief of anesthesia at the Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics Prim. Dr. Senida Keser explained that spinal anesthesia involves the injection of a local anesthetic through the dura mater into the spinal space through a fine needle to act on the nerves of the spinal cord. “In epidural anesthesia a drug is injected into the epidural space located outside of the dural membrane, which means that there is no contact with the spinal canal. Epidural anesthesia is considered to be safer and more subtle compared to spinal anesthesia, and it is also more commonly used.” she said.