A team of anaesthesiologists from Hamad Medical Corporation’s Women’s Wellness and Research Centre (WWRC) have published a textbook entitled, “Quick Hits in Obstetric Anaesthesia”.
The publication features chapters describing the clinical situations that obstetric anaesthesiologists would typically encounter while working with pregnant patients.
Six members of staff from WWRC contributed three of the 73 chapters with two authors contributing one chapter each. The staff members are: Dr Mitko Kocarev, senior consultant in anaesthesia, WWRC, Dr Fatima Khatoon, Dr Amber Naz, Dr Umar Mushtaq, Dr Sikha Shastham Valappil, all associate consultants in anaesthesia at WWRC, and Dr Muhammad Waseem Athar, consultant in anaesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas, US.
Dr Roshan Fernando, senior consultant in Anaesthesia, WWRC is the chief editor of the textbook. Dr Fernando explains that he was commissioned by Springer Nature, Europe to write a concise textbook for practising obstetric anaesthetic doctors of all grades so that they could refer quickly to it when they wanted further information about clinical problems they encountered.
“The book, published this February, has 73 chapters including one on pregnant patients with Covid-19 and other topics ranging from common to rare clinical situations,” Dr Fernando said.
Dr Hilal Amin al-Rifai, medical director and acting chief executive officer of WWRC commended the team for contributing to the book. “We are really delighted that our anaesthesiology staff at WWRC continue to record key achievements in the field of healthcare, particularly in medical education. There is no doubt that this book will be very useful to all practising and aspiring obstetric anaesthetic doctors across all our maternity facilities in Qatar and the world at large.”
Dr Mohammed Hilani, acting chairman of anaesthesiology said, “This book is part of the continuing work of the Anaesthesiology Department in the field of medical education in line with the commitment of HMC to health, education as well as research. We hope that this international textbook from our very own department will facilitate every physician's understanding of the complexity associated with practising obstetric anaesthesia knowing that obstetric anaesthesiologists around the world care for not one but two patients during each and every delivery.”
In a foreword written for the book by Prof Brendan Carvalho, chief of division of Obstetric Anaesthesia within the Department of Anaesthesiology, at Stanford University School of Medicine, California, said: “Quick Hits in Obstetric Anaesthesia is not only aimed at novice obstetric anaesthetists but is also intended for use as a quick reference guide by all grades of anaesthetists. The information in the book is clearly presented and summarises the management of emergency situations and common problems which are encountered while working with pregnant patients.”
Six members of staff from WWRC contributed three of the 73 chapters with two authors contributing one chapter each. The staff members are: Dr Mitko Kocarev, senior consultant in anaesthesia, WWRC, Dr Fatima Khatoon, Dr Amber Naz, Dr Umar Mushtaq, Dr Sikha Shastham Valappil, all associate consultants in anaesthesia at WWRC, and Dr Muhammad Waseem Athar, consultant in anaesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas, US.
Dr Roshan Fernando, senior consultant in Anaesthesia, WWRC is the chief editor of the textbook. Dr Fernando explains that he was commissioned by Springer Nature, Europe to write a concise textbook for practising obstetric anaesthetic doctors of all grades so that they could refer quickly to it when they wanted further information about clinical problems they encountered.
“The book, published this February, has 73 chapters including one on pregnant patients with Covid-19 and other topics ranging from common to rare clinical situations,” Dr Fernando said.
Dr Hilal Amin al-Rifai, medical director and acting chief executive officer of WWRC commended the team for contributing to the book. “We are really delighted that our anaesthesiology staff at WWRC continue to record key achievements in the field of healthcare, particularly in medical education. There is no doubt that this book will be very useful to all practising and aspiring obstetric anaesthetic doctors across all our maternity facilities in Qatar and the world at large.”
Dr Mohammed Hilani, acting chairman of anaesthesiology said, “This book is part of the continuing work of the Anaesthesiology Department in the field of medical education in line with the commitment of HMC to health, education as well as research. We hope that this international textbook from our very own department will facilitate every physician's understanding of the complexity associated with practising obstetric anaesthesia knowing that obstetric anaesthesiologists around the world care for not one but two patients during each and every delivery.”
In a foreword written for the book by Prof Brendan Carvalho, chief of division of Obstetric Anaesthesia within the Department of Anaesthesiology, at Stanford University School of Medicine, California, said: “Quick Hits in Obstetric Anaesthesia is not only aimed at novice obstetric anaesthetists but is also intended for use as a quick reference guide by all grades of anaesthetists. The information in the book is clearly presented and summarises the management of emergency situations and common problems which are encountered while working with pregnant patients.”