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CAN-91 [Headquarters]
Status
Discontinued
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for studying Peri-operative Surgical Care

Director / Head: 
  Dr. Davy Cheng
  Dr. Janet Martin




Institution:
  Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Medical Evidence-Decision Integrity-Clinical Impact (MEDICI) Centre
  University of Western Ontario (Western University)
Address:
  339 Windermere Road, C3-128; University Hospital - London Health Sciences Centre
  N6A 5A5
  Ontario
Town:
  London
Country:
  CANADA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  (519) 663-3031
Fax:
  (519) 663-3161
Date of Designation:
  06/Jul/2016
Last Redesignation:
  06/Jul/2016
Date of Discontinuation:
  14/Jul/2020
Terms of Reference:
  1. To support timely progression towards universal safe and effective essential surgery and anesthesia through collaborative evidence generation, evidence synthesis, capacity building, translate translation, and impact analysis, with special emphasis on perioperative and anesthesia-related mortality and morbidity. 
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Subjects:
  1. Patient safety 
  2. Health information; statistics; measurement & trend assessment 
  3. Cardiovascular diseases 
Types of activity:
  1. Research 
  2. Support WHO in the implementation of WHO programmes and activities at country level 
  3. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
WHO Outputs:
  4.2.1 - Equitable integrated, people-centred service delivery systems in place in countries and public health approaches strengthened
  4.2.3 - Countries enabled to improve patient safety and quality of services, and patient empowerment within the context of universal health coverage
  5.1.2 - Standing capacity to provide evidence-based and timely policy guidance, risk assessment, information management, response and communications for all acute public health emergencies of potential international concern
Responsible Officer:
  KELLEY Edward Talbott
Phone:
  +41 22 791 2472
Email:
  kelleye@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  UGARTE CASAFRANCA Ciro
Phone:
  +1 (202) 9743708
Email:
  ugarteci@paho.org
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork