14TH PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA & ANALGESIA WORKSHOP (PAAW)

Malaysian Society of Paediatric Anesthesiologists (MSPA) together with the Anaesthesiology Department of Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), Kuantan has successfully organized the 14^th PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA & ANALGESIA WORKSHOP (PAAW) 2022 KUANTAN on the 28^th and 29^th May 2022. This event was held in the auditorium Ambulatory Care Complex, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan. This one and half day workshop comprises series of lectures and updates pertaining field of paediatric anaesthesia. Apart from lectures, there is also “hands-on” session during live surgery. This face to face workshop was very much awaited by everyone as we were in the “Virtual Mode” during the COVID-19 phase. The last 13^Th PAAW 2019 was held in Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak Kuala Lumpur which was 3 years ago. Thankfully as we are in the endemic phase, the organizers had an opportunity to resume back the workshop.

Official opening ceremony was done by Dr Rahimah binti Ibrahim, Hospital Director of HTAA. She congratulated the Organizing Committee of PAAW Kuantan 2022 lead by Dr Sivaraj Chandran & Team for their outstanding effort organizing this National PAAW 2022 for the very first time in Pahang. Others present in the opening ceremony was Dato’ Dr Nor Khairiah Mohd Kenali, Head of Service for KKM Anaesthesia Services of Pahang, Dr Wan Marzuki, Head of Department of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care, HTAA.

Our 14^th PAAW 2022 Kuantan expert speakers consists of

1. 1. Dr Hamidah bt Ismail, Head of Subspecialty Paediatric Anaesthesia KKM Programme
   2. Dr Intan Zarina Fakir Mohamad, Consultant Paediatric Anesthesiologists, Hospital Tunku Azizah Kuala Lumpur
   3. Prof Dr Felicia Lim, Professor & Senior Consultant Paediatric Anesthesiologists, Hospital UKM
   4. Prof Dr Ina Ismiarti, Professor & Consultant Paediatric Anesthesiologists, University Malaya Medical Centre
   5. Prof Madya Dr Rufinah Teo, Associate Professor & Consultant Paediatric Anesthesiologists
   6. Dr Sanah binti Mohtar, Consultant Paediatric Anesthesiologists, Hospital Umum Sarawak
   7. Dr Nur Hafiizhoh bt Abd Hamid, Consultant Paediatric Anesthesiologists, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Star
   8. Dr Foo Sze Yuen, Consultant Paediatric Anesthesiologists, Hospital Wanita & Kanak Kanak Likas Sabah
   9. Dr Sivaraj Chandran, Consultant Paediatric Anesthesiologists, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan
   10. Dr Phang Ye Yun, Consultant Paediatric Anesthesiologists, Hospital Tunku Azizah, Kuala Lumpur
   11. Dr Faizal Zuhri bin Aziz, Fellow Paediatric Anaesthesia, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru

Apart from the lectures on updates of various common paediatric anaesthesia topics, we also had series of case discussions to make the event more interactive such as approach to “Blue Child”, “Bleeding Child” and “Crying Child in the recovery”

We were also lucky to have Dr Suhaimi Yusuf, Head of Service for KKM Otorhinolaryngology Services of Pahang who gave an excellent lecture on “Foreign Body in Airway – ENT surgeon point of view and what is expected from anaesthesiologists”. He shared many interesting videos on removal of foreign body in airway.

For the live surgery session, participants had an opportunity to have “hands-on” experience dealing with variety of paediatric cases. We used TIVA technique for all the surgeries. Among the procedures that was done was done was fiberoptic intubation, lumbar epidural, internal jugular central venous cannulation, caudal blocks, ilioinguinal blocks and penile blocks. On top of that we also had a skills OT station which has mannikins for the participants to practice fiberoptic intubation, intubate via supraglottic airway and intubate via videolaryngoscopes. We also provided the participants chicken bone for them to practice interosseous cannulation. Live recording was also used to telecast the procedures outside the OT room and to the auditorium for the benefits of others.

In summary, I would conclude that our 14^th PAAW 2022 KUANTAN was a successful event and my deepest gratitude to all speakers and my committee members for their tremendous effort and support.