Ep120. webAIRS meets M&M with Dr Yasmin Endlich

In this episode I chat with Dr Yasmin Endlich, Medical Director at webAIRS, web based Anaesthesia Incident Reporting System. We currently have over 13,000 reports in webAIRS, making it one of the world's largest incident reporting systems.

We chat about the various analyses (currently over 30 underway!), what's happening behind the scenes and how we will be discussing de-identified incident reports at the up and coming Australian Society of Anaesthetists M&M meeting. I also couldn't help discussing safety-II principles - examining what went right to prevent harm rather than only analysing failures.

Three action items to consider:

Come to the next ASA M&M meeting! 29th June 2026. Complimentary registration for ASA members. Register or find the next event hereJoin webAIRS user, if you haven't already. Any anaesthetist or trainee member of the ASA is eligible. Report your incidents. Including the near misses. Help us better develop a safety-II approach

Three more podcasts on webAIRS:

Ep54. webAIRS with Prof Martin Culwick

Ep57. webAIRS: Lingual Nerve Injury

Ep79. webAIRS: Jaw Dislocation

Some AI generated notes:

Key Takeaways

webAIRS is the world's largest anesthetic incident reporting system with over 13,000 reports, enabling rare event analysis and evidence-based safety improvements across Australia and New Zealand.

Safety-II methodology—analysing what went right in near misses and no-harm events—offers a complementary approach to traditional incident analysis and may drive more effective safety interventions