Search Tag: World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine
2016 12 Jul
The World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSICCM) has outlined the role and responsibilities of an ICU specialist in a new report, published in the Journal of Critical Care . "The clear and unequivocal message is that intensive care units (ICUs) around the world should be managed by ICU specialists", said Dr....Read more
2016 21 Jun
As the demographics of ICU admission change, intensive care unit (ICU) staff are increasingly faced with ethical, legal and cultural considerations relating to end-of-life (EOL) care, including withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. The World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSICCM) Task Force, chaired...Read more
2017 08 Nov
The WFSICCM exists since 1977, developed as an organization of National Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine with the alm of promoting the best possible standards of intensive and critical care medicine around the globe. In those early days, although a great concept, the World Federation was relatively limited in terms of achieving its...Read more