About WFPICCS

About WFPICCS

Vision

WFPICCS strives for the worldwide survival of every critically ill and injured child and the wellbeing of its family.

Mission

  • WFPICCS is the leading organisation advocating for the care of critically ill and injured children worldwide.
  • We advance professional knowledge, enhance skills and share best practices.
  • We are committed to giving each child the best chance for survival and quality of life including its family.

Values

Integrity
Mobilisation
Partnership
Accountability
Caring
Trust

Objectives

  • Encourage the development of new clinical treatments and appropriate application of new and existing critical care technologies and treatments to infants, children and adolescents with life threatening illness.
  • Promote education programmes and the dissemination of scientific information relevant to the specialty.
  • Recommend desirable standards and guidelines for the training of Pediatric Intensive (and Critical Care) practitioners.
  • Provide information regarding opportunities for postgraduate clinical and research training worldwide.
  • Encourage research into all aspects of Pediatric Intensive (and Critical Care).
  • Promote multidisciplinary collaboration between Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care specialist by supporting education and professional developments of all health professional involved in Pediatric Intensive (and Critical) Care.
  • Arrange at regular intervals a World Congress of Pediatric Intensive (and Critical Care) and promote regional congresses: to encourage meetings in special groups within the specialty and make provision for them to meet where appropriate at the above World Congress.
  • Assist and encourage the development and formation of national and regional organizations dedicated to Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care.
  • Advise upon request National and International organizations.