Outstanding sepsis abstracts recognized during WFPICCS22!
We’re delighted to announce that the Joint ISF & WFPICCS Sepsis Awards were presented at the WFPICCS2022 congress on July 16th. The purpose of the ISF & WFPICCS Sepsis Award is to recognize an outstanding abstract on a sepsis-related topic submitted to the 2022 WFPICCS congress. We’re extremely grateful to the International Sepsis Forum (ISF) […]
Fraudulent emails
We would like to make the #PedsICU community aware that fraudulent emails are circulating with the sender posing as a WFPICCS Board member, currently as the WFPICCS President; thanking the recipient for their support of WFPICCS22 and asking money to be transferred. If you receive an email from any of our Board members asking for […]
WFPICCS supports ISSOP’s Call for Action to Protect and Mitigate Harm to Children Impacted by Armed Conflict
In 2019 according to UNICEF, the number of countries experiencing conflict is the highest it has been since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, with dozens of violent armed conflicts killing and maiming children and forcing them from their homes. Conflicts around the world are lasting longer, causing more […]
Watch the recording! WFPICCS Traveling around the #PedsICU Community – Managing raised intracranial pressure in children: Challenges from LMIC + HIC
If you missed yesterday’s webinar – Managing raised intracranial pressure in children: Challenges from LMIC + HIC. You can now watch the recording here Many thanks to the excellent speakers, & panelists for sharing their expertise and knowledge.
OpenPediatrics’ February Physician World Shared Practice Forum features PCCM Editor-in-Chief, Robert Tasker, MBBS, MD
In the February World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Robert Tasker discusses his first year as Editor-in-Chief of the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Journal. Dr. Tasker gives an in-depth look at some of the publication data and reviews the articles and subject matter themes from the 130 published articles in 2021. Finally, Dr. Tasker gives […]
Webinar recording now available – Play in the PICU: Perspectives from a Hospital Play Specialist and a Child Life Specialist
If you missed our 2nd AHP Committee webinar on the February 17th at 4pm EST / 9pm UTC, the recording is now available here During this webinar, a child life specialist in the United States and a health play specialist in Great Britain, gave their perspectives on the importance of play in the ICU. Included […]
Read WFPICCS’ Statement on Climate Change
Climate change is one of the critical global challenges of our time, with significant current and potential future impact on child health globally. In line with statements and policies by the World Health Organisation (WHO), WFPICCS envisages the provision of pediatric intensive and critical care services across the world that can provide equitable, appropriate and […]
Recording available for our December 2nd webinar “Managing acute kidney injury in high vs low resource settings – differences and challenges”
You can now watch the recording here if you missed the live “WFPICCS Travelling Around the Peds ICU Community” webinar which focused “Managing acute kidney injury in high vs low resource settings – differences and challenges” and took place on December 2nd.
Save the Dates – World PICU Awareness Week: May 9th – 13th 2022
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The World PICU Awareness Week (WPAW) will start on the 9th May 2022 and end with World PICU Day on 13th May, 2022. The theme for WPAW 2022 will be “Families in the PICU”. Save the dates and join us to learn more about the regional practices of how families are integrated into Peds ICU […]
Global Brain Research – NIH Funding Opportunity
Summary This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages exploratory/developmental research grant applications, piloting innovative, collaborative research projects with low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions/ scientists on brain and other nervous system-related function and disorders throughout life, relevant to LMICs. Research on the full spectrum of neuro-health, neurological, neuromuscular, sensory, neuropsychiatric, cognitive, behavioral and neurodevelopmental function and […]