Endorsed by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care medicine, the volume focuses on the "state of the art" of this field
Presents new insights into basic science, clinical research and therapeutic interventions
Comprehensive though easy-to-consult, updated and written by world-renowned experts, the volume will be a very useful tool in the daily practice of all health professionals working in the intensive and critical care environment
The World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSIC- CM) has reached the age of maturity. Physicians, nurses, and many others associated with the field of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine will be coming from all corners of the world to Florence, Italy in August, 2009 to celebrate the 10th quadrennial congress. Every 4 years for the last 36 years, congresses in the magnificent venues of London (1973), Paris (1977), Washington (1981), Jerusalem (1985), Kyoto (1989), Madrid (1993), Ottawa (1997), Sydney (2001), and Buenos Aires (2005) have sig- fied an ever-developing process which has resulted in the four pillars of the field of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, namely partnership, ethics, professionalism, and competence. The first pillar is based on a stronger interdisciplinary collaboration and a mul- professional partnership in the field of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine. In recent decades, professional activity in medicine has been regulated by well-defined, universal principles, such as the welfare of the patient, autonomy, social justice, and the patient–physician relationship. The second pillar, ethics, has offered welcomed assistance to all these principles in establishing an ethics curriculum.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book contains presentations … of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine in Florence, Italy. … Senior trainees and practitioners in critical care medicine are an appropriate audience … . Chapters are clearly written and make good use of tables and line drawings … good to excellent quality. … contain ample reference lists citing primary literature and citations date to within one year of publication. … presentations here complement a current textbook of critical care medicine in specific subject areas.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2010)
Editors and Affiliations
Department and School of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Catania School of Medicine and University-Hospital, Catania, Italy
Antonino Gullo
Department of Anesthesiology, Keck Medical School, Los Angeles, USA
Philip D. Lumb
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Centro Medico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
José Besso
World Federation of Critical Care Nurses C/-Nursing Administration, Gold Coast Health, Southport, Australia
Ged F. Williams
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Intensive and Critical Care Medicine
Book Subtitle: WFSICCM World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine
Editors: Antonino Gullo, Philip D. Lumb, José Besso, Ged F. Williams
