At the end of a year in which WHO warned of an infodemic of resources and information, we’ve asked some of our Board and Committee Chairs to shortlist their favourite resources, articles, websites, books and presentations from 2020.
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In Memoriam: Dr Anneke Meursing (1946-2020)
It is with great sadness the WFSA notes the passing of their 13th President at her home in Bonaire, Dutch Antilles.
Statement on Universal Health Coverage for WHA73
In line with WFSA’s position as a non-State actor in official relations with WHO, the WFSA board have submitted the following statement under the 73rd World Health Assembly Agenda item 11.2 Follow-up to the high-level meetings of the United Nations General Assembly on health-related issues.
Nominations call for Intensive & Critical Care Medicine Committee
The WFSA is calling for further nominations to the Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (ICCM) Committee, currently comprising 9 members.
Anaesthesia pioneer and former WFSA president Prof Otto Mayrhofer celebrates 100th birthday
Internationally renowned Austrian Anaesthesiologist, Prof Otto Mayrhofer turned 100 on Monday 2 November 2020. WFSA Council member, Prof Anna Spacek, caught up with him at his Vienna home to discuss the birth of anaesthesiology in Austria, his memories of the first World Congress of Anaesthesiologists and his time as the fifth WFSA President. Prof Spacek found Prof Mayrhofer in good health and as intellectually quick and accurate as ever.