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The foundation of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists came to light in September 1955 after informal meetings had commenced in 1951 to explore the possibilities of a world body in anesthesia. The aim was and is: to make available the highest standards of anesthesia, pain treatment and resuscitation to all peoples of the world.
Appreciative that some of the founders were still around, able and willing, the WFSA Executive Committee (1998) agreed to commission this 50 years commemorative book to be published and presented to the national member societies on the occasion of the World Congress of Anesthesiologists 2004 in Paris, France, where the idea of the establishment of WFSA was germinated.
List of contents
1 WFSA 50 years - Editorial remarks.- 2 The long way towards the establishment of the WFSA.- 3 With great reluctance: the American perspective on the WFSA.- 4 WFSA - Development between 1955 and 1972.- 5 The World Congresses of Anaesthesiologists.- 6 WFSA Presidential Medallion.- 7 WFSA Regional Sections.- 8 WFSA and the changing world: 1982-2002.- 9 WFSA and the World Health Organisation.- 10 History of the WFSA Asian and Australasian Regional Section.- 11 WFSA and Europe: a long but complicated relationship.- 12 A history of international contacts of Russian anaesthesiology.- 13 WFSA and the land of the Rising Sun.- 14 The South African Society of Anesthesiologists and its role in the WFSA.- 15 Contribution of WFSA to the development of practice of anaesthesia in Africa.- 16 WFSA: educational achievements.- 17 WFSA finances: where does the money come from and where does it go?.- 18 WFSA: achievements and challenges.- 19 The future of WFSA.- 20 WFSA Statutes and Bylaws Committee: providing the framework.- 21 Biographical notes on WFSA Presidents.- 22 WFSA Archives: legacy of organized world anesthesia. Origin and development.- 23 WFSA Statutes and Bylaws (2000).- 24 About the Contributors.- Abbreviations.- Name index.- Publication index.- Editors' note.
Summary
The foundation of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists came to light in September 1955 after informal meetings had commenced in 1951 to explore the possibilities of a world body in anesthesia. The aim was and is: to make available the highest standards of anesthesia, pain treatment and resuscitation to all peoples of the world.
Appreciative that some of the founders were still around, able and willing, the WFSA Executive Committee (1998) agreed to commission this 50 years commemorative book to be published and presented to the national member societies on the occasion of the World Congress of Anesthesiologists 2004 in Paris, France, where the idea of the establishment of WFSA was germinated.
