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1985 - 4th World Congress - Tel Aviv – A nursing organisation (Australia) first ask to be admitted to WFSICCM.

1989 - 5th World Congress - Kyoto - Australia and USA applications accepted by WFSICCM. Sarah Sandford (USA) and Lorraine Ferguson (Australia) ask for nursing position on the board.

1993 - 6th World Congress - Madrid - CCNOs from Australia, USA, Britain and Spain formally admitted to WFSICCM and Nursing member appointed to board (Belinda Atkinson, England). Madrid Declaration on the Preparation of Critical Care Nurses announced and signed. CCNOs pledge to improve international communication, collaboration and expansion.

1994 - AACN Global Connections Conference, Toronto. CCNO’s meet during this conference, share visions and pledge to improve international communication, collaboration and expansion.

1997 - 7th World Congress - Ottawa - CCNOs meet during this conference, share visions and pledge to improve international communication, collaboration and expansion.

2000 - BACCN - Global Connections Conference, Edinburgh. Ged Williams presents results of the world CCNOs survey and outlines possibilities for an International network of Critical Care Nursing Organisations.Read fulltext article published in International Nursing Review 2001, No.48; 208-217

2001 - 30 October, 70 critical care nurses from 15 different countries were represented at a meeting of nurses during the 8th World Congress on Intensive Care in Sydney, Australia*. At this meeting they developed and endorsed a constitution to form the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses (WFCCN).

2003 NTI, San Antonio,USA, Ged Williams Presentation , Ma. Belle Rogado's Presentation and John Albarrans Presentation at NTI May 2003

*The inaugural Council were made up of:

Ged Williams (Australia) - Chair
Belle Rogado (Philippines) - Secretary
Bernice Budz (Canada) - Treasurer
John Albarran (United Kingdom) – Trade Liaison
Esther Wong (Hong Kong)
Debbie Kim (Korea)
Birte Baktoft (Denmark)
Gordon Speed (New Zealand)
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Key:
AACN: American Association of Critical Care Nurses
BACCN: British Association of Critical Care Nurses
CCNO: Critical Care Nursing Organisation
WFSICCM: World Federation of Intensive Care and Critical Care Medicine