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l Increase the knowledge of the causes and European Federation of Critical Care Nursing
reasons for failures to provide a safe environ- Associations
ment in the intensive care unit. European Society of Anaesthesiologists
l Improve our understanding of the conse- Finnish Society of Intensive Care
quences of failure to provide a safe environ- Georgian Society of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
ment for critically ill adult and children and Medicine
the health-care professionals caring for these German Sepsis Society
patients. Hungarian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive
l Develop and promote criteria that can assess Care Therapy
safety in the intensive care unit. Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
l Further our ability to translate the knowledge Indonesian Society of Intensive Care Medicine
of safety into improving the quality of care Intensive Care Society
that can be provided to our patients. International Pan-Arab Society of Intensive Care
By acting together to fulfill these pledges we will improve Medicine
the safety of intensive care practice and thereby increase Israel Society of Critical Care Medicine
the quality of care. Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine
6. Through the design and promotion of safer and Kuwait
even more efficient devices and drugs, we acknowl- Lithuanian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive
edge that industrial partners have a pivotal role to Care
play in improving patient safety. With the signa- Macedonia Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
ture of this declaration, manufacturers of bio- Malaysian Society of Anaesthetists
medical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology Nederlandse Verenigning voor Intensive Care
companies pledge to: Osterreichische Gesellschaft fur Anaesthesiologie,
l Engage in efforts to improve the safety profile Reanimation und Intensivmedizin
of their products. Romanian Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
l Provide resources to facilitate the safe use of Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Inten-
their products. sive Care
l Release, as soon as they become available, any Scottish Intensive Care Society
information related to safety concerns of their Serbian Society of Intensive Care Medicine
products to health-care professionals and reg- Slovak Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
ulatory agencies. Sociedad Espanola de Anestesiologia, Reanimacion y
7. The agreements reached today will enable us to Terapeutica del Dolor
develop safety criteria that can be used by inten- Sociedade Portuguesa de Cuidados Intensivos
sive care units around the world to improve their Sociedad Española de Medicina Intensiva, Crítica y
safe practices and increase the quality of care pro- Unidades Coronarias
vided to the benefit of all of our patients. Società Italiana Di Anestesia
Analgesia Rianimazione E Terapia Intensiva
Appendix 2 Société de Réanimation de Langue Française
Société Francaise d’Anesthésie et de Réanimation
Critical care societies who are participating in the Society of Anaesthesiologists and Reanimatologists of
initiative: Central Russia
Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira (AMIB) Society of Critical Care Medicine
Asia-Pacific Association of Critical Care Medicine Sudan
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Swedish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive
Austrian Society of Medical and General Intensive Care Medicine
Care Medicine Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Bahrain Tunisia
Belgian Society of Intensive Care Medicine UEMS
Canadian Critical Care Society
Chinese Society of Critical Care Medicine REFERENCES
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