title: International organizations and communications.
abstract: Multidisciplinary critical care evolved from the work of Bjorn Ibsen in 1952, and from his international links, developed international organizations, and regional federations and societies. Today the international critical care community is increasingly communicating through the Internet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Bryan-Brown
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Crippen
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000266:history*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation / Q000266:history*