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History of WOFAPS (1963–2019)
The formation of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgery (WOFAPS) was an important unifying force in the emergence of pediatric surgery as a distinct specialty. Beginning with the formation of several national societies in the early ‘60s, an early, multinational effort was created....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7165187/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32266466 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00383-020-04651-x |
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description | The formation of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgery (WOFAPS) was an important unifying force in the emergence of pediatric surgery as a distinct specialty. Beginning with the formation of several national societies in the early ‘60s, an early, multinational effort was created. This was in large part fostered by the International Pediatric Association (IPA), which lent logistical support from the medical pediatric community to the pediatric surgeons. In 2001, the mission of the Federation was formalized to focus on the development and education of surgeons serving children, in all parts of the world. This was articulated in the famous Kyoto Declaration of Pediatric Surgery: “Every infant and child who suffers from an illness or disease has the right to be treated in an environment devoted to their care by a pediatric medical or surgical specialist”. This vision was unique at the time and foreshadowed the major increase in advocacy activity which has emerged in recent years. While the mission has evolved with time, the present organization continues to hold true to the guiding principles of the original founders and seeks to improve the quality of “Surgical Care for the child, no matter where they live”. Education and collaboration across borders underpins the organization’s endeavors. |
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spelling | pubmed-71651872020-04-24 History of WOFAPS (1963–2019) Boix-Ochoa, Jose Sigalet, David Pediatr Surg Int Review Article The formation of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgery (WOFAPS) was an important unifying force in the emergence of pediatric surgery as a distinct specialty. Beginning with the formation of several national societies in the early ‘60s, an early, multinational effort was created. This was in large part fostered by the International Pediatric Association (IPA), which lent logistical support from the medical pediatric community to the pediatric surgeons. In 2001, the mission of the Federation was formalized to focus on the development and education of surgeons serving children, in all parts of the world. This was articulated in the famous Kyoto Declaration of Pediatric Surgery: “Every infant and child who suffers from an illness or disease has the right to be treated in an environment devoted to their care by a pediatric medical or surgical specialist”. This vision was unique at the time and foreshadowed the major increase in advocacy activity which has emerged in recent years. While the mission has evolved with time, the present organization continues to hold true to the guiding principles of the original founders and seeks to improve the quality of “Surgical Care for the child, no matter where they live”. Education and collaboration across borders underpins the organization’s endeavors. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020-04-07 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7165187/ /pubmed/32266466 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00383-020-04651-x Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Boix-Ochoa, Jose Sigalet, David History of WOFAPS (1963–2019) |
title | History of WOFAPS (1963–2019) |
title_full | History of WOFAPS (1963–2019) |
title_fullStr | History of WOFAPS (1963–2019) |
title_full_unstemmed | History of WOFAPS (1963–2019) |
title_short | History of WOFAPS (1963–2019) |
title_sort | history of wofaps (1963–2019) |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7165187/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32266466 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00383-020-04651-x |
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