The International
Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) was
formed in 1992 to provide a forum for liaison
between principal resuscitation organisations
worldwide. Although the criteria for participation
were not closely defined, member organisations
were expected to have an accepted remit for creating
resuscitation guidelines, preferably for more
than one country, and to be multidisciplinary
in membership. At present, ILCOR comprises representatives
of
American Heart Association (AHA)
European Resuscitation Council (ERC)
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC)
Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation
(ANZCOR)
Resuscitation Councils of Southern Africa (RCSA)
Inter American Heart Foundation (IAHF)
Resuscitation Council of Asia (RCA - current members
Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan).
The current ILCOR co chairs are Vinay Nadkarni
and Jerry Nolan.
The objectives of the ILCOR are to:
Provide a forum for discussion and for coordination
of all aspects of cardiopulmonary and cerebral
resuscitation worldwide.
Foster scientific research in areas of resuscitation
where there is a lack of data or where there is
controversy.
Disseminate information on training and education
in resuscitation.
Provide a mechanism for collecting, reviewing
and sharing international scientific data on resuscitation.
Produce statements on specific issues related
to resuscitation that reflect international consensus.
ILCOR meets twice each year usually alternating
between a venue in the United States and a venue
elsewhere in the world. In collaboration with
the AHA, ILCOR produced the first International
CPR Guidelines in 2000 and an International Consensus
on CPR and ECC Science with Treatment Recommendations
in 2005. Once again, in collaboration with the
AHA, ILCOR is now co-ordinating an evidence-based
review of resuscitation science, which will culminate
in a Consensus Conference in February 2010. The
proceedings of this meeting, to be published in
October 2010, will provide the material for regional
resuscitation organisations, such as the ERC,
to write their resuscitation guidelines.
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