Table 1.

Development timeline for Critical Care Training Short Course

Date	Activities
2003	WHO creates a global clinical network during the SARS epidemic, which expands during the avian influenza A (H5N1) outbreaks and 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic
	Network activities develop global clinical management guidance consolidate knowledge into peer‐reviewed review articles investigate outbreaks conduct clinical research and training sessions
2‐4 December 2009	WHO convenes meeting of the “Workgroup on Pandemic (H1N1) Critical Care Training Module Development” in Geneva, Switzerland to develop training materials in response to member states’ requests for assistance
	Meeting output: 13 peer‐reviewed computer‐based presentations
20‐21 October 2010	WHO convenes meeting on the “Clinical Management of Influenza and Other Acute Respiratory Illness in Resource‐Limited Settings: Learning from the Influenza Pandemic (H1N1) 2009” in Geneva, Switzerland
	Based on feedback, a 3‐day, adult‐learner friendly, short course is created with 14 learning sequences, short lectures with animations, interactive role plays for small group sessions, and a clinical management toolkit
5‐7 April 2011	Pilot #1. Sub‐regional Workshop on Critical Management of Respiratory Diseases, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
30 April‐3 May 2012	Pilot #2. Workshop on Critical Management of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections, Bogor, Indonesia
7‐9, 13‐15 May 2013	Pilot # 3: Clinical Management of Severe Influenza Infections: short course, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
June 2013	Materials revised based on new published evidence
	Pilot experiences integrated
July‐October 2013	Short course materials published
	Course delivered in Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan (national implementations)

SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome.