During the early months of the pandemic, it became imperative to share best practices for the care and treatment of patients with SARS CoV-2. This new infectious agent, with potentially new pathogenesis and an unprecedented number of critically ill patients, tested critical care teams around the world.

Additionally, this was further complicated by the spreading of misinformation and disinformation.

For low and middle-income countries (LMICs), these problems were amplified by the lack of existing infrastructure, staff, and expertise. So, the world health organization (WHO) quickly brought experts from around the world together to remind caregivers of the basics of physiology and critical care practice.

They then realized this information had to be presented in a usable format.

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