Brenda Morrow is a Physiotherapist by training and currently a Full Professor in the Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Brenda has special interests in paediatric critical care, cardiopulmonary and neuro-rehabilitation; global health; palliative care; and medical ethics. Brenda has over 160 peer reviewed publications; 21 book chapters; and presented at numerous national and international congresses. Brenda holds a Southern African National Research Foundation B rating. She is immediate past-President of the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS) and current President of the Critical Care Society of Southern Africa. Brenda is Editor-in-Chief of the Southern African Journal of Critical Care and Senior Associate Editor for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. She is a regular reviewer for over 40 international journals and grant funding agencies.